2009 Call for Abstracts:
Here's your opportunity to shape the field of healthcare quality! NAHQ’s Conference Planning Team invites applications to present at NAHQ’s 34th Annual Educational Conference. The conference, entitled “NAHQ: Deep in the Heart of Quality” is scheduled for September 13-16, 2009, in Grapevine, Texas at the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center.
CONCURRENT SESSIONS:
- Each session is limited to ONE PRESENTER ONLY. Only one presenter will receive honoraria.
- In 150 words or less, provide an accurate, succinct and informative representation of the content you plan to present.
- Presentations must avoid any semblance of commercialism: those constituting promotion and advertising are prohibited.
- Each session is scheduled for 75 minutes.
- Speaker Benefits include: $150 honorarium and complimentary conference registration.
- Abstract status notification will be made by February 2009.
PAPER/POSTER PRESENTATIONS:
- Paper and Poster presentations are limited to one primary presenter. Only one presenter will receive honoraria.
- In 150 words or less, provide an accurate, succinct and informative representation of the content you plan to present.
- It is suggested that papers reflect research models.
- It is suggested that posters should reflect important and successful research projects as well as other improvement efforts.
- Within the abstract please include the following: Topic/Problem, Research or Study Methodology, and Outcomes Measures.
- Paper presentations are scheduled for 30 minutes.
- Posters will be mounted on 4 ft high x 8 ft long fabric covered boards provided by the association.
- Poster presenters must be at their poster boards and be available for questions at designated times during the conference (approximately 3.5 hours cumulatively).
- Posters will remain on view throughout scheduled exhibit hours.
- First, second and third place awards will be given at the conference for the best posters.
- Poster presentations at the conference are recognized for four (4) CE hours towards CPHQ recertification
- All accepted paper and poster presenters are responsible for all expenses related to their presentations, including, but not limited to air & ground travel, lodging, meals, and incidentals. Paper presenters must minimally register for the day they present their papers and are responsible for related registration fees. Poster presenters must register for the entire conference and are responsible for related registration fees.
- Abstract status notification will be made by February 2009.
Presentations are encouraged in the following areas
- accreditation issues and successes
- behavioral healthcare quality
- case management
- compliance
- confidentiality
- continuum focus
- collaboration
- cost versus quality
- data management
- disease management
- ethical concerns
- evidence-based practice
- government affairs and policy making
- healthcare administration/management
- home care quality
- information systems and management
- innovations in healthcare
- knowledge management
- medical management
- pain management
- patient and staff safety
- performance measurement and improvement
- physician office quality practice
- public reporting
- quality culture
- quality leadership
- regulatory compliance
- research in healthcare quality
- quality in the skilled facility
- risk management
- utilization management
Applications will be evaluated using a blind review process (i.e., the reviewers are unaware of the applicant’s identity). Deadline for submission: Friday, October 31, 2008 11:59 pm Central Time. Abstract notification will be made by February, 2009.
If you have any questions, please contact Jacki Van Oort at
jvanoort@connect2amc.com; 480/706-1923.
