Abstracts: Planning, Preparation & Presentation

1. Abstracts:Planning, Preparation & Presentation

2. Objectives: • Understand the purpose of a medical or scientific abstract. • Recognize the three distinct types: • a research study or • a case vignette or case series. • Quality Improvement • Recall the contents of an abstract. • Tools: dos and don’ts, checklists & examples.

3. The 4 Cs for Abstracts Complete it covers the major parts of the research Concise it contains no excess wordiness or unnecessary information Clear it is readable, well organized, and not contain too much jargon Cohesive it flows smoothly between the parts. Purpose:

4. Original Research Observational – prospective or retrospective Cohort or case-control Interventional (RCT, etc.) or Case Vignette Rare disease or Unusual presentation Types:

5. Patient Safety – QI – Advocacy Describe the issue / problem (Root-Cause analysis) Processes used to solve the problem (PDSA) Who was involved (interdisciplinary) Report results Discuss maintenance or future plans Types:

6. Original Research Title Hypothesis Study Methods Results Conclusion Case Vignette Title Background Case Presentation Investigations Conclusion Parts:

7. Patient Safety – advocacy – QI Title Background / Reason Methods / Processes Outcomes Impact on patient care Parts:

8. Dos & Don’ts:

9. Dos & Don’ts:

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15. NYACP ABSTRACT GRADING SUBMISSION CATEGORIES • Quality/Patient Safety/Outcomes • Quality Improvement processes • Use outcome data to generate new information • High value care innovations with proof of concept • Healthcare waste / harmful practices • Can include case report of extreme waste

16. Checklists:

17. DeAngelis, C An Introduction to Clinical Research New York: Oxford University Press 1990. Huss, K, Ainsley, S, Huss, RW Writing a Research Abstract, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. Huth, EJ, How to Write and Publish Papers in Medical Sciences Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins, 1989 Iverson, C et al American Medical Association Manual of Style Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins, 1989 Plaut, SM Preparation of Abstracts, Slides and Presentations for Scientific Meetings Clinical Research 30 (2)18-24 1982 References:

18. Portrait of the Marquesa de SantiagoFrancisco José de Goya y LucientesSpanish 1804 @ The Getty, USA • Known for her dissolute lifestyle, the Marquesa died at the age of forty-three, three years after this portrait was made. • An English visitor to Spain once described her as "very profligate and loose in her manners and conversations, and scarcely admitted into female society …and said to boast of her nocturnal revels."