Section 4: Completion Requirements to Earn ASHA CEUs

To successfully complete the course and earn ASHA CEU credits, the following needs to be completed by October 15th. Please note that ASHA CEUs cannot be rewarded retroactively, and only those participants who complete the requirements below will be submitted to the ASHA CE Registry. If you have any questions, contact Louise Pinkerton at ceu@pavavocology.org. 

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IMPORTANT: Steps 1–5 must be completed by October 15th to earn ASHA CEUs. 

1. Register for the Symposium and pay for the ASHA CEU PAVA processing fee. 

a. Register for the Symposium and choose two tickets: Symposium Registration and ASHA CEUs (PAVA Processing Fee). The ASHA CEU ticket option will include the fifty-dollar ($50US) PAVA Processing Fee for ASHA CEUs. All ticket purchases include a payment processing fee and a platform use fee.

i. PAVA Member: Symposium ($375US) + CEU fee ($50US) + payment processing fees ($28.48US) = $453.48US ($347.41US early bird: by July 31; $506.52US late: September 15-October 4) 

ii. Non-member: Symposium ($450US) + CEU fee ($50US) + payment processing fees ($33.04US) = $533.04US ($426.97US early bird: by July 31; $586.11US late: September 15-October 4)

Non-member Symposium Registration includes a 1-year Associate membership in PAVA (value: $63US), October 1, 2024-September 30, 2025

iii. Student: Symposium ($125US) + CEU fee ($50US) + payment processing fees ($13.29US) = $188.29US (no early bird)

b. Accommodations and special requests can be made on the registration form or by emailing symposium@pavavocology.org. 

c. If you already registered for the Symposium and did not pay the ASHA CEU (PAVA Processing Fee), please add the $50US processing fee here.

e. Your information will only be submitted to ASHA if you have registered and paid the ASHA CEU PAVA Processing Fee and registered for the symposium. 

2. During Symposium registration, create a Whova account.

a. Download the Whova app:

Google Play Store

Apple App Store

b. Update your Whova profile.

3. Attend the Symposium live in 2D or 3D October 4-6th, 2024 

a. Attend each full session time as listed below. Partial credit is not available if you arrive late or leave a session early. Sessions are not recorded for later viewing.

Also, some events, such as Oral Research Sessions, include multiple presentations in the scheduled time. Educational credit is given for each individual presentation. If presentations are grouped together for credit, rather than individually, this will be noted. 

• Interactive Workshops – 40 minutes 
• Keynote/Special Topics Plenary – 60-90 minutes 
• Lunch & Learn – 30 minutes 
• Micro-workshops – 8 minutes 
• Oral Research – 15 minutes 
• PedTalks – 25 minutes 
• Special Topics – 90 minutes 
• ToolTalks – 8 minutes 

b. The time on the schedule may be longer to allow for transitions and credit is only given for the educational time. For example, interactive workshops are 40 minutes. The next session starts 45 minutes after a workshop starts, but the workshop only counts for 40 minutes because there is 5 minutes to change rooms. If sessions are grouped, all sessions in the group must be attended for the full time.  

4. Check-in at the start of each session and submit magic numbers for each session as an exit poll, via the Whova app.

a. Update your profile in Whova prior to attending sessions.

b. Open the Whova app at the start of each session and ensure you are logged in. Check-in on the app to confirm you are in attendance at the start of the session.

c. At the end of the session, enter the magic number in the poll when you are prompted. You may also provide feedback for the presenter.

d. On-time check-in and submission of an accurate magic number are required to earn credit for the session.

e. Credit will not be given for: concurrent sessions, meetings and PAVA business, and sessions that are partially attended.  

5. Submit a Program Evaluation by October 15. 

a. Complete the Program Evaluation (coming soon). Please use the email address you registered with. 

b. This form is for the continuing education course, and you may later be contacted for an additional evaluation for the Symposium Committee. 

6. Optional: If you want a certificate of completion, please download the Fillable Certificate (coming soon) and add your information. 

a. This certificate is also suitable for documenting continuing education hours if you did not register for ASHA CEUs.

b. The total continuing education hours and ASHA CEUs available will be posted before the symposium.

7. Confirm your information on the ASHA CE Registry.

PAVA will submit a report of ASHA CEU hours earned by November 20th. It may take several days after that for the hours to post to your ASHA transcript. If your hours have not posted by November 30th, please email Louise Pinkerton at ceu@pavavocology.org. 

How ASHA CEU hours are calculated

The total hours are rounded down by the half hour from the total minutes of educational sessions you attended completely. Partial credit is available, AKA you don’t need to attend every session available for ASHA CEUs. Only sessions that are attended for the full time will be counted. Reduced credit is not available if you arrive late or leave early. The maximum number of continuing education hours is TBD and the maximum number of ASHA CEUs is TBD. It is not possible to earn more than this. If there are cancellations, these numbers may change.