Ink on the page: Get your quality improvement project published

Conclusions should be appropriately conservative in relation to the study findings.” Figures and tables can be used, “which will avoid excess word length while still providing a concise summary of what was actually done,” the editors said. “Another option for providing more details is to include additional supplemental information for publication online.” Don’t fear the dark side The editors urge authors to consider including negative outcomes in their papers, including failures of the proposed intervention. Measures of unintended consequences also should be reported to ensure that the intervention does not create new problems. Projects that fail to achieve the intended results are still important because they can help others who might consider similar projects and allow them to build on the author’s work. Residents have a unique chance to showcase their QI projects at the 2016 AMA Research Symposium. The symposium features hundreds of poster and oral presentations, and takes place this year on Nov. 11 at the 2016 AMA Interim Meeting in Orlando, Fla. The event is hosted annually by the AMA Medical Student Section, the AMA Resident and Fellow Section and the AMA International Medical Graduates Section. Each section holds a separate competition within the event. Abstracts will be accepted beginning in July and are due by Aug. 17. Learn more about getting your project onto the page: 5 steps to getting your research published Top journals...
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