Education abstracts should describe educational programs, evaluation of educational programs, learner assessments, or other aspects of improving diagnosis through health professions education. Studies formally addressing pedagogy, assessment, and development of expertise are also invited. While all submissions are welcomed, we especially encourage descriptions of programs that have robust assessment and evaluation methodology. Further, submissions should address challenges to generalizability of the work as well as integration into existing educational structures. Each abstract should be 400 words (2800 characters) or less, have a descriptive title, and the following sections:

• Purpose/Problem
• Description of Program, Assessment, or Study
• Outcomes
• Discussion
• Significance of Findings

May include one (1) table or figure. If a table or figure is included, the abstract narrative must be reduced to 350 words.

Submit Now - Education Abstracts

Practice Improvement abstracts should describe programs, strategies, tools, or solutions to improve communication or information flow, and/or process performance for clinical providers and patients to reduce harm associated with diagnostic error in diverse delivery systems. Ideally, these should be solutions that can be quickly implemented in routine practice. Programs addressing diagnostic error in medicine that have been piloted or implemented are encouraged. These abstracts should include information that allows session attendees to evaluate the replicability of such programs at their institutions. This category is intended for descriptive abstracts as well as programs with more rigorous evaluations. Solutions may be related to but not limited to practice management, patient engagement, and/or use of health information technology. Each abstract should be 400 words (2800 characters) or less, have a descriptive title, and the following sections:

• Statement of Problem
• Description of the Intervention or Program
• Findings to Date
• Lessons Learned

May include one (1) table or figure. If a table or figure is included, the abstract narrative must be reduced to 350 words or less.

Submit Now - Practice Improvement Abstracts

Clinical Vignettes should be cases or scenarios that highlight actual or potential diagnostic errors and have educational value for a wider audience. They should also include a brief discussion of the relevant scientific literature. Each vignette should be 300 words (2100 characters) or less, have a descriptive title, and the following sections:

• Learning Objectives
• Case Information
• Discussion

May include one (1) table or figure. If a table or figure is included, the abstract narrative must be reduced to 250 words or less.

Submit Now - Clinical Vignette

Review Process and Selection Criteria

• Title:
  • 100 character limit including spaces.
• Track
• Learning Objective (a minimum of one objective required)
  • Minimum of 1 objective required and 3 objectives max.
  • 300 character limit including spaces.
• Body of Abstract:
  • Maximum number of words: Scientific, Education, Practice Improvement = 400 words (2,800 characters including spaces), Clinical Vignettes = 300 words (2,100 characters including spaces) with section headings specified above. If optional table or figure is added, the maximum number of words for the abstract must be reduced by 50 words.
• Authors:
  • Principal author should appear first.
  • Include the institutional affiliation of each author.

Note: If your abstract does not conform to the guidelines, including if it is over the word limit, it may be returned to the submitting author to revise or be rejected.