Call for Abstracts--New Deadline March 15!

Submit a Scientific, Education, or Practice Improvement Abstract

Abstract Guidelines

for Oral and Poster Presentations

All abstracts submitted should report original, previously unpublished work. Although abstracts may reflect work previously presented elsewhere, the work should not be published prior to the abstract submission date. There is no limit on the total number of abstracts submitted per individual presenter or research group. However, if one author submits more than one abstract using the same data set, the abstracts’ focus and outcomes of interests should be substantially different. By submitting their work, authors automatically approve publication of their accepted abstracts in the journal Diagnosis. If the work reported in the abstract is published between abstract submission and the conference presentation data, it is the author’s responsibility to ensure that presenting the abstract and publication of the abstract in Diagnosis complies with all copyright policies of the manuscript’s publisher.

For your presentation to be considered, abstract guidelines must be followed as closely as possible. Please ensure that the presenting author completes the abstract submission. Abstracts must be submitted by March 15, 2023, 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.

KEY DATES

Conference Dates
July 2-4, 2023

Call for Abstracts
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New Deadline March 15, 2023

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Abstract Formats

Oral Presentations

Oral presentations will consist of approximately 10 minutes for presentation and 5 minutes for Q&A. Oral presentations may include work with scientific, education, or practice improvement themes (see further descriptions below). Where possible, presentations with a similar theme or focus will be grouped together.

Poster Presentations

Posters may present scientific, education, or practice improvement work. We also accept clinical vignettes. A poster-viewing session will take place for conference participants to discuss the posters with the author.

*The committee will select abstracts for presentation in either format. Submitting authors must be willing to present their work in the format assigned.

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Choose a Submission Theme ↓

Scientific Education Practice Improvement Clinical Vignette

Scientific

Should report the results of original research related to diagnostic error in medicine and must contain quantitative or qualitative data. While all submissions are welcomed, we especially encourage studies that are well-designed and have robust scientific methodology. Each abstract should be 400 words or less, have a descriptive title, and have the following sections:

Background
Methods
Results
Conclusion

May include one (1) table or figure. If a table or figure is included, the abstract narrative must be reduced to 350 words.

Education

Should describe educational programs, evaluation of educational programs, learner assessments, or other aspects of improving diagnosis through health professions education. Studies formally addressing pedagogy, assessment, and development of expertise are also invited. While all submissions are welcome, we especially encourage descriptions of programs that have robust assessment and evaluation methodology. Further, submissions should address challenges to generalizability of the work as well as integration into existing educational structures. Each abstract should be 400 words or less, have a descriptive title, and have the following sections:

Purpose/Problem
Description of program, assessment, or study
Outcomes
Discussion
Significance of findings

May include one (1) table or figure. If a table or figure is included, the abstract narrative must be reduced to 350 words.

Practice Improvement

Should describe programs, strategies, tools, or solutions to improve communication or information flow, and/or process performance for clinical providers and patients to reduce harm associated with diagnostic error in diverse delivery systems. Ideally, these should be solutions that can be implemented in routine practice. Programs addressing diagnostic error in medicine that have been piloted or implemented are encouraged.

These abstracts should include information that allows session attendees to evaluate the replicability of such programs at their institutions.

This category is intended for descriptive abstracts as well as programs with more rigorous evaluations. Solutions may be related to but not limited to practice management, patient engagement, and/or use of health information technology. Each abstract should be 400 words or less, have a descriptive title, and have the following sections:

Statement of problem
Description of the intervention or program
Findings to date
Lessons learned

May include one (1) table or figure. If a table or figure is included, the abstract narrative must be reduced to 350 words or less.

Clinical Vignette

Should present cases or scenarios that highlight actual or potential diagnostic errors and have educational value for a wider audience. They should also include a brief discussion of the relevant scientific literature. Each vignette should be 300 words or less, have a descriptive title, and have the following sections:

Learning objectives
Case information
Discussion

May include one (1) table or figure. If a table or figure is included, the abstract narrative must be reduced to 250 words or less.

*when submitting, please ensure you are doing so within the correct theme of your choosing. Submission links are specific to each theme.

When Submitting Abstracts

Abstracts must be submitted electronically by the presenting author through the appropriate online submission site (linked above).

By submitting an abstract all authors agree to release the license to the conference organizers and give permission to publish the abstract in the conference handbook, website, application, etc., and in so doing certify that the abstract is original work.

Preparation Guidelines for all Presentations All Submissions must include Review Process and Selection Criteria

Preparation Guidelines for all Presentations

The abstract should be written in English.
Specify all abbreviations in full at the first mention, followed by the abbreviation in parentheses, thereafter abbreviation only should be used.
Check abstract thoroughly for spelling and grammar (will not be amended by conference secretariat).
Do not include references in your abstract submission. However, if selected, references should be included in your final oral presentation and/or poster.
Do not include a header or footer.

Note: If your abstract does not conform to the guidelines, including if it is over the word limit, it may be returned to the submitting author to revise or be rejected.

All Submissions must include

Title:
- Maximum number of words: 15 (100 characters including spaces)
Track
Learning Objective (a minimum of one objective required)
Body of Abstract:
- Maximum number of words: Scientific, Education, Practice Improvement = 400 words (2,800 characters including spaces), Clinical Vignettes = 300 words (2,100 characters including spaces) with section headings specified above. If optional table or figure is added, the maximum number of words for the abstract must be reduced by 50 words, Patient/family = 600 words (3,000 characters including spaces).
Authors:
- Principal author should appear first.
- Include affiliation for each author.

Note: Abstracts that do not conform to the guidelines, including those that exceed the word limit, may be rejected without review.

Review Process and Selection Criteria

Submitted abstracts will be reviewed by experts in diagnostic error; ranked in relation to other submissions within the same category; and rated based on originality, appropriateness of methodology, clarity of presentation, and implications for research, education, or clinical practice. Submissions in all four (4) categories are eligible for poster presentation; the top-ranked Scientific, Education, and Practice Improvement abstracts will be selected for oral presentations.

Conference Registration (Required to present at the SIDM conference in Utrecht, The Netherlands)

EACCME and Conflict of Interest Compliance

All presenters are required to disclose any potential conflicts of interest.
Presenters must promote improvements or quality in healthcare and not a specific proprietary business or commercial interest.
For oral presenters, please include a slide at the beginning of your presentation stating your learning objective(s).
For poster presenters, please include a learning objective(s), in easily readable font, on the poster.
Educational materials that are part of a CME activity cannot contain any advertising, trade name, trade symbol or product-group message.
Use of product brand names or logos is not permitted.
Use of trademarks or registered service marks for any organization without their permission (except for clinical citations) will not be permitted.
Use of company slides is not permitted.
Recommendations or emphasis must fairly represent, and be based on, a reasonable and valid interpretation of the information available on the subject (e.g., "On balance the data support the following ..."). A balanced view of therapeutic options also means that no single product or service is over-represented in the educational activity when other equal but competing products or services are available for inclusion.
For slide presentations and print materials, each slide or key teaching point must state the kind of trial that demonstrates the data being discussed. Slides are not required to state, for example, "Level 1 evidence" (although it is acceptable to include it), but slides are required to include a statement, for example, "Systematic review of 35 RCTs..." or "Case-controlled trial..." that supports what is being discussed and presented within each slide. This is a conventional approach in the tradition of evidence-based medicine and may be viewed at the Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine.
Professional references must be cited for educational content. It is acceptable to list references at the end of a slide presentation or on a single sheet for poster presentations.

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