Abstract Competition

• The CAEP 2023 conference takes place May 28-31, 2023 in Toronto, ON. Successful abstract presenters are responsible for their own expenses and conference registration.
• Only CAEP members will be considered for abstract awards. Click on the “Abstract Awards” tab below to view the list available for 2023.
• Communication will be with the presenting author only. It is the responsibility of the presenting author to communicate with co-authors.
• Abstracts submitted without results will be automatically rejected.
• Submissions that go over the 2500 character max (not including title, authors, key words) will be automatically rejected.
• Abstracts submitted to the incorrect category will be re-assigned at the discretion of the research committee.
• Abstracts accepted in any previous CAEP competition (including the 2022 competition) are not allowed to be re-submitted, and will result in automatic rejection.
• NEW: Abstracts from other conferences (in the past year) are allowed to be submitted as long as the research is still current and the manuscript has not been accepted for publication by the CAEP abstract submission deadline (January 8).

Please take a look at the reviewer criteria if you are unsure in which category your abstract belongs. If you are still uncertain after reviewing the matrices, contact Jennifer Gale.

Title: Enter your title in sentence case (i.e. only the first word is capitalized, unless using proper nouns). Do not use abbreviations, quotation marks, or add a period at the end of the title. Example: INCORRECT: “A Comprehensive Study to Reduce Falls in the ED.” CORRECT: A comprehensive study to reduce falls in the emergency department.

Keywords: Include up to 3 keywords. Avoid abbreviations and capitalization.

Abstract:  

• Do not include title, authors, affiliations, or keywords.
• There is a 2500-character limit (including spaces). The character limit does not include title, authors, or keywords.. The submitter must ensure they do not exceed this limit or else the abstract will be rejected.
• The following sections are included in the structured abstract:
  • Introduction
  • Method
  • Results
  • Conclusion

Awards: CAEP members may be eligible for the various research abstract awards. Review the criteria listed in the “Abstract Awards” tab below.

Authors:

• University degrees should be included for authors, but not accreditations (i.e., CORRECT: John Smith MD MSc and NOT John Smith MD MSc CCFP(EM)).
• Co-authors should be listed in order of contribution.

Research (Quantitative) reviewer matrix
Research (Qualitative) reviewer matrix

Title: Enter your title in sentence case (i.e. only the first word is capitalized, unless using proper nouns). Do not use abbreviations, quotation marks, or add a period at the end of the title. Example: INCORRECT:  “EI: A New Curriculum for Medical Students.” CORRECT: Education innovation: a new curriculum for medical students

Keywords: use “innovations in EM education” as your first keyword in order to ensure that the abstract is directed to the correct track and easily identified in the abstract supplement. Two additional keywords can be used.

Abstract:  

• Do not include title, authors, affiliations, or keywords.
• There is a 2500-character limit (including spaces). The character limit does not include title, authors, or keywords. The submitter must ensure they do not exceed this limit or else the abstract will be rejected.
• The following sections are included in the structured abstract:
  • Innovation concept
  • Method
  • Curriculum, tool, or material
  • Conclusion

Award: The top 3 abstracts submitted by CAEP members will compete at CAEP 2022 for the Top Education Innovation Award.. You must select ‘yes’  on your application if you would like to be considered for this competition and award. The winner will receive the $500 award but no other compensation will be provided to the presenters.

Authors:

• University degrees should be included for authors, but not accreditations (i.e., CORRECT: John Smith MD MSc and NOT John Smith MD MSc CCFP(EM))
• Co-authors should be listed in order of contribution.

Education Innovation reviewer matrix

Title: Enter your title in sentence case (i.e. only the first word is capitalized, unless using proper nouns). Do not use abbreviations, quotation marks, or add a period at the end of the title. Example: INCORRECT: “A Comprehensive Study to Reduce Falls in the ED.” CORRECT: A comprehensive study to reduce falls in the emergency department.

