Call for Poster Abstracts – Abstracts for Oral or Poster Presentation
A poster or storyboard presentation is a graphic presentation of a topic. Posters / Storyboards may use an A3 thinking format to share the work.
Conference Theme
Improving Together for All – Patients, Families and Healthcare Workers
Conference Theme Categories
We aim to explore contemporary topics including:
- Diversity, Inclusion and Equity in our Improvement Work
- Creative and Flexible Ways of Improving and Building Capability
- Patient and Family-Centered Care
- Patient Flow Challenges
- Challenges for our Workforce
General Guidelines for Submissions
- The Lean Healthcare Conference Abstract Sub-Committee is seeking original work with definitive (preferably measurable) outcomes or significant transferable learning.
- Abstracts submitted must be 250 word maximum.
- In keeping with academic format bullet points should be avoided.
- Headings structure for abstracts are:
- Problem / Background
- Goals/Objective
- Current State/Analysis
- Future State
- Outcomes
- Key Learnings
Abstracts using an alternative structure of headings will also be considered.
- It is the responsibility of the presenting author to ensure that the abstract is submitted correctly
- Include the names of all authors in your submission
- Where there are co-authors, only one poster abstract is to be submitted. The presenting author is responsible for ensuring the co-authors agree with and are aware of the content before submitting the abstract
- The Lean Healthcare Conference Organizers will not be held responsible for submission errors caused by internet service outages, hardware or software delays, power outages or unforeseen events
- It is the responsibility of the presenting author to ensure that they register and pay for the conference in order to be included in the program