Call for Abstracts for oral and poster presentations at the 21st Annual HMO Research Network Conference from March 11-13, 2015 at the Hyatt Regency Long Beach and the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, Long Beach, California.

The theme of this year’s conference – “Care Improvement Research: Partnering
with Patients, Providers and Operational Leaders” – highlights ongoing efforts by
researchers, clinicians, administrators and patients to work collaboratively to
improve care throughout the learning health care system. Topics of special
interest include rapid-cycle learning, quality improvement research, comparative
effectiveness research, large simple trials, pragmatic trials, observational
methods, patient-reported outcomes, novel models of integrated informed
consent, research-operations partnerships, and the efficient dissemination and
uptake of research findings into clinical practice. Also a priority is research that
addresses one or more of the cultural, ethical, financial, logistical or technical
challenges facing researchers and health systems in their efforts to improve.

Key Dates
August 8, 2014 Online abstract submission system opens at 9:00
am Eastern Time.
September 26, 2014 Online abstract submission system closes at 11:59
pm Eastern Time.
November 7, 2014 Notification of submission outcome.

Abstracts are invited for consideration as oral or poster presentations. Authors
are encouraged to submit abstracts that fit the categories for planned concurrent
sessions, as listed below. Categories include Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease, Care Improvement Research, Child Health, Chronic Conditions/Diabetes/Obesity, Communication/Dissemination/Implementation, Genetics, Healthcare Disparities, Health Informatics, Health Services Research/Health Policy/Costs, Mental Health/Chemical Dependency, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research/Patient and Stakeholder Engagement in Research, Statistical and Research Methods, Vaccine Effectiveness and Safety/Infectious Diseases.

HMORN 2015 also features a poster competition, paper of the year award, and early career investigator award.

Refer to the Call for Abstracts for more details (http://www.hmoresearchnetwork.org/en/Carousel/HMORN2015_Call-For-Abstracts.pdf) or visit the conference website at http://www.hmornmeeting.org.

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