Putting Patients First 2024: Building learning communities
November 14, 2024, Vancouver
Call for submissions
Successful project teams have been notified.
Review our poster presenter checklist.
Key dates:
- November 1, 2024
*New – the posters will be digital. Presenters will receive updated instructions by this date with details about how to submit your poster file. - November 14, 2024
Conference date
Poster presenter checklist
What do I need to do next?
Complete the following by October 11, 11:59 p.m. ET:
1. Register to attend the conference in-person: https://event.fourwaves.com/ppf2024/registration.
Please ensure that all presenters (including patient partners) register with the same email address that was used for the abstract submission.
IMPORTANT NOTE: after submitting the registration form, you may get a message saying that you have been put into the registration waitlist. However, your spot for the conference has been secured and we will add your information to the system.
2. Review your abstract submission and correct any errors or omissions. Make sure all authors are listed, and presenters and co-presenters are identified. This information will be used for the digital booklet. You will receive a link from FourWaves (the platform where you submitted your abstract) to access your submission.
Please note:
- Only patient partners who have been identified as a poster presenter/co-presenter AND have registered by October 11th will be contacted with next steps to access the travel bursary ($250).
- You will receive more detail about presentation times and what to expect in the coming weeks.
- Patient partners identified as poster presenters will receive an email from accounting@healthresearchbc.ca by October 18th with the required forms to access the bursary. If you have not received an email by that time, please check your junk mail.
- The three abstracts selected for a 10-minute oral presentation will receive an email from ppf@healthresearchbc.ca with instructions.
What about my poster?
When creating your poster:
- include sections specified in the abstract submission:
- information
- introduction and background
- learning community engagement
- knowledge mobilization
- include references and acknowledgements
- use plain language
- presenters will receive updated instructions before November 1 with details about how to submit your poster file
Please note:
- Conference organizers will display posters on digital screens.
- You will have received a unique abstract ID by email. Please save this ID.
This year, we were thrilled to receive over 90 submissions for the conference.
68 submissions met the eligibility criteria. A panel reviewed the 68 submissions and selected 55 to share as posters at the conference.
Frequently asked questions (FAQ)
I am a poster presenter. What will I do on the day of the conference?
Who will attend the conference, and how should I communicate my project?
Will the posters be printed or digital?
I am a poster presenter. Do I need to be in-person to present?
Will I get a certificate of participation if I present a poster? What are the other benefits?
I am a patient partner. Will I get any support if I present a poster?
I am a patient activist, public partner, community partner or part of a community advocacy group. Will I get any support if I present a poster?
If selected, I would like a patient partner to co-present with me. Do you provide funding for patient partners?
Contact us
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For questions about submissions or the conference:
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ppf@healthresearchbc.ca
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For technical questions about filling out the submission form:
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vicki@f2fe.com
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About learning communities
What is a learning community?
A learning community brings people together to solve a shared health problem.
Learning communities are one of the first steps needed in a learning health system project.
We compare five different ways to integrate evidence into health care.
Who can be part of a learning community?
Learning communities can include care providers, patients and families, researchers and decision-makers, among others.
Why learning communities?
Studies report learning health systems positively change health care1:
- improve patient care and health outcomes
- influence health care providers
- save health system costs