Keywords: Include up to 3 keywords. Avoid abbreviations and capitalization.

Abstract:  

• Do not include title, authors, affiliations, or keywords.
• There is a 2500-character limit (including spaces). The character limit does not include title, authors, or keywords. The submitter must ensure they do not exceed this limit or else the abstract will be rejected.
• The following sections are included in the structured abstract:
  • Introduction
  • Method
  • Results
  • Conclusion

Awards: CAEP members may be eligible for the various abstract awards. Review the criteria listed in the “Abstract Awards” tab below.

Authors:

• University degrees should be included for authors, but not accreditations (i.e., CORRECT: John Smith MD MSc and NOT John Smith MD MSc CCFP(EM))
• Co-authors should be listed in order of contribution.

Education Research (Quantitative) reviewer matrix
Education Research (Qualitative) reviewer matrix

Building on the success of CAEP 2018, we will have this year again an abstract track called “Quality Improvement and Patient Safety” (QIPS). This track is meant for projects that used QI methodologies (e.g., Model for Improvement, Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles, rapid iterative improvements), as opposed to research or education projects on topics relevant to quality and/or safety. 

The QIPS track is designed to foster the scholarly dissemination of projects that aim to improve the care provided to patients, on a local or broader level. The focus of the projects can be any or all of the domains of healthcare quality (i.e. safety, timeliness, efficiency, efficacy, equitability, patient-centredness). Projects that have used methods from the science of quality improvement (e.g., Ishikawa or process mapping analyses, PDSA cycles, repeated data sampling, run charts) will be given higher consideration. Projects that used sound design and implementation but that were not successful (i.e. ‘negative’ projects) will still be given just as much credit, as there is tremendous value in learning from what has not worked in other similar settings.

Title: Enter your title in sentence case (i.e. only the first word is capitalized, unless using proper nouns). Do not use abbreviations, quotation marks, or add a period at the end of the title. Example: INCORRECT:  “A Comprehensive QI Project to Reduce Falls in the ED.” CORRECT: A comprehensive quality improvement project to reduce falls in the emergency department

Keywords: Include “quality improvement and patient safety” as your first keyword in order to ensure that the abstract is directed to the correct track and easily identified in the abstract supplement. Two additional keywords can be used.

Abstract:  

• Do not include title, authors, affiliations, or keywords.
• There is a 2500-character limit (including spaces). The character limit does not include title, authors, or keywords. The submitter must ensure they do not exceed this limit or else the abstract will be rejected.
• The following sections are included in the structured abstract:
  • Background
  • Aim statement
  • Measures & design
  • Evaluation/results
  • Discussion/impact

Award: CAEP members may be eligible to win the Top QIPS Abstract Award. Review the criteria listed in the “Abstract Awards” tab below.

Authors:

• University degrees should be included for authors, but not accreditations (i.e., CORRECT: John Smith MD MSc and NOT John Smith MD MSc CCFP(EM)).
• Co-authors should be listed in order of contribution.

QIPS reviewer matrix

Applicant Verification

• In order to be considered for an abstract award, the presenting author must be a CAEP member.
• CAEP membership is verified for potential awardees (if applicable).
• If the CAEP membership type does not match that indicated in the application (e.g., member self-identified as a CAEP resident yet holds a faculty position at a university or college), then the abstract will be disqualified.
• Resident award applicants must be in an EM residency program (i.e. FRCPC resident in emergency medicine or CCFP-EM resident) or in a pediatric EM fellowship program. Staff physicians, graduate students, and assistant professors are not eligible for resident awards.
• Relevant start and stop dates (i.e., undergraduate MD, residency, fellowship, appointment at the level of assistant professor) should be included in the application, so CAEP staff can verify the eligibility for Top Medical Student, all Resident Awards, and Top New Investigator Award.
• Applicants can specify parental or sick leaves that may extend their eligibility or alter their anticipated start and stop dates.