Conference Connection, April 15, 2025
What’s New?
Bystander Response Training
Tuesday, May 27, 9:00am-12:00pm
ACHA is partnering with NOLA Ready to offer a three-hour combined Bystander Response Training. NOLA Ready is the city’s Emergency Preparedness Campaign, providing a direct connection between New Orleans Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness’ (NOHSEP) and the city. The combined training includes three courses:
- Hands-Only CPR: covers compression only CPR (no mouth-to-mouth), how to use an AED, and actions to take if someone is choking.
- Stop the Bleed: covers actions such as applying direct pressure, packing a wound, and utilizing a tourniquet when someone suffers a severe bleeding injury.
- Overdose Response: this training will teach you how to recognize the signs of opioid overdose and to administer Naloxone, a medication that can reverse an overdose.
This is a great opportunity to learn invaluable skills and connect with other attendees.
Advanced sign up is required as there are limited spots available.
Explore New Orleans on a Private ACHA Tour
We’re pleased to be working with DuPont & Company Tours to offer a variety of private tours around the city. Check here for descriptions, times, and locations and sign up today! All tours are just $30 and are a 10-20 minute car ride from the hotel. ACHA meeting attendees are responsible for their own transportation.
Important Reminders:
- Don’t miss out on the Pre-Conference Workshops, designed to give you actionable strategies to take back to your campus! You can add a workshop to your registration by going back into the site with the same login you used initially and adding it.
- Primary Presenters – If you haven’t yet registered for the meeting, do so today. And don’t forget to complete your AV Request Form so we can make sure you have what you need for a successful presentation.
- If you haven’t already reserved your room at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside, do so today!
And to get even more out of your meeting experience:
- Sign up to be a mentee and spend 40 minutes with a seasoned ACHA member talking about a topic of your choice. You are only one click away from making a great connection.
- Volunteer to be a Session Presider or Facilitator. ACHA presenters rely on presiders and facilitators to assist them during their presentations. If you are interested in signing up, contact education@acha.org.
- Did you have a mentor early in your career in college health and well-being? Now it’s your turn to be that impactful person for someone else. Sign up to be a mentor today and make a difference!
Please note: The volunteer opportunities listed above are not open to attendees who are Guests, Sustaining Members, or Exhibitors
Explore New Orleans!
Each week we’ll showcase several local businesses recommended by your colleagues in New Orleans and/or New Orleans & Company. Make time during the week to show your support!
- Backatown NOLA Coffee
“Backatown is a locally-owned coffee boutique offering premium coffee and espresso drinks, loose leaf teas, juice, fresh-baked pastries, and desserts along with an assortment of light fare meals.” -
“A health and beauty shop offering a curated selection of independent, woman-founded non-toxic product lines, a blend bar for self-care essentials, and botanical farm-to-face facials.”
- True Food Kitchen
“Serving classics alongside a steady rotation of seasonal offerings, they offer a wide variety of vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free options.”
