Infection Control calls for papers / meetings & conferences

Call for Abstracts: 43rd Critical Care Congress

January 9-13, 2014 San Francisco, California

The Society of Critical Care Medicine’s 43rd Critical Care Congress will be a powerhouse of creative and inspirational ideas for the critical care field.

We invite you to join nearly 5,000 critical care clinicians in San Francisco, where innovation will meet at the intersection of technology and medicine. Novel discoveries will be showcased, culminating a year’s worth of achievements in research and education.

The 2014 Congress will provide outstanding networking opportunities and innovative learning experiences, highlighting the most up-to-date, evidence-based developments in critical care medicine.

Make your contribution to the advancement of critical care by submitting your original investigative research and case reports for the 43rd Critical Care Congress. If accepted, your work will be on display throughout Congress, which will be held January 9 to 13, 2014. Abstracts also will be published in Critical Care Medicine, the #1 critical care subspecialty journal. Individuals whose abstracts are accepted are also eligible for peer evaluation and awards. Presenting authors who are SCCM members at the time of abstract submission may have an opportunity to apply for complimentary Congress registration.

Abstract Submission

To submit an abstract for the 43rd Critical Care Congress, log in to MySCCM.org with your SCCM customer ID and password, or sign up for an account. Once logged in, click the “Submit Abstracts” button to the left.

Abstracts will be accepted from May 1, 2013, to 12:00 p.m. Central Time on September 3, 2013. No extensions or late-breaking abstracts will be permitted. Please note that the SCCM office will be closed for the Labor Day holiday on September 2, 2013; no technical assistance will be available on that date. It is recommended that you complete the submission process prior to September 3, 2013.

Submission Requirements

Abstracts and/or information previously presented or published within the United States or internationally are not allowed.

Abstracts may contain new research on a topic presented previously.

Submission of an abstract constitutes a commitment by the author(s) to present the abstract as accepted.

Expenses associated with the preparation, submission and presentation of an abstract are the responsibility of the presenter(s)/author(s).

Authors of accepted abstracts are expected to register for the meeting and pay the meeting registration fee, unless they qualify and apply for complimentary registration.

Abstract Categories

Administration

Basic Science

- Cell Biology (NO and Signal Transduction, Signal Transduction)

- Cardiovascular

- Endocrine

- GI/Nutrition

- Hematology

- Hepatic

- Immunology

- Infection

- Neurology

- Pulmonary

- Renal

- Sepsis

Case Reports (including but not limited to disaster-related cases)

Clinical Medicine

- Cardiovascular (Diagnostics, Monitoring, Therapeutic)

- Endocrine

- GI/Nutrition

- Hematology

- Immunology

- Infection

- Neurology (Diagnostics, Monitoring, Therapeutics)

- Pulmonary (Diagnostics, Mechanical Ventilation, Therapeutics)

- Renal

- Burns/Trauma (Therapeutics: Pharmacologic/Procedural)

- Sepsis (Diagnostics, Therapeutics, Antimicrobials, Guidelines and Bundles,

Nosocomial (VAP, BSI, UTI), Cardiovascular, Endocrine)

CPR/Resuscitation

Education

Epidemiology/Outcomes (Predictors, Quality of Life, Safety)

Ethics and End of Life

Patient and Family Support

Therapeutics (Drugs and Pharmacokinetics, Sedation, Other)

Call for Presentations and Abstracts: AMDA Long Term Care Medicine - 2014: Creating Harmony in Long Term Care

February 27- March 2, 2014 Nashville, Tennessee

The Program Committee invites you to submit program proposals and abstracts for AMDA Long Term Care Medicine - 2014: Creating Harmony in Long Term Care, February 27- March 2, 2014 in Nashville, TN - Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center.

Submissions should be based on the learning objectives and areas of interest noted below and include current trends and best practices in long term care. Of special interest is emerging clinical information, research, innovations in non-pharmaceutical modification of challenging behaviors, emerging concepts in management and medical direction, and updates on approaches to regulatory compliance. AMDA also seeks proposals that emphasize strategies for successful cooperation with consultant pharmacists and administrators as well as the entire interdisciplinary team.

Results of the conference evaluation clearly show that a majority of attendees come for the education program and the associated continuing education credits. Our attendees expect clinical topics to be evidence-based with cited references and management topics to be relevant to their setting and grounded in best practices. For their learning experience, attendees seek opportunities to network with colleagues and engage in interactive presentations through various formats such as point-counterpoint, case-based discussion (Q&A), small group and/or role play, and practical information for valuable take home tools such as handouts, key points, guides or quick tips.

