DEM 2010 Conference Evaluation

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1. As an incentive to complete the evaluation we will have a drawing for a complimentary registration for next year’s conference. Simply fill out the evaluation, either on-line or the paper version, and enter your contact information to be eligible. The drawing will take place on Friday, Dec. 3, 2010 and the winner will be contacted via email.
2. Do you plan to attend next year’s conference in Chicago?
3. Do we need a society devoted to Diagnostic Error in Medicine?
4. Would you like to be more involved with the Diagnostic Error in Medicine movement?
5. I would participate in an online community (e.g., listserv, Wiki, blog, social network site) devoted to Diagnostic Error in Medicine between annual meetings.
6. The Conference goal is to build a scientific and practical understanding of diagnostic error in medicine and foster the development of solutions. Please rate the following.
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This meeting met its published objectives.
This meeting has enhanced my professional effectiveness/patient care.
The content was objective and balanced.
The content was evidence-based.
The type of evidence was identified.
The source of evidence was identified.
There was no inappropriate commercial bias toward products of any company. (If there was, please describe under “comments” below).
The printed materials were well organized and complete.
My educational expectations for attending the conference were met.
I liked the format of having the DEM and SMDM meetings completely overlapping with some shared sessions
7. THE ONE THING I liked best about the conference
8. THE ONE THING that could have been improved
9. How can WE best increase attendance at next year’s meeting?
10. We would love to hear why you attend the DEM Conference. We would like to use attendee testimonials to promote the Conference going forward. By entering your comments you are giving DEM permission to use your testimonial along with your name in print and / or on the DEM website to advertise for future DEM events

Why I attend the DEM Conference:
11. Monday Sessions, the information was relevant and useful
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Learning from Diagnostic Mistakes - Kaveh Shojania
Oral Abstracts
Posters
Diagnostic Errors Related to Test Results - Singh & Epner
12. Monday Sessions, the overall program content & presentation was …
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Learning from Diagnostic Mistakes - Kaveh Shojania
Oral Abstracts
Posters
Diagnostic Errors Related to Test Results - Singh & Epner
13. Tuesday Sessions, the information was relevant and useful
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Current Research Approaches to Diagnostic Error - Schiff, Schull, Kostopoulou
Keynote: Safe Patients, Smart Hospitals - Peter Pronovost
Research Methods Panel - Pronovost et al
SMDM - SJDM - DEM Joint Session Clinical Reasoning
Breakout - Setting the Agenda for Diagnostic Error Research
14. Tuesday Sessions, the overall program content & presentation was …
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Current Research Approaches to Diagnostic Error - Schiff, Schull, Kostopoulou
Keynote: Safe Patients, Smart Hospitals - Peter Pronovost
Research Methods Panel - Pronovost et al
SMDM - SJDM - DEM Joint Session Clinical Reasoning
Breakout - Setting the Agenda for Diagnostic Error Research
15. Wednesday Sessions, the information was relevant and useful
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Improving Diagnostic Accuracy - What Will it Take Redelmeier & Shojania
Can Evidence Based Medicine Help Reduce Diagnostic Error - Haynes, Guyann, Bowers Jones, McKibbon
Simulation to Reduce Diagnostic Error - Gosbee, Montgomery, Papier
16. Wednesday Sessions, the overall program content & presentation was …

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Improving Diagnostic Accuracy - What Will it Take Redelmeier & Shojania
Can Evidence Based Medicine Help Reduce Diagnostic Error - Haynes, Guyann, Bowers Jones, McKibbon
Simulation to Reduce Diagnostic Error - Gosbee, Montgomery, Papier
17. Additional Comments/ Suggestions