We returned home last evening and have had the day to reflect on the ACUC 2010.
Jon, Kathleen and Josephine did a remarkable job setting up the Westin discounted rooms and beautiful meeting room. The AC Staff set up in the breakfast/break room was a welcome addition and were continually occupied helping AC Users throughout the conference.
This ACUC was 225 people and, although this made the conference a bit less intimate than the first ACUC with 95 people, the attendees were still remarkably enthusiastic and supportive of the effort.
I enjoyed the presentations very much. None of us had ever met Bert in person and he did not disappoint. His dry humor and self deprecating wit kept us laughing while his presentations instructed us all. Wendell has a great speaking voice and his Paperless Office talk has inspired me to move closer to that goal. Martin and Indy's HITECH & Beyond talk was instructive and entertaining. Martin wowed everyone with his I-Phone Amazing Charts App. Jon thinks that we can all purchase one by the end of July.
Leslie did a fine job on Shortkeys and Lynn Ho demonstrated the wonders of UpDox for us. Matthew did a great job on Instant Medical History.
The What the Help Desk Wants You to Know crew, Claire, Carlos, Eric and Mark, were a bit hit.
Jon was, or course, the star of the show. He alternately instructed us on the intricacies of Version 5 and coaxed critical remarks from the group to assist his ever present quality assurance. Pete Sundwall requested a spontaneous break out for practice/office management and billing. Kathleen and Nancy facilitated the effort and, for many, this was one of the highlights of the conference.
According to Jon's tally, we had 40% beginners (green dots), 40% Intermediates and 20% Experts (blue dots) in attendance.
Wendell and Bert and many other Blue Dots assisted Green Dots for hours with individual questions on Saturday afternoon.
However; for me once again, I was most astounded by the electricity and the work ethic of the aCUC attendees. They were there every day from early morning until long after the CME time was exhausted. The meeting room was often several degrees too cool and the Internet connection was a challenge at best, but the overall attitude was enthusiastic nontheless. Melanie, Bernie, Pete, Brian, Marie, Heather, Debra, Charlie, and many others kept the speakers on their toes.
Barb and I especially enjoyed our visits with Charlie.
Please check out Josephine's pictures on AC Facebooke
http://www.facebook.com/AmazingCharts.This was truly an ACUC to remember.
Best,
Jim