TIMELINE:

Oral Presentation Submission Deadline: July 16, 2013

Model Programs and Policies Swap Deadline: September 16, 2013

Poster Submission Deadline: October 28, 2013

AMDA will only accept proposals and posters submitted using the online submission system. Please do not submit a proposal unless you can be available to present on any day of the conference.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Upon conclusion of the conference, participants should be able to:

Analyze available data to improve process and promote quality improvement in long term care.

Apply knowledge and skills gained to enhance the effectiveness and quality of medical direction in nursing facilities.

Discuss clinical advances and new research findings relevant to long term care medicine.

Implement clinical practice guidelines in the long term care setting.

Utilize available data, tools, and emerging technologies to inform decisions about clinical care and/or medical direction.

Implement strategies for effective communication with patients, families and care teams.

Engage in professional interaction with colleagues in long term care.

Enhance skills and abilities to collaborate with and/or lead the long term care interdisciplinary team.

Gain new perspectives on relevant aspects of fiscal issues, health care policy, risk management, and AMDA policy priorities.

Establish a network with active members of AMDA and the long term care medical community.

EDUCATIONAL NEEDS:

AMDA welcomes submissions on all topics pertinent to long term care medicine and medical direction. Based on the latest educational needs analysis conducted by the Program Planning Committee, the following topics have been identified as areas of focus:

Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs)

Advance directives

Antipsychotics/dementia

OIG/survey process (off label use, Black Box warning)

Dose reduction

Non-pharmacological options

Appropriate use

Beers criteria (using it for clinical practice)

Conducting research in the long term care setting

Congestive heart failure

Culture diversity among patients, residents and staff

Dealing with challenging/difficult families (specific to decision making, goal setting)

Decision making capacity

Disaster Planning

Dermatology (skill based session – practical applications to long term care)

Scabies (dealing with it from a facility standpoint)

Common conditions (advanced level)

Health Information Technology (HIT)

Improving communication with staff and families

Improving patient/resident experience (beyond culture change)

Patient centered care

Resident satisfaction (and family)

Long term care practice models

Assisted Living

Acute

Financial/business

Management of recurrent/refractory C. diff

Managing higher acute residents in the long term care setting (IDT perspective)

MDS 3.0 (skill based sessions – practical applications)

Nutrition - palliative care (feeding protocols, etc.)

Overcoming barriers in long term care noting skill based/case examples

Pain Management

Acute

End-of-life

Parkinson Disease (when to stop meds/labs)

Pediatric/young adult long term care

Professional Development

Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement (QAPI)

Recovery Audit Contract (RAC) audits

Risk management

Staff retention

Transitions of care

Call for Abstracts: Options for the Control of Influenza VIII 

September 5-10, 2013 Cape Town, South Africa

Held every 3 years, Options for the Control of Influenza is the largest international scientific conference exclusively devoted to influenza.  Options VIII will showcase recent advances in the basic science and control and prevention of influenza.  Whatever your domain of expertise – virology, veterinary medicine, human medicine, public health policy, industry or journalism – Options for the Control of Influenza VIII is the premier conference bringing together experts dedicated to all aspects of influenza.  Presentation formats will include keynote addresses, invited lectures, scientific workshops, abstract presentations, satellite meetings and poster sessions.

The Conference Chairs welcome your latest scientific research on influenza for Oral or Poster presentation during the Options for the Control of Influenza VIII conference.

Categories for Abstract Submission:

•Animal Human Interface and Zoonotic Influenza

•Animal Influenza

•Animal Models for Influenza

•Antiviral Drugs and Resistance

•Clinical Management

•Diagnostics

•Disease Burden and Health Economics

•Epidemiology including Seroepidemiology

•Innate and Adaptive Immunity

•Mathematical Models Informing Public Health Decisions

•Novel Therapeutic Strategies

•Pandemic Mitigation: What Worked and What Did Not

•Pathogenesis and Systems Biology

•Risk Communication in Influenza

•Science Policy Interface

•Transmission and Infection Control

•Vaccines

•Viral Genomics and Evolution

•Viral Surveillance and the Global Influenza Surveillance Network

•Virology and Viral Receptors

To submit an abstract, please visit the Options VIII Abstract Submission System for submission instructions and parameters.

Submissions will be accepted until 3 June 2013.

For questions regarding abstract submission, please contact us at abstracts@controlinfluenza.com.