HQSS FORUM 4-5 March 2016 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Healthcare Quality Forum 2016 invites abstract submission for oral and poster presentations. Abstract Submission Deadline 31 December 2015 Venue: Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel
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HEALTHCARE QUALITY FORUM 2016 4 th 5 th March 2016 Venue: Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel Theme: What Do Patients Really Want? Friday, 4 March 2016 1330 1400 REGISTRATION 1400 1415 Opening Ceremony Opening Address 1415 1515 Plenary Lecture 1 Nothing About Me Without Me 1515 1545 AFTERNOON TEA 1545 1745 Symposium 1- Listen to me President of HQSS Ms Heidi Rafman 1545 1615 In-Patient/Acute Care Dr Khoo Poh Choo 1615 1645 Community Care Dr Edward Menon 1645 1715 Primary Care Dr Sally Ho 1715 1730 Social Services Ms Lim Sia Hoe 1730 END OF DAY 1 Saturday, 5 March 2016 0830 0900 REGISTRATION 0900 1000 Plenary Lecture 2 How Engaged Are We To Patients Needs? 1000 1030 Free Oral Paper Presentations 1030 1100 MORNING TEA Oral Paper Presentations x 3 (Each 10 mins) 1100 1230 Symposium 2- Make Me A Partner Prof Ivy Ng 1100 1130 Open Disclosure A/Prof Sophia Ang 1130 1200 The Community Psychogeriatric Programme Building Partnerships Dr Ng Li Ling 1200 1230 Accounting for Cultural Diversity Ms Wong Yong Meng 1230 1330 LUNCH 1330 1430 Plenary Lecture 3 Patient-Driven Healthcare Model 1430 1600 Symposium 3- Let Me Drive A/Prof Ong Biauw Chi 1430 1500 LIFE Program Ms Siti Rohaida 1500 1530 The Activated Patient Prof Pang Weng Sun 1530 1600 Overcoming Barriers to Patient-Centered Care Dr Alvin Chang 1600 1615 Prize Presentation (Oral/Poster) 1615 1630 AFTERNOON TEA 1630 END OF FORUM Disclaimer: Whilst every attempt will be made to ensure that all aspects of the programme will take place as scheduled, the Organisers reserve the right to make appropriate changes should the need arise.
ORGANISING COMMITTEE Chairperson : Dr Alvin Chang Members : Dr Chow Mun Hong Ms Deepthika De Silva Mr Eric Arkar Maw Wai Ms Gao Ting Dr Ye Htut HQSS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE President Secretary Treasurer Member : Dr Ling Moi Lin : Dr Sandhya Mujumdar : Dr Alvin Chang : Dr Ye Htut Co-Opted Member : Ms Deepthika De Silva FACULTY LIST A/Prof Sophia ANG National University Health System Dr Alvin CHANG Consultant KK Women s and Children s Hospital Dr Sally HO Singhealth Polyclinics Dr KHOO Poh Choo Head of Ambulatory Care and KK Women s and Children s Hospital Ms LIM Sia Hoe Executive Director Centre for Seniors Dr Edward MENON Director St Andrew s Community Hospital Prof Ivy NG Group CEO Singapore Health Services Pte Ltd Dr NG Li Ling Changi General Hospital A/Prof ONG Biauw Chi Chairman Medical Board Sengkang Health Prof PANG Weng Sun Chairman, Medical Board of Yishun Community Hospital Khoo Teck Puat Hospital Ms Heidi RAFMAN Director National University Hospital Ms Siti ROHAIDA Senior Staff Nurse Singapore National Stroke Association Ms WONG Yong Meng Deputy Director Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
ABSTRACT GUIDE The 5 th HQSS Healthcare Quality Forum 2016 invites abstracts for poster or oral presentations. The top abstracts submitted will qualify for the Free Paper Oral while the others, upon acceptance, will be put up for poster presentation. Closing Date All abstracts must be submitted by 31 December 2015. Abstracts submitted after the deadline will not be considered. Rules for Submission 1. All abstracts must be submitted using the Abstract Submission Form, which can be downloaded from the event website. All completed abstracts are to be emailed to our Secretariat (secretariat@hqss. org). Alternatively, you may save the form in a CD and, together with the hardcopy, send them to our Conference Secretariat. 2. We regret that faxed abstracts will not be accepted. 3. All accepted abstracts may be included in the HQSS Healthcare Quality Forum 2016 Programme Booklet and website. Therefore, submission of abstracts constitutes the authors consent for publication of abstracts. 4. Please ensure the correctness of your abstract as it will be published as submitted; i.e. any error appearing in the submitted abstract will appear in the published book or website. 5. All presenting authors must register for the conference. Abstract Format 1. Font: Times New Roman, regular, only 2. Size: 10 points only 3. Single space and justify the text 4. Limit the content to 300 words 5. Do not include any pictures and references in the abstract 6. The content of the abstract is to be organized as follow: Title: Describe the project and mention the people involved in the work Background/Aim: Inform about the aim and objectives of the research Methods: Explain the basis of the techniques which were used Results: Describe the main results showing illustrative examples of the main results Summary and Conclusions: List the main findings of your investigations. Submission and notification 1. All abstracts submitted will be acknowledged through email within 3 working days upon receipt. Please contact the Secretariat if you do not receive the acknowledgement email. 2. All abstracts will be evaluated against Originality, Study Design, Study Quality, Statistical Methods, Ethical Issues, Content and Importance/Relevance. 3. The Judges decisions are final. 4. The organising committee reserves the right to make changes to all oral and poster presentation schedules. 5. Presenting authors will receive an email notification on abstract acceptance or rejection by 3 Feb 2016.
POSTER CONTENT AND LAYOUT Your poster should contain the followings: Title; describing the project and mentioning the people involved in the work Background/Aim; informing about the aim and objectives of the research Methods section; explaining the basis of the techniques which were used Results section; showing illustrative examples of the main results Summary and Conclusions; listing the main findings of your investigations The poster layout should be easy for viewer to follow. It should be read from left to right and from top to bottom. You may choose to number the individual panels or using arrows to assist viewers to follow through your poster. An example is as shown below: Title 1 2 3 4 5 6 ADDITIONAL GUIDES 1. Simple and Concise Make full use of the space. Do not overfill the page as it will appear unattractive and difficult to read. Use only pertinent information to convey your message, presenting only those that illustrate the main findings of the project when showing results 2. Readability To accommodate a group of people reading a single poster, the size of the lettering must be large enough to be legible at a distance of approximately 1.5 to 2 m. The minimum font size for your text should be at least 20 pt and approx. 70 pt for your title. Ensure good contrast for your background and text Do not use all upper case in your posters as it makes your material difficult to read 3. Use Picture Present numerical data in the form of graphs, rather than tables.