IFHE 2014

IFHE 2014

Call for Papers IFHE Congress 2014

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!

30 October 2013

Launch of call for papers

27 March 2014

Deadline for abstract submission

17 June 2014

Authors' Notification

TOPICS Below you will find the topics in which Section your abstract should be included

1

SUSTAINABILITY

 

The concept of sustainability addressed from different points of view: economical, social, cultural, environmental.

 

 

1A Economical resources vs. sustainability

 

 

 

Strategic planning

Master plan

Flexibility

Recycling of existing facilities

 

 

1B Physical plant

 

 

 

Environmental impact

Bioclimatic architecture

Energy saving

Green hospital

Eco-friendly materials, building systems

 

 

1C Technology and Health Services

 

 

 

Sustainable medical technologies

Impact of mobile devices and wireless connectivity on medical technologies and their applications

IT systems integration and its impact on the design of the hospital

 

 

1D Vulnerability of the hospital

 

 

 

The hospital in times of devastating disasters

Safe hospital

2

HUMANIZATION

 

A holistic approach to the patient and new health assistance proposals, respectful of cultural diversity.

 

 

2A Patient-centered care

 

 

 

Quality control

Safety and comfort

Regulations, accreditation, recommendations

 

 

2B Patient-focused design

 

 

 

Respect for traditions and cultural diversity

Proposals from design: use of colour, views, space, natural lighting

Solutions for the elderly and disabled

Evidence based design

 

 

2C Technology and patient-centered care

 

 

 

Materials and devices

Ergonomic design

Changes in hospital design and medical technology are driven by patient needs or are just a consequence of the technological evolution?

3

NEW SCENARIOS

 

 

3A Status of Health services and systems: aging population and chronic diseases

 

 

 

Strategic planning and networking

 

 

3B Interdisciplinary team

 

 

 

Roles assigned to architecture, engineering, management and maintenance

Changes in traditional working methods: LEAN, BIM.

 

 

3C Hospital of the future. Proposals

 

 

 

 

FORMAT INSTRUCTIONS FOR ABSTRACT IMPORTANT: please read carefully these instructions before preparing your abstract. Abstracts not adhering to these guidelines will not be considered for its review.

Submission Method: abstracts can only be submitted via the online abstract submission on this website. No exceptions will be made.

Presentation Method: papers accepted by the Scientific Committee will be presented as oral presentations during the Congress.

Language: Only abstracts written in English will be considered. Please have the abstract checked by somebody who masters the English language, since they will be published as received.

Maximum submissions per author: Only 2 abstract will be permitted per registered author.

All abstracts have to be submitted in Word format. The system will convert them into PDF. Word document should not exceed 6 MB. Do not send pdf files.

Abstract general format:

Paper size: A4

Simple interline spacing paragraphs

Margins: 2,54 m (sup., inf., left, right)

Abstract Structure:

HEADER

Title: Title Arial 11 points, in caps, bold and centered. 20 words maximum.

Authors: Arial 11 points. Authors should be included following the title indicating first name and last name. Different affiliations should be indicated following the names with a subscript letter. Presenting author should be underlined.

Institution / Organization: Arial 11 points, left alienation. They should be indicated following the authors names (do not leave a space)

Contact email: please include an email address to contact. Arial 11 points left alienation

BIOGRAPHY:

Main Author Biography: Please leave a space in between the header (title, authors and affiliations) and the biography. Arial 11 points, single spaced, starting on the left and all justified. Do not exceed 100 words.

PAPER BODY:

Abstract: Please leave a space in between the biography and the abstract- Arial 11 points, single spaced, starting on the left and all justified. Initiate each paragraph left aligned. Do not exceed 200 words

Development: Please leave a space in between the biography and the introduction. Arial 11 points, single spaced, starting on the left and all justified. Initiate each paragraph left aligned. 1000 words minimum - 2000 maximum. You can include images, graphics and tables.

Abbreviations & acronyms: all the abbreviations & acronyms used in the text should be spelt out in full when first mentioned, followed by the abbreviation or acronym in brackets.

PRESENTING AUTHOR REGISTRATION Please note that after received the acceptance of your paper at least the presenting author has to be registered to the congress. COPYRIGHT

  1. Abstracts accepted for presentation in IFHE2014 cannot be presented or published elsewhere before 23rd IFHE Congress 2014.

  2. Copyright: The author/s sign over the copyright of the accepted abstracts toIFHE2014.

  3. At least one of the authors (presenting author) have to be registered in the meeting.

  4. Accepted abstracts will be published in IFHE2014 proceedings.

  5. The Organizing Committee will not be responsible of the abstracts not received.

  6. It is the author responsibility to ensure that the abstract has been received correctly. After submitting the document the author will receive a link with an access key in order to do it.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Please click below the guidelines for the abstract submission. We recommend printing them before starting the process.

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

(without Access Key)

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

(with Access Key)

 

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