Submission Guidelines

We invite you to submit abstracts for consideration at the 5th Qatar Summit for Healthcare Risk Management. The summit aims to bring together experts, practitioners, and researchers in healthcare risk management to share knowledge, insights, and innovations in improving patient safety and enhancing the quality of care. We encourage submissions that align with the following themes:

1. Decreasing / Eliminating Preventable Serious Safety Events:Abstracts under this theme should focus on strategies, interventions, and best practices to reduce or eliminate severe preventable safety events in healthcare settings. Topics may include, but are not limited to:
• Root cause analysis and failure mode assessment
• Human factors engineering to mitigate safety risks
• High-reliability organization principles
• Use of technology and data analytics for early detection and intervention

2. Decreasing / Eliminating Hospital-Acquired Conditions and Readmissions:This theme seeks abstracts addressing approaches to minimize hospital-acquired conditions and reduce readmissions. Potential topics for submission include:
• Infection control and prevention strategies
• Patient-centered care transitions
• Care coordination and communication across care settings
• Effective discharge planning and patient education

3. Enhancing Patient Safety:Abstracts related to this theme should explore innovative ways to improve patient safety throughout the healthcare continuum. Relevant topics include:
   • Patient engagement and empowerment
   • Medication safety and reconciliation
   • Simulation-based training for healthcare professionals
   • Safety culture assessment and improvement initiatives

4. Implementing Just Culture Innovations:Under this theme, we welcome abstracts focusing on implementing just culture principles to promote accountability, transparency, and learning from errors. Submissions may cover:
   • Strategies for Fostering a fair and non-punitive culture
   • Reporting systems that balance blame-free reporting with accountability
   • Case studies of successful just culture integration
   • Legal and ethical considerations in just culture implementation

5. Submission Guidelines:
•  Abstracts should be submitted in English and must not exceed 500 words.
• Include a clear title, authors' names and affiliations, and contact information of the corresponding author.
• Indicate the theme your abstract aligns with (e.g., Theme 1: Decreasing Preventable Safety Events).
• Provide a concise overview of the problem, methods, key findings, and implications for practice or policy.
• Abstracts should be well-organized and structured.
• Submissions will undergo a peer-review process for selection.

6. Guidelines for Creating Abstract Posters:To enhance the visual impact of your abstract, we recommend the following design guidelines for your poster:
• Font: Use a clear and legible font, such as Arial or Calibri, ensuring text is easily readable from a distance.
• Color Scheme: Opt for a balanced color palette, contrasting background, and text colors for readability.
• Graphics and Imagery: Incorporate relevant, high-resolution graphics, charts, and images to support your content.
• Poster Template: Please use the provided template (Insert Template - downloadable from the submission portal) to ensure consistent formatting and branding.

7. Sample Abstract Poster:

8. Submission Deadline: Wednesday, 1st November 2023

9. Submission Portal: Click here to submit your abstract.

Selected abstracts will have the opportunity to be presented as oral or poster presentations during the summit. We look forward to your contributions to advancing healthcare risk management and patient safety. The best poster presentation for each theme will be awarded during the summit's closing ceremony on 9 December 2022.

For any inquiries, please contact QSHRM@hamad.qa.