Frequently Asked Questions

Registration for the 2024 Accelerating Health Equity Conference will open in December.

Additional information, such as the Hotel & Travel details and program fees can be found under the Resource tab.

Online registration for the Accelerating Health Equity Conference will open in December 2023. Registration requires a valid email, personal information, and payment details.

You can register another person or more at the same time; you will need to know each person’s name, title, company, and email address. Once you have started the registration of one person, click through to the Registration Summary page, then click the "Add Group Member" button located at the bottom of the page.

We accept payment via credit card (American Express, Visa or MasterCard) and check. For payment by check, select “Check” on the Order Summary page. Please make checks payable to American Hospital Association and print the code "302CONF23 " on the check in the memo section. Include a printed copy of your confirmation email and mail it to:
ACHI/IFDHE
75 Remittance Dr.
Suite 91885
Chicago, IL 60675-1885

No. Registration for this conference is only online.

An invoice/receipt is emailed with each conference registration confirmation.

By attending the Accelerating Health Equity Conference offered by the American Hospital Association, participants may earn up to 18 ACHE Qualified Education Hours toward initial certification or recertification of the Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) designation. Additionally, attendees can download a Certificate of Attendance after conference to use for other CEUs. 

Click the link in your confirmation email to modify your registration.

You can send substitutes at any time. Please contact us at healthequity@aha.org.

If you must cancel entirely, your request for a refund – minus a $150 processing fee – must be made on the registration website no later than April 21, 2024. Cancellations made after April 21, 2024, are not eligible for a refund. Use your email address and confirmation number to log onto the website and click “Cancel Registration.”

The in-person conference will take place in Kansas City, Mo. on May 7-9, 2024

At this time, we are not offering a virtual opportunity.

The Accelerating Health Equity Conference brings together over 1,000 front-line leaders (e.g., directors, VPs, SVPs) who are working in hospitals, health systems, public health and community-based organizations and focusing on:

• Community health and investment
• Population health management
• External affairs
• Strategy and mission
• Diversity, equity and inclusion

You will be able to share a conference report with your team to convey key information about the conference to people who did not attend. Examples of information you might include are:

• Executive summary of key themes, concerns, ideas and promising practices
• Keynote session highlights
• Specific breakout session highlights (e.g., program ideas or recommendations)
• Networking opportunities (e.g., who you met, why they are important, and the professional benefits of building a relationship with them)
• Information about products and services gathered from conversations with vendors in the exhibit hall

The dress code for the conference is business casual.

By attending the Accelerating Health Equity Conference offered by the American Hospital Association, participants may earn up to 18 ACHE Qualified Education Hours toward initial certification or recertification of the Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) designation. A Certificate of Attendance will be available after the conference to those who complete the evaluation.

Yes, please email healthequity@aha.org to receive a copy of our digital toolkit.

Please email healthequity@aha.org to obtain a copy.

The Story Slam is an opportunity to present “story slam” style in lieu of a traditional poster session as a means for sharing original content about your organization’s efforts to improve community and population health, while advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion.

The Story Slam will take place during a dedicated time at the conference, which will soon be determined. Presenters are then invited to meet for a breakfast discussion hosted by AHA staff following the Story Slam; this is an opportunity to connect with peers, ask questions and share key takeaways from the experience.

A hotel room block has been secured for conference registrants at the rate of $ $179 for a single or double-occupancy room. There are a limited number of rooms available at the group rate and as such are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Individuals must be registered for the conference to obtain access to the group housing site. Information to book a hotel room in the room block at the above rate will be provided in your registration confirmation email.

Attendees, speakers, and sponsors are responsible for booking and paying for their own hotel and travel. The conference and hotel location is:

Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center
2345 McGee Street Kansas City, MO 64108

Visit our webpage for more travel information and special discounts.

We reserve the right to postpone the conference due to the ongoing impact of COVID-19 and as part of the AHA’s continuing efforts to support frontline health care professionals, educators and leaders.

Health care leaders work every day to ensure the safety of their patients and teams, and AHA prioritizes the same goal—preserving your health and safety. While masks may not be required at this conference, we support your choice to wear or forgo a mask. Masks will be available at the conference registration desk if you would like to wear one as a precaution. We will decide on mask requirements closer to the conference date and notify attendees via email.

If you are interested in presenting at the Accelerating Health Equity Conference, please review the Call for Content and submit a proposal.

We anticipate that some sessions will be formed by combining several proposals. Therefore, we recommend four speakers in total for each session, with one speaker acting as a moderator.

The deadline to submit a proposal is Tuesday, September 26, 2023 at 11:59 C.T.

The AHA will notify all applicants of their application status via email in early December 2023.

Yes. All confirmed presenters are responsible for their own travel, accommodation expenses, and registration fee. The discounted registration fee for presenters is $525.

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