Call for abstracts

posted August 8th, 2008

All staff and faculty are invited to submit abstracts for Duke Medicine’s 4th Annual Patient Safety & Quality Conference to be held Dec. 12.

Posters and abstracts should tell the story of safety and quality improvement efforts at the unit, department or institution level. The top 25 rated abstracts will be awarded up to $100 toward preparation for a poster.

All abstracts will be compiled on a CD for distribution at the conference, allow us to share successes and learn from each other throughout Duke Medicine. Two abstracts rated highest by the judges will be selected for podium presentation at the conference.

Abstract applicants not selected are welcomed to present their project as a poster presentation.

All applicants will be notified by Nov. 5.

Abstracts should:

  • Focus on completed or in-process patient safety and quality improvement initiatives.
  • Refrain from reference specific events or comparative data that may cause unintended legal exposure if published.
  • Not exceed two pages.
  • Be sent as an MS Word document to: pamela.bivens@duke.edu (email Pamela for the abstract format.)
  • Abstracts are due by 5 p.m. EST, Sept. 19 to: pamela.bivens@duke.edu
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