Programming - QCOR 2021 Scientific Sessions

Quality of Care and Outcomes Research
June 10, 2021 | A Virtual Event
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CME/CE Information

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Abstract Categories

Here are the 2020 Abstract Categories (PDF):

  • Adherence to Guidelines
  • Appropriateness/Efficiency of Care
  • Behavioral/Psychosocial Factors
  • Cardiac Arrest/CPR
  • Cardiovascular Registries
  • Clinical Trials – Main Results and Substudies
  • Cost Effectiveness Analysis/Economic Assessment
  • Data Science
  • Disparities in Care (Health inequities)
  • Health Information Technology
  • Implementation Science
  • International Research (Studies Outside the US)
  • Medication Adherence

  • Methodology of Outcomes Research
  • Patient Experience/Satisfaction
  • Pattern of Care Description
  • Policy Research
  • Population Health
  • Quality Improvement Initiatives – Local Level
  • Quality Improvement Initiatives – Regional/National Level
  • Quality of Care Assessment
  • Quality of Life/Functional Status Assessment
  • Stroke
  • Risk Factor Assessment and Treatment
  • Risk Stratification and Prognosis
  • Women and Cardiovascular Disease
  • Other

QCOR 2020 Schedule at a Glance

The following times are in the Central Daylight Time Zone (UTC -5).

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Friday, May 15

Central Time (UTC -5)
Activity
8:30am - 9:00am
Opening Session
9:00am - 10:15am
Plenary Session I: Improving Cardiovascular Outcomes and Lowering Costs - The AHA Value in Healthcare Initiative
Will have live Q&A/Discussion via Zoom. Check Heart Hub for link on session date.
10:15am - 10:45am
Morning Break
10:45am - 12:15pm
Early Career Investigator Award Session
Will have live Q&A/Discussion via Zoom. Check Heart Hub for link on session date.
10:45am - 12:00pm
World Evidence - Ports of Call on the Road to Scientification
Stream B
10:45am - 12:00pm
Waste in Healthcare
Stream C
12:30pm - 2:00pm
Online Interactive Early Career Session: "Perfecting Your 30-Second Elevator Pitch"
Organized in cooperation with the QCOR Early Career Committee
2:00pm - 3:15pm
Plenary Session II: CMS? Value-based Program: Where are we and where are we going with it?
Will have live Q&A/Discussion via Zoom. Check Heart Hub for link on session date.
3:15pm - 3:45pm
Afternoon Break
3:45pm - 5:00pm
Inpatient and Outpatient Quality Improvement - Bridging the Divide as a Patient Transitions their Care
3:45pm - 5:00pm
Abstract Oral Session - Top-Scoring Abstracts
Will have live Q&A/Discussion via Zoom. Check Heart Hub for link on session date.
3:45pm - 5:00pm
AHA/Society for Medical Decision Making Workshop
Will have live Q&A/Discussion via Zoom. Check Heart Hub for link on session date.
5:30pm - 7:30pm
Poster Session and Reception

Saturday, May 16

Central Time (UTC -5)
Activity
9:00am - 10:15am
Rise of the Machines: Promises and Pitfalls of AI in Outcomes Research
9:00am - 10:15am
Abstract Oral Session: Rapid Fire Oral Session I
9:00am - 10:15am
Research Priorities and Strategies to Address Health Equity and Social Determinants of Health
10:15am - 11:15am
Circulation CQO Session
Will have live Q&A/Discussion via Zoom. Check Heart Hub for link on session date.
10:15am - 11:15am
Morning Break
11:15am - 12:30pm
Great Social Media Debate
11:15am - 12:30pm
Quality Improvements in Rural Settings
11:15am - 12:30pm
Opioid Crisis and Implications for Cardiovascular Care
12:30pm - 2:00pm
Online Interactive Early Career Session: "Anatomy of a Career Development Award"
Organized in cooperation with the QCOR Early Career Committee
Will have live Q&A/Discussion via Zoom. Check Heart Hub for link on session date.
2:00pm - 3:15pm
10 Years of the Affordable Care Act: Where have we been and where are we headed
2:00pm - 3:15pm
Abstract Oral Session - Value in Healthcare Abstracts
Will have live Q&A/Discussion via Zoom. Check Heart Hub for link on session date.
2:00pm - 3:15pm
Overcoming Pitfalls in Building the Ideal Quality Improvement Team
3:15pm - 3:45pm
Afternoon Break
3:45pm - 5:00pm
From How to Wow: Strategies to Convey Research Results
3:45pm - 5:00pm
Global Cardiovascular Health: The Next Frontier
3:45pm - 5:00pm
Leveraging Technology for Quality Improvement - What Would Alexa and Siri Say?
5:00pm
Meeting Adjourns
Quality of Care and Outcomes Research
June 10, 2021
A Virtual Event

