Each year, MSHA holds three continuing education events:

• two-day spring convention
• one-day fall conference
• year-round Home Study Course
  (a free, members-only benefit!)

MSHA is also pleased to share information about upcoming local and national continuing education opportunities (listed below), and to serve as a liaison between other organizations and ASHA for the purposes of securing continuing education approval for events. To post an event, please use the Web advertisement form available on the Advertising Opportunities page.

Continuing Education Opportunities as of 8/24/2010:

MSHA Home Study Course Earn CEs at home through our free, members-only benefit!	year-round » Details
VitalStim® Therapy Certification Course Host: CIAO Seminars Cost: $475 Super Group; $575 Large Group; $675 Small Group; $775 Individual Contact: Gwen Jones, 888/909-2426, gwen@ciaoseminars.com	September 11-12, 2010 8:00am-5:30pm Sep 11 7:30am-3:30pm Sep 12 Embassy Suites Bloomington Bloomington, MN » More information
Comprehensive Mental Health Assessment and Evaluation of Older Adults by William Matteson, PhD Host: HEALTH EDucation Network, LLC (dba HEALTH ED) Cost: $179 pre-registration; $199 after pre-registration deadline Contact: Lori Manning, 715/552-9523, lmanning@health-ed.com Locations: Sep 14: Holiday Inn, Fargo, ND; Sep 15: Radisson Suite Hotel, St. Cloud, MN; Sep 16: The Suites Hotel At Waterfront Plaza, Duluth, MN; Sep 17: Comfort Inn Airport, Bloomington, MN	September 14-15-16-17, 2010 8:00AM–3:30PM » More information
Maximizing Therapeutic Outcomes through Parent Partnerships Host: Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota Cost: $160 Contact: Noelle Padgitt, MA, CCC-SLP, 612/813-6803, noelle.padgitt@childrensmn.org	September 17, 2010 Woodwinds Health Campus Conference Center
Vocal Fold and Vocal Tract Dynamics: Science and Clinical Applications Host: Park Nicollet Health Services Cost: $169 SLP ($189 if postmarked after 9/13/10); $50 students Contact: Carol Rue, MA/CCC-SLP, 952/993-1383, carol.rue@parknicollet.com	September 24, 2010 8:30am-5:00pm Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park, MN
Clinical Ethics and Decision-Making in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Host: University of Minnesota-Duluth Cost: $50 (if register before 9/17); $60 (if register after 9/17) Contact: Jena Gordon, 218/726-7307, gordo244@d.umn.edu	October 2, 2010 8:30am-4:00pm Bohannon Hall Rm 90 University of Minnesota-Duluth
Current Issues in Childhood Apraxia of Speech Host: UW-Eau Claire Communication Sciences and Disorders/Continuing Education Cost: $375 undergraduate credit or $575 graduate credit Contact: Julie Aminpour, 715/836-4021, aminpojb@uwec.edu	October 11-15, 2010 Live or archived webcasts available
ISHA 2010 Convention Host: Iowa Speech-Language Hearing Association Contact: www.isha.org	October 28-29, 2010 Sheraton – Iowa City Iowa City, IA » More information
MSHA 2011 Spring Convention	April 8-9, 2011 Ramada Mall of America Bloomington, MN » More information