DEM Conference The Diagnostic Error in Medicine 4th International Conference October 23 - 26, 2011 Hyatt Regency Chicago, IL For general questions regarding the DEM 2012 Conference, abstract submission, exhibit and sponsorship information or wish to be added to the DEM database please contact: Laura M. Friend Senior Conference Coordinator The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Office of Continuing Medical Education lfriend1@jhmi.edu REGISTRATION INFORMATION Register for the Conference, Fees, Payment and Cancellation Information Early Bird Deadline has been extended through Friday, October 7, 2011 CONFERENCE SCHEDULE / PRESENTATIONS Call for Abstracts Online submission of abstracts begins on Monday, February 7, 2011. Deadline for submission of abstracts is Friday, July 29, 2011, 11:00 pm PDT Conference Agenda Conference Registration Brochure Keynote Presentation Speaker Biographies Session Presentations available to download Short Courses Peer Reviewed ORAL Abstracts Peer Reviewed POSTER Abstracts CONFERENCE ENHANCEMENTS CME Credit Organizations that Support DEM Exhibitor - Sponsorship Information TRAVEL / HOTEL AND WHAT TO SEE AND DO IN CHICAGO (note these pages will link to the SMDM Annual conference web pages. DEM Attendees please make your hotel reservations under the SMDM Group Block.) Hotel Information and Reservations Travel and Transportation What to See while in Chicago Important Note Regarding the 2011 Annual Meeting: This will impact your travel plans and hotel sleeping room availability. We are encouraging SMDM Attendees to book their hotel and travel as soon as possible. It has been brought to our attention that the 2011 SMDM Annual Meeting dates, October 22-26, 2011, will overlap with two other city-wide conferences being held in Chicago. During this time Chicago is expecting over 10,000+ conference attendees. SMDM has contracted with the Hyatt for a limited number of sleeping rooms and once our block is filled the hotel most likely will not have additional rooms to offer. The same is true for surrounding hotels as they are being used by these two other city-wide conferences. Please note the sleeping room rate at SMDM meeting hotel, Hyatt Regency, DOES include internet access in the sleeping room. As you know many airlines have reduced the number of flights so seats will fill up fast! If you book your hotel room now and need to cancel, you will not be penalized as long as you cancel 72 hours prior to your arrival. Please book early to get the best flight times, hotel rooms, and prices! POST CONFERENCE INFORMATION Conference Evaluation - Online Version Pictures from the 2011 DEM Conference We hope to build on the past successful conferences, continuing our discussions about diagnostic errors and building a constituency of advocates dedicated to addressing this key problem. Once again this year's conference will be held in association with the annual conference of the Society of Medical Decision Making. PLANNING COMMITTEE David E. Newman-Toker, MD, PhD, 2011 Chair, DEM Executive Committee, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD Gordon D. Schiff, MD, 2011 Co-Chair, DEM Executive Committee, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA Mark L. Graber, MD, DEM Executive Committee, RTI International, St James, NY Cindy L. Bryce, PhD, DEM Executive Committee, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA Karen S. Cosby, MD, FACEP, Cook County Emergency Medicine Residency, Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL Jonathan A. Edlow, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA Robert El-Kareh, MD, MPH, University of California, San Diego, CA Paul Epner, MBA, MEd, Principal, Paul Epner LLC, Evanston, IL Omar Hasan, MBBS, MPH, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA Kathryn M. McDonald, MM, Past President of SMDM, Stanford Health Policy (CHP/PCOR), CA Kaveh G. Shojania, MD, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON Hardeep Singh, MD, MPH, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX Laura Zwaan, MSc, VU University Medical Center, Netherlands Shawna Wilker, Director of Meetings, DEM Headquarters Important Dates: Monday, February 7, 2011 Abstract Submission Opens Friday, July 1, 2011, 11:00 pm PDT. Abstract Submission Deadline     June 2011 Registration Opens Tuesday, September 20, 2011 Hotel Reservations, Deadline for Group Rate Friday, September 30, 2011 (3 weeks out) Early Bird Registration Deadline Friday, September 30, 2011 (3 weeks out) Cancellation Deadline       DEM Conference Dates Sunday, October 23, 2011 DEM Conference - PM Short Course Monday, October 24, 2011 DEM Conference - AM Short Course and Day One Tuesday, October 25, 2011 DEM Conference - Day Two Wednesday, October 26, 2011 DEM Conference - Day Three and Conclusion