Working to Exceed Your Expectations

At the OLC, you can be confident that every detail of your event—from registration to the presentation of surgical instructions to take-home HD videos—meets the highest standards. Our staff specializes in creating the ideal learning environment. 

Our meeting management expertise and years of hands-on professional experience in medicine and surgery give us a unique understanding of your needs.  

As the event organizer, you must remain constantly focused on your participants, your faculty, and the quality of your programming. You shouldn’t be distracted by logistics or administrative details. 

That’s why our approach works so well. We get to know you personally to understand your preferences and specialized requirements. We communicate and collaborate with you from initial scheduling to final follow-up. And we make sure that every aspect of planning, timing, and execution focuses on the successful outcome you expect.

• Executive Director PAT CICHLAR, RN, applies her years of realworld clinical experience and insight to every OLC client event.

• Other long-time employees, Annette LaBrie and Kathy Klabacha—as well as William Vargas and Katie Major, CST—lend their expertise and reliability for a seamless experience.

The Global Leader for Medical/Surgical Learning

Spacious, well-lit, and designed for hands-on teaching, our Bioskills Training Lab ranks among the most expansive learning environments of its kind anywhere. Able to accommodate large groups, our 25 fully equipped workstations feature:

• Individual HD video monitors

• Instrumentation to support most procedures

• O/R-like arrangement and set-up

The OLC sets the stage for the most effective education and training possible. Open and arthroscopic procedures. Surgical skills. Cadaveric study. Sawbones workshops. Medical device training, Research and development. New product and technique introductions. Whatever your need, we meet it here.

Learning Powered by Advanced Technology

Participants gain maximum benefit from lectures and demonstrations thanks to our advanced communications and learning technologies. Large classrooms with flexible configurations, HD production and viewing capabilities, and large-screen presentations enhance the total experience. We’ve even created a special, video-enabled surgical demonstration station to give a closer, more detailed view than direct observation permits.

The sophistication of high-definition digital video produces the finest in distance learning opportunities. On-site production facilities let you extend your participants’ learning with take-home DVDs of the sessions. Videoconferencing capabilities allow you to transmit live lectures and surgical demonstrations to participants virtually anywhere in the world.

A World-Class Destination

Getting to and from the OLC is a breeze. Our centralized US location in the Chicago metropolitan area—just five minutes from O’Hare International Airport—means there’s no need for costly or complicated ground transportation. Your participants and faculty will appreciate such convenience and accessibility whether they travel domestically or from abroad.

Chicago ranks among the world’s most desirable meeting destinations. The area immediately surrounding the OLC features fine dining, exciting entertainment, and excellent hotels—the Hyatt Rosemont is literally a few footsteps away. And the city of Chicago speaks for itself. Easily accessible by public transportation, it offers  boundless dining, cultural, sports, and entertainment opportunities. 

The OLC is available for meetings, conferences, training, and banquets. Additional space can be reserved next door at the Hyatt Hotel.

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