IAHCSMM Call for Poster Submissions

2011 IAHCSMM Annual Meeting
May 1-4, 2011
Louisville, Kentucky

To further enhance the learning experience of our attendees, an Educational Poster Display will be featured at the 2011 Annual Meeting in Louisville, May 1-4, 2011. This is a great opportunity to showcase your original work in a public forum and share your knowledge of the CSSD profession. The posters will be on display during the exhibits for all attendees to read and examine.

Overview: The posters displayed will share information about successes with quality improvement, cost-saving, patient safety, staff safety, staff development, customer relations and more.

POSTER DISPLAYED AT THE 2010 ANNUAL MEETING
FAQ’s about CEUs
Getting to Zero: Perpetual Inventory Implementation
IAHCSMM Fellowship
Is Your Endoscope Really Clean?
Planning a New Chapter Educational Offering Flash Sterilization
How AAMI Standards are Developed
Instrumentation Process Improvement
Meeting Best Practices at the National Level
Reducing Flash Sterilization, an OR/SPD Partnership

Submission Deadline: December 31, 2010

Format: IAHCSMM will convert PowerPoint presentations to a poster format and mount on a 4’x6’ foam-board for display during the exhibits in Louisville. A description of your poster will also be printed in the Guide to Exhibits.

Poster Submission Selection Process:

Please submit the following to susan@iahcsmm.org by December 31, 2010:

PowerPoint presentation of your poster.

Limit your presentation to no more than 9 slides
IAHCSMM prohibits the use of presentations to market products or services

Click here to View Samples of Previously Approved Posters

Submit a one page summary of the poster to include:

Introduction: Description of the organizational context in which the project was developed
Objective: List the goals of the project and what you hoped to achieve
Description of the Project: List the methods, actions and/or processes used to achieve objectives
Results and Lessons Learned
Full contact information for the author(s) of the poster (name, title, organization, address, phone, email)
A brief description of the author’s organization

Signed Release Form

Click here for Poster Presentation Release Form

Poster Submission Selection Process: IAHCSMM reviews each poster submission and reserves the right to refuse to publish any poster without reason. Confirmation of acceptance/denial of your poster submission will be given within 30 days of receipt of the PowerPoint presentation, one page summary and signed release form.

Location and Schedule: Posters will be displayed in the exhibit hall on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 from 8:30 am – 2:30 pm.

Fee: IAHCSMM will bear the cost for the creation and shipment of the poster to Louisville for display. It will be the author’s responsibility to assume costs for shipping the poster to any address beyond Louisville.

Contact:
Susan Adams
Manager, Administrative Services
IAHCSMM
susan@iahcsmm.org
(312) 440-0078 x312