THE ACCREDITING BUREAU OF HEALTH EDUCATION SCHOOLS
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
December 2016 through December 2018
MONDAY-FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5-9, 2016
Preliminary Review Committee Meeting (Falls Church, VA)
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2016
Annual Report Due Date
MONDAY-WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12-14, 2016
Annual Review Committee Meeting (Falls Church, VA)
FRIDAY-FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23-30, 2016
Holiday Season (Office Closed)
DECEMBER 31, 2016
The following deadline applies to those with institutional accreditation and a fiscal year-end of June 30th
Audited Financial Statements Due Date
2017
MONDAY, JANUARY 2, 2017
New Years Observed (Office Closed)
SUNDAY-MONDAY, JANUARY 8-9, 2017
***FRC meeting to be held on Friday, January 6th & School Hearings to be held on Saturday, January 7th as needed.
Commission Meeting (McLean, VA)
MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 2017
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Office Closed)
FEBRUARY 1, 2017
First Travel Cycle Begins
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2017
Presidents’ Day (Office Closed)
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2017
The following is being held just prior to the ABHES Conference:
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Institutional/Programmatic COMBO Accreditation Workshop (Palm Springs, CA)
For details and to register, visit 2017ABHESConference&Pre-ConferenceEvents
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2017
The following is being held just prior to the ABHES Conference (Palm Springs, CA)
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Institutional/Programmatic COMBO Accreditation Workshop (Repeat Session)
For details and to register, visit 2017ABHESConference&Pre-ConferenceEvents
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2017
Tentative schedule for the 14th Annual National Conference on Allied Health Education (Palm Springs, CA)
8 a.m. -12 p.m.: Evaluator Training Workshop: Program Specialist (Core for all evaluators)
8 a.m. – 12 p.m.: NEW! Maintaining Accreditation Workshop
8 a.m. – 2 p.m.: Golf Tournament
12 p.m. – 7 p.m.: Attendee & Exhibitor Registration
1 p.m. – 4 p.m.: Advanced Evaluator Training: Administrative Team Leader
1 p.m. – 5 p.m.: Program Effectiveness Plan (PEP) Training
5 p.m. – 7 p.m.: Commissioners’ Welcome Reception
For details and to register, visit 2017ABHESConference&Pre-ConferenceEvents
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2017
Tentative schedule for the 14th Annual National Conference on Allied Health Education (Palm Springs, CA)
7:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.: Opening general session
10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: Breakout sessions
12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.: Luncheon
2:15 p.m. to 5 p.m.: Breakout Sessions
5 p.m. to 7 p.m.: Exhibitors’ Wine & Cheese Networking Social
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2017
Tentative schedule for the 14th Annual National Conference on Allied Health Education (Palm Springs, CA)
8 a.m. to 10 a.m.: General session/Awards Ceremony
10 a.m. to 11 a.m.: ABHES Membership Meeting
11 a.m. to 12 p.m.: Regulatory Panel
12 p.m.: Closing Remarks
THURSDAY-SATURDAY MARCH 23-25, 2017
Standards Review Committee (SRC) Meeting (Falls Church, VA)
THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 2017
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Institutional/Programmatic COMBO Accreditation Workshop (McLean, Virginia)
***Registration to Open January 2017
FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 2017
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Institutional/Programmatic COMBO Accreditation Workshop (McLean, Virginia)
***Registration to Open January 2017
MAY 1, 2017
The following deadline applies only to initial and renewal applicants that have been directed via ABHES correspondence to submit a Self-Evaluation Report to undergo a team visit in the second travel cycle of 2017 for Commission review at its January 2018 meeting.
Self Evaluation Report (SER) Deadline
FRIDAY, MAY 5, 2017
First Travel Cycle Ends
SATURDAY-SUNDAY, MAY 20-21, 2017
Strategic planning session tentatively scheduled for select staff and commissioners on Monday, May 22, 2017
Commission Policy Meeting
MONDAY, MAY 29, 2017
Memorial Day (Office Closed)
TUESDAY, MAY 30, 2017
Evaluator Training Webinar (Core)
12 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. (EDT)
NOTE: The webinar is open to new evaluators who have submitted their completed evaluator packets and resumes to and to current evaluators, as a refresher. For forms or more information regarding becoming an evaluator see http://www.abhes.org/becominganevaluator. Registration required.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2017
Advanced Evaluator Training Webinar – Distance Education
12 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. (EDT)
NOTE: The webinar is open to new distance education evaluators who have submitted their completed evaluator packets and resumes to and to current distance education evaluators, as a refresher. For forms or more information regarding becoming an evaluator see http://www.abhes.org/becominganevaluator. Registration required.
FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 2017
Advanced Evaluator Training Webinar – Baccalaureate Degree
12 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. (EDT)
NOTE: The webinar is open to new baccalaureate degree evaluators who have submitted their completed evaluator packets and resumes to and to current baccalaureate degree evaluators, as a refresher. For forms or more information regarding becoming an evaluator see http://www.abhes.org/becominganevaluator. Registration required.