Friday, May 15

Central Time (UTC -5)
Activity
8:30am - 9:00am
Opening Session
9:00am - 10:15am
Plenary Session I: Improving Cardiovascular Outcomes and Lowering Costs - The AHA Value in Healthcare Initiative
Will have live Q&A/Discussion via Zoom. Check Heart Hub for link on session date.
10:15am - 10:45am
Morning Break
10:45am - 12:15pm
Early Career Investigator Award Session
Will have live Q&A/Discussion via Zoom. Check Heart Hub for link on session date.
10:45am - 12:00pm
World Evidence - Ports of Call on the Road to Scientification
Stream B
10:45am - 12:00pm
Waste in Healthcare
Stream C
12:30pm - 2:00pm
Online Interactive Early Career Session: "Perfecting Your 30-Second Elevator Pitch"
Organized in cooperation with the QCOR Early Career Committee
2:00pm - 3:15pm
Plenary Session II: CMS? Value-based Program: Where are we and where are we going with it?
Will have live Q&A/Discussion via Zoom. Check Heart Hub for link on session date.
3:15pm - 3:45pm
Afternoon Break
3:45pm - 5:00pm
Inpatient and Outpatient Quality Improvement - Bridging the Divide as a Patient Transitions their Care
3:45pm - 5:00pm
Abstract Oral Session - Top-Scoring Abstracts
Will have live Q&A/Discussion via Zoom. Check Heart Hub for link on session date.
3:45pm - 5:00pm
AHA/Society for Medical Decision Making Workshop
Will have live Q&A/Discussion via Zoom. Check Heart Hub for link on session date.
5:30pm - 7:30pm
Poster Session and Reception

Saturday, May 16

Central Time (UTC -5)
Activity
9:00am - 10:15am
Rise of the Machines: Promises and Pitfalls of AI in Outcomes Research
9:00am - 10:15am
Abstract Oral Session: Rapid Fire Oral Session I
9:00am - 10:15am
Research Priorities and Strategies to Address Health Equity and Social Determinants of Health
10:15am - 11:15am
Circulation CQO Session
Will have live Q&A/Discussion via Zoom. Check Heart Hub for link on session date.
10:15am - 11:15am
Morning Break
11:15am - 12:30pm
Great Social Media Debate
11:15am - 12:30pm
Quality Improvements in Rural Settings
11:15am - 12:30pm
Opioid Crisis and Implications for Cardiovascular Care
12:30pm - 2:00pm
Online Interactive Early Career Session: "Anatomy of a Career Development Award"
Organized in cooperation with the QCOR Early Career Committee
Will have live Q&A/Discussion via Zoom. Check Heart Hub for link on session date.
2:00pm - 3:15pm
10 Years of the Affordable Care Act: Where have we been and where are we headed
2:00pm - 3:15pm
Abstract Oral Session - Value in Healthcare Abstracts
Will have live Q&A/Discussion via Zoom. Check Heart Hub for link on session date.
2:00pm - 3:15pm
Overcoming Pitfalls in Building the Ideal Quality Improvement Team
3:15pm - 3:45pm
Afternoon Break
3:45pm - 5:00pm
From How to Wow: Strategies to Convey Research Results
3:45pm - 5:00pm
Global Cardiovascular Health: The Next Frontier
3:45pm - 5:00pm
Leveraging Technology for Quality Improvement - What Would Alexa and Siri Say?
5:00pm
Meeting Adjourns