Call for Workshops: 14th Annual Diagnostic Error in Medicine Conference

Workshops will be 90 minutes, CME/CNE accredited, and focus on some aspect of diagnostic error or the diagnostic process. They must be highly interactive and provide participants with actionable knowledge or key takeaways. A maximum of three presenters per workshop are allowed.

• Workshop should contribute to and advance the field of diagnostic quality and safety.
• Workshop should be fair, objective, scientific and evidence-based.
• It should be interactive and include a combination of both presentation and discussions.
• Workshop should provide participants with actionable knowledge and/or key take-aways.
• Applicants should think creatively about the best ways to share content and engage participants using a web-based virtual conference platform. Presenters may be asked to provide an electronic version of their presentation for participants to explore after the workshop session.
• Applicants are encouraged but not required to engage patients and family members in the development of and/or participation in the workshop. If you would like ideas on how you can engage patients and family members in the process, please download this brief overview. A FAQ document is also available. You can also reach out to SIDM’s patient engagement team via email. SIDM staff can help in identifying patients, if needed.
• Workshops should include 1-3 presenters, including any patient presenters. All presenters are expected to register for SIDM2021 and pay for their own conference registration and any expenses. Conference support is available for patient or family member presenters, if needed.

The conference schedule is designed to accommodate 90-minute interactive workshops. However, there are limited opportunities for 45-minute presentations of new, actionable information for attendees.  If your topic is not suitable to an interactive workshop, we encourage you to submit for a shorter, targeted session.

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Notification of acceptance or rejections will be made in May.

Choose from the list of categories that your workshop best fits into:

• Research: Topics related to original diagnostic error research or innovative methods for examining diagnostic safety
• Education: Topics related to educational strategies to improve diagnosis; evaluations of novel educational programs are especially welcomed.
• Practice Improvement: Topics related to practice management, patient engagement, and/or use of health information technology
• Other: new and novel ideas that don't fit into the above tracks

Submissions need to include:

• A title, not to exceed 15 words
• 1-3 learning objectives
• A description (250 words max) - An effective description clearly explains the key points, value to the target audience and piques the attendee’ interest.
• A tentative agenda (250 words max), including your plan for making the workshop interactive
• 2 peer-reviewed citations your workshop will be based on
• A description of your target audience

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Call for Workshops is a peer-reviewed competition. Submissions will be scored from 1-5 ranking each of the following criteria:

• Is the workshop directly related to diagnostic safety and/or quality?
• Will the content be interesting and relevant to SIDM's audience? It should be new and innovative within the field.
• Is the session interactive?
• Does the presenter(s) have the appropriate expertise needed to meet session objectives?
• Does the session provide a solution or an action that others can replicate or build on; Were the key take-aways well described?
• How well does the session address topics and outcomes that matter to the patient community? Were patients and/or family members engaged in the development of the project or initiative that is being presented and/or will they serve as co-presenter?
• How well does the session align with this year's conference theme: Reducing Disparities; Improving Diagnosis?
• The panel members represent diversity in professions, experiences and demographics.

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