Dear SGIM colleagues,
The 2019 SGIM Annual Meeting Program Committee looks forward to receiving proposals for Invited Content to be presented as Special Symposia during the 2019 SGIM Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, May 8-11, 2019 at the Washington Hilton. This is a notification that the ScholarOne submission site is now open. Submit by August 3, 2018 at 5pm ET: https://sgim19.abstractcentral.com
Key Dates
July 27, 2018: ScholarOne Opens for Special Symposia Submission
August 3, 2018 at 5pm ET: Special Symposia Submission Deadline
September 5, 2018: Acceptance Notifications are Sent (submissions@sgim.org)
Special Symposia Submissions Related to the Meeting Theme
The 2019 SGIM Annual Meeting will encompass the breadth and depth of General Internal Medicine, including health services research, medical education, advocacy, and exemplary clinical care. The theme of the 2019 meeting is Courage to Lead: Equity, Engagement, and Advocacy in Turbulent Times. Health equity, patient engagement, and advocacy for general medicine are becoming increasingly important in the current healthcare and political landscape as we continue to aim to improve health outcomes for all. Engaging patients and communities and supporting policies that improve access to care and social determinants of health are keystones in achieving equitable health outcomes. This meeting will be an opportunity for the GIM community to discuss how we can advance health equity throughout all aspects of our shared work, whether in the hospital, the clinic, the classroom, or the laboratory.
We are primarily interested in submissions that are related to the meeting theme of health equity, patient engagement, and advocacy. Submissions having presenters from diverse disciplines who might represent new and innovative approaches to the meeting's thematic areas are especially encouraged. Below we provide a list of potential topics that we would consider as closely related to the meeting theme. These are examples for consideration and all submissions relating to the meeting theme will be considered.
Strategies for achieving equitable health care for all persons
Effective and impactful patient and community engagement
Addressing social determinants of health at the health system level
Advancing patient and family centered/engaged health care
Advocacy during turbulent times for hospital and academic health systems leaders
Developing the next generation of advocates and social justice champions
Confronting racial/ethnic injustice in health and non-health settings
Health and non-health partnerships to address homelessness
Global perspectives on equity and health care justice
Pathways and careers in health advocacy
Environmental health equity and engagement
Addressing drug addiction in primary care and community-based settings
Stakeholder engagement and equity during disaster relief efforts
Submission Criteria:
Full Title of Submission (do not use all caps)
Online Title of Submission (limit: 60 characters, including spaces)
Relation to Meeting Theme: How does this session fit with the meeting theme? (limit:250 characters, including spaces)
Session Summary (limit: 3,000 characters, including spaces)
Online Session Summary (limit: 500 characters, including spaces)
Target Audience (General Audience, Beginning/Intermediate, Intermediate/Advanced, Medical Students/Residents/Fellows)
Collaboration (Identify SGIM Committee, Commission, Workgroup or External Organization)
Measurable Learning Objectives (Two required, additional one optional)
Session Agenda (last 5 minutes must be reserved for session evaluation)
Session History (Has this session been presented before? If yes, identify the meeting(s) and date(s).)
Primary Category (Select one primary category.)
Product Approval (Does your presentation reference/mention a product that is not approved in the United States for the use under discussion? Yes/No. if yes, explanation must be captured.)
Session Coordinator and up to five additional speakers (maximum: six total speakers)
Symposia Session Duration
Special Symposia will be 60 minutes long, didactic in method, and are an opportunity to invite speakers to the meeting from diverse disciplines who might represent new and innovative approaches to the work we do. Sessions that include small group discussions are not appropriate and should be submitted as workshops.
Symposia Scheduling
Our goal is to accept approximately eight to ten Special Symposia.
As we expect symposia to be of interest to many attendees, they will be scheduled in rooms for 200-300 people.
Presenter Registration Policy
We do NOT provide honoraria for presenters, including invited Special Symposia speakers.
All presenters (for invited AND peer-reviewed content) are required to register and pay registration fees for the meeting and pay their expenses for travel, lodging, and food. The ScholarOne submission will require submitting authors to acknowledge awareness of this policy.
Recording in the SGIM Conference Library
All special symposia will be presented in the SGIM19 Conference Library. If accepted, all speakers will be required to sign a speaker permission form. For more information, email submissions@sgim.org.
Submission Process
NEW THIS YEAR: Submissions will be submitted via ScholarOne. The submission fee is $0.
Submission Site: https://sgim19.abstractcentral.com
Review Process
Submissions received by the deadline will be considered for scheduling as Special Symposia; indicating they are invited sessions. The Annual Meeting Program Committee will evaluate proposals based on their fit with the meeting theme, quality of the proposal, and proposed presenters. We will notify you by September 5, 2018 whether the submitted suggestion will be scheduled as a Special Symposium. Decisions will be made by September 5, 2018 which would allow time for those not selected as Special Symposia to be submitted as workshop proposals in the Annual Meeting's standard peer-review process.
Submission Questions?
submissions@sgim.org
Thank you,
Olveen Carrasquillo, MD, MPH
Special Symposia, Chair
ocarrasquillo@med.miami.edu
Michael R. Mueller, MD
Special Symposia, Co-Chair
mxm2000@med.miami.edu