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NAHQ's 33rd Annual Educational Conference
Collaboration: The Spark Behind Quality

Abstract Submission Closed

The deadlines to enter new abstracts and to edit existing abstracts have been reached.

2008 Call for Abstract Information

Here's your opportunity to shape the field of healthcare quality! NAHQ's Conference Planning Team invites applications to present at NAHQ's 33rd Annual Educational Conference. The conference, entitled "Collaboration: The Spark Behind Quality" is scheduled for September 14-17, 2008, in Phoenix, Arizona at the JW Marriot Desert Ridge Report and Spa.

Presentations are encouraged in the following areas:

  • accreditation issues and successes
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  • innovations in healthcare
  • behavioral healthcare quality
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  • knowledge management
  • case management
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  • medical management
  • compliance
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  • pain management
  • confidentiality
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  • patient and staff safety
  • continuum focus
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  • performance measurement and improvement
  • collaboration
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  • public reporting
  • cost versus quality
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  • quality culture
  • data management
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  • quality leadership
  • disease management
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  • regulatory compliance
  • ethical concerns
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  • research in healthcare quality
  • evidence-based practice
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  • risk management
  • government affairs and policy making
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  • utilization management
  • healthcare administration/management
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  • information systems and management
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    Concurrent Sessions

    • Each session is limited to ONE PRESENTER ONLY.
    • 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

    Paper/Poster Presentations

    • Paper and Poster presentations are limited to one primary presenter.
    • 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 papers 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.

    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 5, 2007, Midnight Pacific Time. Abstract notification will be made by end of January 2008.

    Submissions Closed

    Once you have submitted the title of your presentation you will automatically receive an email that includes a password-protected hyperlink. If you must interrupt the submission process before finishing it, you can resume at any time by clicking on the hyperlink in that email. For help in submitting an abstract online, e-mail technical support.

    Abstract submissions and revisions are no longer being accepted.

    But you can still view your abstract. If you can find the confirming email mentioned above (from nahq@confex.com) then you will have found a direct link to your submission. If you remember the abstract ID# and password, enter those codes below.

    Abstract ID#          Password         

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