JUNE 6 – 8, 2017
Career Education Colleges & Universities (CECU) Convention (Las Vegas, NV)
MONDAY-FRIDAY, JUNE 12-16, 2017
Preliminary Review Committee Meeting (Falls Church, VA)
MONDAY, JUNE 19, 2017
Advanced Evaluator Training Webinar – Master’s Degree
12 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. (EDT)
NOTE: The webinar is open to new master’s degree evaluators who have submitted their completed evaluator packets and resumes to and to current master’s degree evaluators, as a refresher. For forms or more information regarding becoming an evaluator see http://www.abhes.org/becominganevaluator. Registration required.
MONDAY – WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19-21, 2017
Annual Review Committee Meeting (Falls Church, VA)
JUNE 30, 2017
The following deadline applies to those with institutional accreditation and a fiscal year-end of December 31st
Audited Financial Statements Due Date
TUESDAY, JULY 4, 2017
Observance of Independence Day (Office Closed)
WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY, JULY 19-20, 2017
***FRC meeting to be held on Monday, July 17th & School Hearings to be held on Tuesday, July 18th as needed.
Commission Meeting (McLean, VA)
AUGUST 1, 2017
Second Travel Cycle Begins
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2017
Labor Day (Office Closed)
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2017
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Institutional/Programmatic COMBO Accreditation Workshop (Miami, FL)
***Registration to Open Spring 2017
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2017
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Institutional/Programmatic COMBO Accreditation Workshop (Miami, FL)
***Registration to Open Spring 2017
MONDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2017
Columbus Day (Office Closed)
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2017
The following will be held just prior to the CAPPS Annual Conference
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.: (Institutional/Programmatic) Accreditation Workshop (Hotel TBD, San Diego, CA)
***Registration to Open Spring 2016
WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11-13, 2017
CAPPS Annual Conference (Hyatt Regency Mission Bay, San Diego, CA)
THURSDAY-FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26-27, 2017
Surgical Technology Programmatic Advisory Board Meeting (Falls Church, VA)
NOVEMBER 1, 2017
The following deadline applies only to initial and renewal applicants that have been directed via ABHES correspondence to submit a Self-Evaluation Report to undergo a team visit in the first travel cycle 2018 for Commission review at its July 2018 meeting.
Self Evaluation Report (SER) Deadline
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2017
Second Travel Cycle Ends
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2017
Evaluator Training Webinar (Core)
12 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. (EST)
NOTE: The webinar is open to new evaluators who have submitted their completed evaluator packets and resumes to and to current evaluators, as a refresher. For forms or more information regarding becoming an evaluator see http://www.abhes.org/becominganevaluator. Registration required.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2017
Advanced Evaluator Training Webinar – Distance Education
12 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. (EST)
NOTE: The webinar is open to new distance education evaluators who have submitted their completed evaluator packets and resumes to and to current distance education evaluators, as a refresher. For forms or more information regarding becoming an evaluator see http://www.abhes.org/becominganevaluator. Registration required.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2017
Advanced Evaluator Training Webinar – Baccalaureate Degree
12 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. (EST)
NOTE: The webinar is open to new baccalaureate degree evaluators who have submitted their completed evaluator packets and resumes to and to current baccalaureate degree evaluators, as a refresher. For forms or more information regarding becoming an evaluator see http://www.abhes.org/becominganevaluator. Registration required.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2017
Advanced Evaluator Training Webinar – Administrative Team Leader
12 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. (EST)
NOTE: The webinar is open to new administrative team leaders who have submitted their completed evaluator packets and resumes to and to current administrative team leaders, as a refresher. For forms or more information regarding becoming an evaluator see http://www.abhes.org/becominganevaluator. Registration required.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2017
Veterans Day Observed
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2017
Advanced Evaluator Training Webinar – Surgical Technology
2 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. (EST)
NOTE: The webinar is open to new surgical technology practitioners who have submitted their completed evaluator packets and resumes to and to current surgical technology evaluators, as a refresher. For forms or more information regarding becoming an evaluator see http://www.abhes.org/becominganevaluator. Registration required.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2017
Advanced Evaluator Training Webinar – Master’s Degree
12 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. (EDT)
NOTE: The webinar is open to new master’s degree evaluators who have submitted their completed evaluator packets and resumes to and to current master’s degree evaluators, as a refresher. For forms or more information regarding becoming an evaluator see http://www.abhes.org/becominganevaluator. Registration required.
