Handouts can have a significant impact on how much course participants learn from an educational session. For this reason the Courses and Meetings Advisory Committee has developed the following policy for programs that offer continuing medical education credit.
- An ASSH staff member will be assigned to each course as the staff liaison. This person will be responsible for collecting, reviewing, and submitting the handouts for publication in the course syllabus.
- Handout(s) should be submitted to the ASSH office in digital form by the deadline provided by your staff liaison for duplication.
- All faculty participants are required to provide a handout for their presentations. Failure to do so may jeopardize future participation in ASSH CME programs as faculty. Faculty who miss the submission deadline are expected to make and bring copies, at his or her expense to handout to course attendees.
Download the handout template
Content Guidelines
Handouts Should Include:
- A cover page which includes the course name and number (if applicable), presentation title and the presenter's name. Cover page should also include any financial/commercial disclosures, if applicable.
- 3 – 5 key messages with room for notes.
- Line drawings, graphs and diagrams where relevant
- Pearls which will be useful for practice.
- A bibliography listing at least 5 key and current references.
- If PowerPoint slides are submitted, please use a light or white background with a dark font which works best for copies.
AVOID
- Pictures and x-rays which do not copy well.
- Direct copies of slide presentation outline.
- Journal articles and book chapters as handouts which will not be accepted due to copyright infringement laws. Any copyright release is the responsibility of the faculty member.
Suggested Layout Guidelines & Helpful Tips
- Use a standard font such as Calibri, Times New Roman or Arial at 11 or 12 point.
- Margins (inches): Left – 1.25; Right – 1.0; Top – 1.0; Bottom – 3.0.
- Allow adequate space for note taking.
- Do not crowd the page. Double space some paragraphs or points in the outline.
- Use bullets or symbols to draw attention easily and quickly to key points.
- AVOID BLOCKS OF UPPER CASE TEXT WHICH ARE DIFFICULT TO READ AND ONLY SUITABLE USUALLY FOR HEADINGS.
- Use bold lower case or put in a box to highlight text.
- Highlight the “Key Facts” or “Special Considerations,” etc.
Download the handout template
Submission Guidelines
Handout MUST be submitted electronically and should be saved in the following format: “LastName_PresentationTitle”
Submission Options
- Send handout by email to your staff contact; if unknown send to meetings@assh.org.
- For files too large to be emailed upload them to www.yousendit.com (up to 2GB - individual files) or www.mediafire.com (up to 100MG - can send multiple files as a group)
- Burn to a disc and mail to the ASSH office:
ATTN: [Insert Staff Liaison]
American Society for Surgery of the Hand
6300 North River Road, Suite 600
Rosemont, IL 60018
For questions regarding handouts, please contact the ASSH at meetings@assh.org or call (847) 384-8300.
Meetings Staff:
Angie Legaspi, CMP, Meetings Director
Danielle Roesmann, CMP, Meetings & Corporate Relations Manager
Diana Shkap, Meetings Coordinator
Jessica Daniels, Meetings & Foundation Coordinator
Donna Decker, Meetings Assistant