Shriners Foster/Adoptive Family Healthcare Symposium Timeline

  • Initial Feasibility Study Finalized

  • Period: to

    HCD Project

  • Announcement of Symposium at Shriners Town Hall Meeting

  • Reserve Shriners Auditorium

  • Survey sent out to Shriners patients for Lecture Topic Ideas

  • Schedule IT and Janitorial services for Event

  • Notify Nutrition Dept of increased lunch orders for Event

  • Receive Pre-Event Surveys

  • Create final flyers/official e-mail/phone-call script

  • Officially write-in any Shriners lecturers for event

  • Contact Providence Children's Hospital for Potential Lecturers

  • Send flyers to current Shriners foster/adoptive families

  • In-Person Visit to Spokane DSHS office garnering support for Social Work Lecturer

  • In-person visits to Spokane's three adoption agencies, search for lecturers

  • Begin calling WA, ID, MT Adoption Agencies for advertising

  • Return visits to 3 Spokane Adoption Agencies with flyers for distribution

  • Return visit to Providence Sacred Heart Children's Hospital in Spokane with Flyers

  • Flyers Released to Adoption Agencies, OP Pediatric Clinics

  • Send official advertising e-mails to six Spokane hospitals

  • Review of current attending lecturers - design plan for attaining more lecturers if needed

  • Call additional hospital/adoption agencies/social workers inquiring about lecturers as needed

  • Contact Volunteer Coordinator - Request for 10 volunteers

  • Identification of current Shriners patients attending/Selection of parent testimonial presenters

  • Confirmation of parent testimonial presenters via phone-call

  • Census of currrent number of attendees

  • Sunday ad placement (if needed) in Spokane, Idaho, Missoula newspapers

  • Confirm volunteer number with Volunteer Coordinator

  • Post-Event Review Cards designed and printed

  • Lunch order quantity delivered for Cafeteria staff

  • Phone-call check-up to all lecturers & parent testimonial presenters

  • Auditorium Set-up (chairs, podiums, tables, A/V)

  • Day of Symposium

  • Analysis of Review Cards/Event Recap with Event Staff Team

  • Begin monthly consults with Records office on new patients attained through symposium