THURSDAY-FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23-24, 2017
Thanksgiving Holiday (Office Closed)
MONDAY-FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4-8, 2017
Preliminary Review Committee Meeting (Falls Church, VA)
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2017
Annual Report Due Date
MONDAY-WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11-13, 2017
Annual Review Committee Meeting (Falls Church, VA)
MONDAY-FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25-29, 2017
Holiday Season (Office Closed)
DECEMBER 31, 2017
The following deadline applies to those with institutional accreditation and a fiscal year-end of June 30th
Audited Financial Statements Due Date
2018
MONDAY, JANUARY 1, 2018
New Years Observed (Office Closed)
WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY, JANUARY 10-11, 2018
***FRC meeting to be held on Monday, January 8th & School Hearings to be held on Tuesday, January 9th as needed.
Commission Meeting (McLean, VA)
MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 2018
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Office Closed)
FEBRUARY 1, 2018
First Travel Cycle Begins
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2018
Presidents’ Day (Office Closed)
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2018
The following is being held just prior to the ABHES Conference:
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Institutional/Programmatic COMBO Accreditation Workshop (Las Vegas, NV)
***Registration to open October 2017
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2018
The following is being held just prior to the ABHES Conference (Las Vegas, NV)
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Institutional/Programmatic COMBO Accreditation Workshop (Repeat Session)
***Registration to open October 2017
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2018
Tentative schedule for the 15th Annual National Conference on Allied Health Education (Las Vegas, NV)
8 a.m. -12 p.m.: Evaluator Training Workshop: Program Specialist (Core for all evaluators)
8 a.m. – 12 p.m.: Maintaining Accreditation Workshop
8 a.m. – 2 p.m.: Golf Tournament
12 p.m. – 7 p.m.: Attendee & Exhibitor Registration
1 p.m. – 4 p.m.: Advanced Evaluator Training: Administrative Team Leader
1 p.m. – 5 p.m.: Program Effectiveness Plan (PEP) Training
5 p.m. – 7 p.m.: Commissioners’ Welcome Reception
***Registration to open October 2017
THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 2018
Tentative schedule for the 15th Annual National Conference on Allied Health Education (Las Vegas, NV)
7:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.: Opening general session
10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: Breakout sessions
12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.: Luncheon
2:15 p.m. to 5 p.m.: Breakout Sessions
5 p.m. to 7 p.m.: Exhibitors’ Wine & Cheese Networking Social
FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 2018
Tentative schedule for the 15th Annual National Conference on Allied Health Education (Las Vegas, NV)
8 a.m. to 10 a.m.: General session/Awards Ceremony
10 a.m. to 11 a.m.: ABHES Membership Meeting
11 a.m. to 12 p.m.: Regulatory Panel
12 p.m.: Closing Remarks
THURSDAY-SATURDAY MARCH 22-24, 2018
Standards Review Committee (SRC) Meeting (Falls Church, VA)
THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2018
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Institutional/Programmatic COMBO Accreditation Workshop (Location TBD)
***Registration to Open January 2018
FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2018
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Institutional/Programmatic COMBO Accreditation Workshop (Location TBD)
***Registration to Open January 2018
MAY 1, 2018
The following deadline applies only to initial and renewal applicants that have been directed via ABHES correspondence to submit a Self-Evaluation Report to undergo a team visit in the second travel cycle of 2017 for Commission review at its January 2018 meeting.
Self Evaluation Report (SER) Deadline
FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2018
First Travel Cycle Ends
MONDAY-TUESDAY, MAY 21-22, 2018
Commission Policy Meeting
MONDAY, MAY 28, 2018
Memorial Day (Office Closed)
WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 2018
Evaluator Training Webinar (Core)
12 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. (EDT)
NOTE: The webinar is open to new evaluators who have submitted their completed evaluator packets and resumes to and to current evaluators, as a refresher. For forms or more information regarding becoming an evaluator see http://www.abhes.org/becominganevaluator. Registration required.
THURSDAY, MAY 31, 2018
Advanced Evaluator Training Webinar – Distance Education
12 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. (EDT)
NOTE: The webinar is open to new distance education evaluators who have submitted their completed evaluator packets and resumes to and to current distance education evaluators, as a refresher. For forms or more information regarding becoming an evaluator see http://www.abhes.org/becominganevaluator. Registration required.
FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 2018
Advanced Evaluator Training Webinar – Baccalaureate Degree
12 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. (EDT)
NOTE: The webinar is open to new baccalaureate degree evaluators who have submitted their completed evaluator packets and resumes to and to current baccalaureate degree evaluators, as a refresher. For forms or more information regarding becoming an evaluator see http://www.abhes.org/becominganevaluator. Registration required.
MONDAY, JUNE 4, 2018
Advanced Evaluator Training Webinar – Administrative Team Leader
12 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. (EDT)
NOTE: The webinar is open to new administrative team leaders who have submitted their completed evaluator packets and resumes to and to current administrative team leaders, as a refresher. For forms or more information regarding becoming an evaluator see http://www.abhes.org/becominganevaluator. Registration required.
TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 2018
Advanced Evaluator Training Webinar – Master’s Degree
12 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. (EDT)
NOTE: The webinar is open to new master’s degree evaluators who have submitted their completed evaluator packets and resumes to and to current master’s degree evaluators, as a refresher. For forms or more information regarding becoming an evaluator see http://www.abhes.org/becominganevaluator. Registration required.