DigiFest 2024: ePoster Call for Submissions

300-word abstract submissions are invited for a virtual poster exhibition on themes of digital health and care, deadline 30 October 2024.

300-word abstract submissions are invited for a virtual poster exhibition from staff or students based in Scotland, the UK and internationally, who are working or studying in health, social care, housing, third sector or academic settings.

The Poster Review Panel has determined that successful posters should represent a mix of digital health and social care service delivery and digital health and social care research projects.

Posters and abstracts should describe research projects or service development projects which demonstrate the use of digital tools in health, social care or home settings, supporting teams or individuals in relation to the themes listed here:

• Sustainable Innovation
• Digital Tools Supporting Integration
• Digital Solutions Supporting Reform
• Citizen Participation & Co-production
• Digitally Enabled Workforce
• Robotics in Health and Social Care
• Digital Inclusion
• Digitally Enabled Social Care
• Good Practice in A.I. in Health and Social Care
• Data Driven Services

Abstracts should include the following details:

• Authors names and affiliations and presenter’s email address
• Title
• Introduction
• Methods
• Results
• Conclusions
• Word limit – 300 words

Abstract content may:

• Present a digital health and social care service development or, research project which is currently underway or completed in the past 12 months.
• Explain (briefly) how this work relates to the wider digital health and care agenda.
• Identify target end users for the digital health and care service or research project.
• Clearly articulate the objectives for service users/patients/citizens and for the service providers.
• Include a brief explanation of the research methodology used for research studies.
• Include a brief explanation of the approach e.g., improvement methodology used for service developments.
• Clearly present outcomes/results/recommendations in a way that can be readily understood by those working outside your own area of practice.
• Include up to a maximum of three references (optional).

300-word abstract submissions must be received by noon on 30 October 2024.

Please note that when you submit your abstract, you give permission for your abstract to be shared with the conference organising committee and the Poster Review Panel.

Upload your Abstract to: https://forms.office.com/e/ZfWhL1ARVZ

Confirmation will be sent of successful submissions by 15 November.

Successful submissions must produce and upload their final content to the ePoster platform, Learning Toolbox platform, for display by noon on 30 November. Posters will remain viewable following the event, authors can share a link to their poster. A maximum of 50 posters will be accepted.

You can view the ePosters from DigiFest 2023 at ePoster Showcase.

There will be a British Computer Society (BCS) Health & Care Scotland sponsored prizes for the best Service Delivery poster abstract and for the best Research poster abstract plus a runner up in each category.

Please contact Nessa Barry at Nessa.Barry@nhs.scot with any questions.

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