The New Professionals Alliance—Open Enrollment!

We are pleased to announce the creation of the AHDI New Professionals Alliance! Our Student and Military Spouse Alliances come together to form this new community. The New Professionals Alliance focuses on providing essential resources, networking, and career-building tools for up-and-coming MTs, those new to the profession, and emerging leaders. One of the tasks for this Alliance is to remove the Student Alliance Facebook pages. We are in the process of transitioning those fans over to the new Alliance’s home in Google Groups. If you are a member of the association and have just entered the industry, are new to being an MT, a student, a postgraduate, or a military spouse, we have a place for you. Join the New Professionals Alliance today! The Alliance Steering Committee is scheduled to meet early next week to discuss the tasks and goals on which the group will focus for the remainder of the year. We look forward to networking with you!

Join the New Professionals Alliance today.

Webinar Date Change: Writing for Business – 50 Technical Tips

NEW DATE: May 11, 2010
Presenter: Lea Sims, CMT, AHDI-F
Time: 3 PM PST / 4 PM MST / 5 PM CST / 6 PM EST
Duration: 1.5 Hours
Registration Close: May 6, 2010
Cost: $30 Members / $40 Nonmembers
CE Given: 1.5 PD

In today’s “wired” world of rapid texts and tweets, it can be easy to abandon those important technical writing skills that are still necessary in today’s marketplace. Whether responding to customer service emails, drafting a public communication, writing ad copy, submitting an article, or preparing a PowerPoint presentation, strong communication skills are still highly valued, particularly in a healthcare documentation sector where messaging is greatly scrutinized. Join us for this high-impact strategy workshop, where you will leave with 50 tangible tips for improving business communications.

Lea is the Director of Professional Programs for AHDI and has been working for the association since 2004. In that role, she oversees all association messaging and communications, including coordination of association print and electronic publications; drafting of key association position papers, press releases, and standards; creative and strategic direction of campaigns and advocacy programs; direction of AHDI credentialing/education programs; and coordination of best practices initiatives. She is the author and managing editor of The Book of Style for Medical Transcription, 3rd edition, and The Book of Style Workbook,3rd edition. She has been an MT for 22 years and holds a BA in Education (English) with a minor in linguistics from the University of North Florida.

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AHDI-West Productivity Webinar - Attend and Support Power of 10!

AHDI-West "Power of 10" Technology Webinar #2
Thursday, October 29, 2009
1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. PDT
Looking at Expansions Through Windows
Presented by Betsy Ertel, AHDI-F

This webinar will touch on Concept, Benefits and Value of Abbreviation Technology, Working in Windows with Expander Programs, Conflicts with Do’s and Don’t’s in Creations, and Interactive Abbreviations with Feedback vs. Long-Form Keyword Name Creations. Registration fee $10. Online payment/registration available on the AHDI-West website. All proceeds will be sent to AHDI earmarked for the Power of 10 campaign. For more information, contact Kat King, AHDI-F, at events@ahdi-west.org. This webinar is approved for 1 MT Tools CEC. Registration closes October 27.

The GoToWebinars are generously sponsored by Med-Line School of Medical Transcription.

Please be advised that contributions to the Power of 10 campaign are not tax deductible; however, AHDI-West Power of 10 Technology Webinar fees may be considered an educational expense. Consult your tax advisor.