Why This Is A Must Attend Event
Nationally males only make up a small proportion of Title X Family planning clients. However, they play vital roles in unintended pregnancy, STI prevention, reproductive health and are an important factor in the future success of family planning. This conference is designed to increase the capacity of family planning agencies and other providers to address service needs of males in family planning and reproductive health care settings. Strategies for building and maintaining an effective family planning program for males will be explored including successful approaches to staff training, policy development & implementation, environmental assessment and program evaluation. Programs will be highlighted that have succeeded in:

• Integrating services for males into existing family planning and reproductive health programs;
• Increasing total clients;
• Determining scope of service;
• Maximizing revenue through billing and coding practices;
• and Addressing community needs for services for males.

If you are a Title X grantee, delegate agency or clinic staff this event is a must attend. It is a great learning opportunity for other reproductive health staff interested in providing enhanced family planning, STI, and reproductive health services for males.

Venue
2010 National Conference for Male Family Planning and Productive Health will be held at the
Hyatt Regency at Penn’s Landing
201 S. Columbus Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19106

Group rate of $153+tax per night

You can make your room reservations at the Hyatt by going to https://resweb.passkey.com/Resweb.do?mode=welcome_ei_new&eventID=1741974  or by calling 800-233-1234 or 215-928-1234. State that you are attending the Male Training Conference, June 30 - July 2, to get the special group rate.

Additonal Accommodations
Since the Hyatt hotel recently sold out during our conference dates, here are nearby hotels that currently have some availability:

Philadelphia’s Penn’s View Hotel
Front & Market Streets,
Philadelphia PA, 19106.
TEL: 215-922-7600 / 1-800-331-7634
http://www.pennsviewhotel.com/
$136 and up

Omni Hotel at Independence Park
401 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
215-925-0000
A limited number of rooms are available at the federal per diem of $153 + tax per night.
You must call and identify yourself as being with the Male Training Conference to receive this rate. The rate expires June 24th.
Omni Hotel at Independence Park

Comfort Inn Downtown/Historic Area
100 N. Chris. Columbus Blvd., Philadelphia, PA, US, 19106
Phone: (215) 627-7900
Fax: (215) 238-0809
$169 government rate; limited availability
$186 best available; limited availability
Comfort Inn Downtown/Historic Area

Conference Fee
The cost for this 3 day 2 night event is $150.00. This includes all materials and refreshments throughout the conference. Scholarships are available on a limited basis and will be based on need. For more information contact Russel C. Dunnings, Project Manager at 215-985-2632 or at russel@familyplanning.org.

Continuing Education Credits
Applications will be submitted to provide medical, nursing, social work, and health education credits.

Disclosures:
CDC, our planners, and our presenter experts wish to disclose they have no financial interests or other relationships with the manufacturers of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services, or commercial supporters.  Ray Jorgensen, MS, CPC would like to disclose that he is part owner of Priority Management Group. Dr. David Bell would like to disclose that he is on the advisory board for Merck & Co., Inc.

Presentations will not include any discussion of the unlabeled use of a product or a product under investigational use. There was no commercial support provided for this activity.

Continuing Education designated for Physicians
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Male Training Center (MTC) for Family Planning and Reproductive Health. CDC is accredited by the ACCME® to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this educational activity for a maximum of 14.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Continuing Education designated for Non-Physicians:
Non-physicians will receive a certificate of participation.

Continuing Nursing Education for Nurses (CNE):
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited as a provider of Continuing Nursing Education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

This activity provides 14.4 contact hours.

IACET Continuing Education Units (CEU):
The CDC has been approved as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), 1760 Old Meadow Road, Suite 500, McLean, VA 22102.  The CDC is authorized by IACET to offer 1.4 ANSI/IACET CEU's for this program.

Continuing Education Contact Hours in Health Education (CECH):
Sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designed for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) to receive up to 15 Category I CECH in health education.  CDC provider number GA0082.

About Philadelphia
The paths to understanding American history all converge in Philadelphia and its historic countryside. Historic Philadelphia is the home of Independence Hall, Betsy Ross House, Liberty Bell, Constitution Center, and a host of other attractions that during this 4th of July week will be bustling with life. Add a day or two to your conference stay and enjoy the historically rich legacy of our country – all within the Philadelphia area. For more information go to: www.visitphilly.com

For More Information
Please contact: Russel Dunnings, Project Manager, by telephone at 215-985-2632, or by e-mail at russel@familyplanning.org or Terry Hogan, Project Administrator, by telephone at 410-550-6251, or by e-mail at mhogan2@jhmi.edu

The MTC is supported by a cooperative agreement with the Office of Family Planning, Office of Population Affairs, Department of Health and Human Services, Cooperative Agreement # FPTPA006011. The MTC is a program of the Family Planning Council, Inc., and a collaboration with Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, School of Medicine, Center for Sexually Transmitted Disease and Reproductive Health Research, Prevention and Training.

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