Please consider sharing your knowledge and expertise by submitting one or more abstracts for consideration to be presented at the Annual Conference.
The deadline for abstract submission is Wednesday, February 26, 2025. If you know of others who have a certain expertise that would be valuable to your NAMSS colleagues, please let them know about this opportunity.
What We Are Looking For
The NAMSS Annual Conference draws medical services professionals together from across the country. Medical Services and Provider Enrollment Professionals are an essential part of any healthcare organization. Our attendees have a wide variety of responsibilities that include primary accountability for the administrative and medical-legal structure of the medical staff organization in hospitals, managed care, group practices, surgical center and other healthcare settings. Some of the most important responsibilities of our attendees include credentialing, privileging, and re-credentialing of all physicians and advanced practice clinicians, assuring compliance with various state and federal regulations and accrediting body standards pertaining to the functions of the medical staff, and enrolling providers with payers. .
We are looking for a dynamic variety of presentations to meet the diverse needs of the NAMSS membership in the areas noted above and related to professional development enhancing leadership skills. NAMSS Conference attendees also represent a wide variety of experience levels in many topics, so please consider the level at which your presentation will address your topic.
Below you will find a few of the selections that you will need to make during your abstracts submission:
- Session Track - Choose a subject matter track that best fits your abstract. The tracks for this year's abstract submission process include:
- Credentialing/Privileging
- Accreditation/Regulatory
- Provider Enrollment
- Quality/Peer Review
- Executive Management
- Leadership/Professional Development
- CVO
- Session Length - All sessions submitted must be for a full 60 minute concurrent session.
Opportunity: This year, we are looking for more topics/sessions for advanced MSPs. Please consider submitting an abstract geared to a more advanced audience.
- Preferred Session Format - Traditionally, sessions at NAMSS have been offered primarily in a lecture format. We are encouraging new ideas for innovative, engaging session formats! If your session would be better offered as a roundtable discussion with interaction between attendees, or a moderated panel discussion where attendees can submit questions to the presenters, we would like to know. Some innovative and engaging options include:
- Lecture
- Roundtable Discussion
- Panel Discussion
- Debate
- Scenarios Session
- Open Fishbowl
- Other
- Primary Presenter Demographics - In partnership with the NAMSS Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, the Conference Committee is requesting demographic information on the primary presenter on each abstract submission. This will assist the committee in our commitment to selecting an inclusive slate of speakers for the conference.
- First Time Speakers - All speakers presenting for the first time with NAMSS will be automatically enrolled in our Speaker Development Program. Piloted in 2024, this program aims to mentor and train emerging voices to become confident and effective speakers. Individuals will be paired with an experienced mentor, have access to NAMSS online speaker resources, and receive dedicated education from our mentors. If you have spoken before but are interested in fine-tuning your skills, we encourage you to indicate this within your abstract submission!
Submission Criteria
Sessions must be educational in nature and must not include any sales, product, or marketing/promotional information. Speakers are encouraged to prepare and present original material. Ownership of all session materials remains with the authors/presenters. Speakers must also obtain usage rights for any copyrighted materials prior to their submission to NAMSS.
Compensation
If your abstract is selected for presentation at the NAMSS Annual Conference, you will receive:
- Complimentary conference registration
- An invitation to the NAMSS President’s Reception, a VIP invite-only event.
Informational Webinar
Webinar Recording now available.
Join Conference Committee Chair Ann Klinger, Vice Chair Mallorie Merboth and NAMSS staff to learn more about the newly opened abstract submission process for the NAMSS 49th Educational Conference and Exhibition taking place in Portland, Oregon from September 28 - October 1, 2025. Participants will gain valuable insights into the NAMSS conference abstract submission process, learn how to craft compelling abstracts that stand out, and how to use the NAMSS Call for Abstracts platform. We’ll also introduce several new session formats designed to encourage more interactive and engaging presentations. Whether you're a first-time submitter or looking to elevate your abstract, this session will provide the tools and inspiration to confidently submit your ideas for NAMSS conferences.
Questions?
If you have any questions about the abstract submission process, please contact the NAMSS Executive Office at 202-367-1196 or speakers@namss.org.
Submitting Your Abstract Proposal
Please note: If you submitted an abstract last year for the NAMSS 48th Annual Conference in Denver, CO, you should be able to login with your access information from last year. If you do not remember your access key, click the "Lost your access key" button.
Need assistance with your submission?
Each page of the abstract submission website will prompt you to enter your information as you navigate through the submission process. Please provide as much detail as possible about your presentation proposal to assist the Conference Committee when reviewing, comparing and ranking all abstracts that are submitted. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, February 26, 2025, so don’t delay! All submissions will be reviewed by the NAMSS Conference Committee. Speakers will be notified of the committee’s decision no later than June 6, 2025.
