Call for Abstracts: Duke Health 14th Annual Patient Safety & Quality Conference

The 14th Annual Duke Health Patient Safety and Quality conference will be held on Thursday, March 21, 2019 at the Durham Convention Center, Durham, NC.  

All interested Duke Health and Duke affiliated health care professionals and Duke University students are invited to submit applications in the form of an abstract submission for the conference poster session. The topic must be a quality improvement, process improvement, or innovative project or activity with demonstrated results.   

Abstracts will be selected by a committee based on the following criteria:

• Relevance to Patient Safety and Quality Needs: How relevant is the abstract to the current needs of the healthcare landscape? Would this abstract seem beneficial and appropriate given the current needs?
• Clarity and Specificity: Does the abstract present a clear problem statement, goal(s), evidenced-based approach and the use of a performance improvement methodology?
• Demonstrable Results:  Does this abstract include real, measurable results?
• Spread Potential: Does this abstract provide practical value? How readily applicable/transferable are its lessons? Will attendees be able to go home and make real improvements based on the work of this abstract?
• Innovate:  Does this abstract provide an innovative approach to patient safety and quality needs?

Click here to download the Abstract Writing Guidelines and Template (combined document). Deadline for submission is Monday, Nov. 26, 2018.  No late submissions will be accepted.

Notification of acceptance will be sent by Friday, Dec. 21, 2018.  

If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Cynthia Gordon at:  cynthia.gordon@duke.edu.