Michigan Chapter Annual Meeting

September 11-13, 2008

Meeting: Hyatt Regency Dearborn, Dearborn , MI

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

DEADLINE: Midnight, Thursday, May 15, 2008

SUBMISSION: All abstracts must be submitted online and should not exceed 350 words. You must be an ACP Associate to submit an abstract.  http://www.acpmichigan.org/submissions/abstractsubmission.html

CATEGORIES

· Clinical Vignettes (Case Reports)

· Clinical Research

· Basic Science Research

· Quality Assessment and Improvement Studies

· Evidence-Based Medicine (Case Reports)

Questions: contact Marty Muth, 517 353 9548 or muthm@msu.edu

EVALUATION CRITERIA

CQI Criteria (Research Report) Statement of the Problem Initial Data, Analysis, Conclusions, Improvement Plan Methodology CQI (FOCUS-PDSA) 6-Sigma (DMAIC) FMEA Root Cause Analysis Other Study of Implementation Effects, Data Collection, Data Display Analysis Conclusions Originality/Creativity Relevance/Significance/Generalizability Presentation/Visual Impact	EBM Criteria (Case Report) PICO / Structured, Clear Question Well Defined Patient or Problem Clear Issue/Intervention/ Comparison/Distinction Made (Control/Baseline) Clear Clinical Outcome of Interest Relevance/Significance Thoroughness of Search Level of Evidence (Meta-analysis, RCCT, etc.) Clear Answer to Question/Recommendation(s) - Presentation - Locate/Develop Pathway/Protocol/Guideline
Research (Clinical/Basic) Introduction Methods/Study Design/Subject Selection Measurement/Results Discussion/Knowledge/Preparation Conclusions Originality Significance/Relevance Presentation/Organization/Visuals Responses to questions	Case Report (Vignette) Introduction/Case description Case Selection/Significance/Relevance Literature Review/Complete/Appropriate Discussion/Knowledge Summary/Conclusions Originality/Uniqueness Visuals and Presentation Responses to questions