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Call for Case and Scholar Posters

This call closed October 22 at 12pm PT.

Are you an early career professional (up to 5 years post training) or current professional in training (engaged in a formal education or training program: fellow, scholar, advance practice nurse, social worker, resident, student, and others) interested in presenting your case study or research? AAHPM and HPNA will accept case poster and work-in-progress scholar poster submissions for the Annual Assembly of Hospice & Palliative Care, February 17-19, 2021 held virtually.

The Annual Assembly is an opportunity to share your case study or in-progress scholar research or improvement projects, receive feedback from professionals in the field, and prepare you to revise, enhance and share your work at other national meetings.

View sample abstracts from previously presented innovations.

About the Presentation

Authors are asked to consider both the impact of their proposed topic or research on underrepresented and underserved populations and its relevance to the diverse groups of attendees. Accordingly, presenters are encouraged to address issues of cultural competency in their abstracts, case examples, and presentations. When applicable, presenters are encouraged to describe how issues of cultural diversity and inclusion are considered in their specific aims or session narrative. Authors may also consider the current state of the pandemic, but is not required.

Case Study Poster Presentation

A visual e-poster presentation of a case study featuring the interdisciplinary team.

  • Interdisciplinary teams are composed of representatives from multiple disciplines (e.g. medical physician, nursing, chaplaincy/spiritual, pharmacy, psychology, social work, occupational therapy, physical therapy) who share their expert knowledge from individual assessment of the patient and family to help in formulating one single unified care plan for the patient and family. Interdisciplinary teams work in contrast to multidisciplinary teams which are composed of different disciplines who individually assess patients, share knowledge with the team, then each discipline provides the patient with a separate care plan based on their discipline.
    • Topic focused on issues significant to hospice and/or focused on any of the "Clinical Practice Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care" domains faced by the interdisciplinary team.
  • Submissions should advance the purpose and outcome statement of the Annual Assembly.
  • The following professional statuses are encouraged to submit a case study:
    • Early Career Professional (anyone that is 5 years or less post training.)
    • Professional in Training (anyone currently engaged in formal education or training programs: fellows, advanced practice nurses, social workers, residents, students, and others.)

Scholar Poster Presentation

A visual e-poster presentation specifically designed for student, resident, and fellow investigators to gain the opportunity for broad interaction and feedback regarding their scholarly works in progress. One should be a current scholar [i.e., students, residents, and fellows] with an interest in hospice and palliative care. All disciplines are encouraged [e.g., nursing, pharmacy, social work, medicine, or psychology].)

  • Topic focused on issues significant to hospice and/or focused on any of the following topic areas:
    • Clinical Research
    • Quality Improvement/Performance Improvement
    • Educational/Research
    • Other
  • Submissions should advance the purpose and outcome statement of the Annual Assembly.
  • The following professional status is encouraged to submit a scholarly work in progress:
    • Professional in Training (anyone currently engaged in formal education or training programs: fellows, advanced practice nurses, social workers, residents, students, and others.)

Review Process

Following submission, a panel of interdisciplinary, experienced palliative care educators will review the abstracts. Notification of abstract status will be emailed in December 2020 to the author that submitted the abstract.

Expert HPM educators will review the submissions utilizing a standardized rubric to ensure all required aspects of the proposal are present. In addition, the review will ensure that submissions are of high quality and will contribute knowledge to the field.