THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO
INVITES THE SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS FOR PRESENTATION AT THE
Fifth Annual
Summer Institute on Evidence-Based Practice
San Antonio , TX
June 28 - July 1, 2006
Abstract Submission Receipt Deadline: Monday, February 27, 2006
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:
- 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 outcomes
- Impact of practice change on 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 from the website [http://www.acestar.uthscsa.edu/institute/su06.html]) as an attachment via e-mail to: acestar@uthscsa.edu.
ACCEPTANCE, EXHIBITS, AND PUBLICATION
Presenters will be notified of acceptance by March 22, 2006. 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 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.