Seventh Annual
2008 Summer Institute on Evidence-Based Practice
Innovation for Quality & Safety

Call for Abstracts

The Program Committee invites submission of abstracts for consideration. You are invited to submit abstracts consistent with the theme of the Institute, "Innovation for Quality & Safety". For instructions and forms, visit the Web Site: http://www.acestar.uthscsa.edu/institute/su08.html; (210) 567-1480; or Email: acestar@uthscsa.edu.

Abstract Submission Receipt Deadline: Monday, March 17, 2008

Nurses, physicians, pharmacists, managers, educators, and researchers are invited to submit for consideration, abstracts consistent with the theme of the Institute. Topics reflective of evidence-based projects are sought. Projects highlighting the following topics are particularly germane:

  • Innovation for quality
  • Benchmarking
  • Evidence-based quality improvement
  • Synthesis of research evidence to guide clinical practice
  • Development of evidence-explicit clinical practice guidelines
  • Integration of best evidence with clinical expertise to guide practice
  • Translation of research into practice recommendations, toolkits, protocols, etc.
  • Impact of practice change on health status or economic outcomes
  • Teaching EBP

Poster presentations will be competitively selected on the basis of scholarship,
scientific rigor, and relevance to the theme of the Institute.

 GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSION

  • TITLE: Limit to 65 characters
  • Limit the abstract to 300 words (text, excluding bibliography)
  • The following subheadings must be used:
    • Problem: What practice problem did you address and why is change needed?
    • Evidence: What evidence did you use to address the problem and how was it gathered and appraised?
    • Strategy: What strategy was used to link the innovation to the evidence?
    • Practice Change: What specific practice change was made (for quality improvement studies) or procedure evaluated (for research studies)?
    • Evaluation: What outcomes were measured and how?
    • Results: What did you find?
    • Recommendations: What recommendations do you have for practice? What lessons did you learn?
    • Bibliography
  • Submit the abstract (without identifiers) and one cover sheet (available here: Abstract Cover Sheet) as an attachment via e-mail to: acestar@uthscsa.edu.

ACCEPTANCE, EXHIBITS, and PUBLICATION

Presenters will be notified of acceptance by March 31, 2008. Presenters must register to attend the conference and will submit registration fee less 10% (first author only). A special event scheduled the first afternoon of the Institute will feature the Posters, with Poster Presenters in attendance. Poster exhibition will continue through the following day of the Institute. Posters are to fit a corkboard 6 ft. wide by 4 ft. high. Presenters will be responsible for setting up and taking down posters at the designated times. Accepted poster abstracts will be published on the Institute web site.

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