Call for Abstracts

The 2024 TQIP Annual Conference Call for Abstracts is now open!  All abstracts received will be reviewed and considered for poster presentation during the TQIP Annual Conference, November 12-14 in Denver, CO. We may select some abstracts for development as case studies or oral presentations during the conference. All abstracts chosen for poster or oral presentation are expected to be presented in-person, on-site in Denver.  

Determinations will be made based on subject matter, strength of PI process including loop closure, and the use and strength of data. Those who had posters and presentations last year are encouraged to resubmit with additional outcome data or loop closure.

This is your chance to share with other TQIP centers all the interesting initiatives you have put in place at your hospital. We want to know what internal performance improvement efforts you have embarked on and how you have been using TQIP in your center. Your abstract should answer the following questions:

• What is the problem or challenge you identified?
• Describe the intervention you developed or change you implemented to address the problem.
• How did you measure the effects of the change?
• How did you sustain the change?

You may submit abstracts on any QI topic, but we are specifically calling for abstracts on the following topics:

• Change Management
• Communication (New!)
• Equity (New!)
• Geriatrics
• Hemorrhage Control
• High Value Care (New!) 
• Imaging/Interventional Radiology
• Injury Prevention
• Neurotrauma (TBI/STI)
• Orthopaedic Trauma Care
• Pediatrics
• Performance Improvement
• Registry and Data Validation
• Rural Trauma Care
• Trauma Systems/Collaboratives
• Trauma Verification
• Trauma Survivorship

Enhancing Quality through Communication is the theme of the 2024 TQIP Annual Conference. The conference program will examine the ways teams communicate with their patients and others as well as explore how increasing the effectiveness of this communication can enhance the quality of care delivered. You are encouraged to use “communication” as a submission topic to share your institution’s initiatives related to this year’s theme.

Submission Details

How to Submit Your Abstract

To submit your abstract, you will need to create a new user account profile in the abstract submission site.  Once submitted, you may review or edit your submission prior to the deadline by logging into the abstract submission site using your existing login ID and Access Key.

Deadline

The submission deadline is 11:59 pm (Central Time) on June 30, 2024. Abstracts will not be accepted nor revised after the deadline, including changes, deletions, or additions to the author order.  Please be sure to include adequate information and objective data, so that your abstract may be properly evaluated.

Notification

Notification of abstract acceptance will be sent in September 2024. All committee decisions are final. All abstracts chosen for poster or oral presentation are expected to be presented in-person, on-site in Denver, CO (no exceptions). Final instructions for poster presenters will be available at the time of notification. If your abstract is selected for an oral presentation or case study, TQIP staff will contact you with more details.

We look forward to your participation in the TQIP Annual Conference and thank you for your submission!  If you have any questions, please contact us at acstqipconference@facs.org.

Important Dates

May 15, 2024 – Call for Abstracts opens

June 30, 2024 – Deadline for submitting abstracts (11:59 pm CT)

September 2024 – Selection notifications sent to submitters