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SHM Converge 2022 Call for Speaker & Topic Proposals

Welcome to the Society of Hospital Medicine's Speaker & Topic Proposals submission site for SHM Converge 2022. SHM Converge 2022 will be held April 7 – 10, 2022 at the Music City Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Our goal is to offer providers essential resources to complement their work and grow their expertise in hospital medicine.



All proposal notifications have been sent. If your submission was accepted, you would have received an official invite and confirmation. If you submitted a talk for the Health Policy track, you will be hearing back in January 2022 to ensure the most recent policy related topics are being included.
If you are unsure of the status of your submission, please email Brittany at bevans@hospitalmedicine.org.



Submission Types
Please review the Submission Types below for this year's Call for Speaker & Topic Proposals. The goal is to incorporate new content and presenters through a more streamlined review process.

Formal Submission Types:

These submission types are intended to have you as the main speaker. They will be reviewed under a scoring rubric and will receive official acceptances from the Annual Conference Committee (ACC). Please refer to the Track Descriptions document below to get more information about the session track options you can select within these submission types.

Formal Didactic
  • Typically these sessions are 40 minutes.
  • 1-2 speakers only. (You as the main speaker, a co-speaker will be chosen at the ACC's discretion)
  • All speakers receive 1 night hotel, travel to and from the conference and complimentary main conference registration.

Formal Didactic Panel
  • Typically these sessions are 40-60 minutes.
  • 3-4 speakers only. (You as the main speaker, co-speakers will be chosen at the ACC's discretion)
  • All speakers will receive complimentary main conference registration only. No other benefits will be provided.
Formal Workshop
  • Typically these sessions are 90 minutes.
  • Up to 4 speakers total permitted in each Workshop. You, the submitter, will be considered the main speaker in the workshop. 1-3 co-speakers should be added to your proposal under the Speaker Information task.
  • Submitters may submit no more than two workshop entries in each category as the main author/presenter.
  • All speakers will receive 50% off of main conference registration only. No other benefits will be provided.

Informal Submission Types:

These submissions will have no official acceptance or declination notifications sent out, however the ACC may reach out for further details about your submission.

Informal Topic Submission
  • Informal Topic Submissions are for anyone who is interested in submitting a session idea that they would want to see at SHM Converge 2022 or future conferences. These are simply ideas that the ACC can consider when choosing content for the Annual Conference, it does not request official learning objectives or qualified speakers that a formal submission requires.

Informal Topic with Speaker Submission
  • Informal Topic with Speaker Submissions are for anyone who is interested in submitting a session idea with a specific speaker that they would want to see at SHM Converge 2022 or future conferences. These are simply ideas that the ACC can consider when choosing content for the Annual Conference, it does not request official learning objectives that a formal submission requires.

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Diversity and Inclusion Statement:
Hospitalists are charged with treating individuals at their most vulnerable moments, when being respected as a whole person is crucial to advance patients’ healing and wellness. Within our workforce, diversity is a strength in all its forms, which helps us learn about the human experience, grow as leaders, and ultimately create a respectful environment for all regardless of age, race, religion, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, appearance, or ability. To this end, the Society of Hospital Medicine will work to eliminate health disparities for our patients and foster inclusive and equitable cultures across our care teams and institutions with the goal of moving medicine and humanity forward.

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Key Dates

Submissions for SHM Converge 2022 open for all submission types. Monday, April 5, 2021
Submissions for SHM Converge 2022 close for all submission types. Tuesday, June 1, 2021 (11:59 PM EST)
Acceptance Notifications for sessions to be sent to Formal Didactic, Formal Didactic Panel and Formal Workshop submissions only.

The end of September 2021

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Below you will find the Formal Didactic and Formal Workshop Guidelines, as well as track descriptions.


Should you have any questions about your submission, please contact Brittany Evans at bevans@hospitalmedicine.org Thank you for your participation!

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