# Diagnostic Error in Medicine Conference 2020-2022

> **NIH AHRQ R13** · SOCIETY TO IMPROVE DIAGNOSIS IN MEDICINE · 2022 · $50,000

## Abstract

Rationale: The Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine (SIDM) uses the Diagnostic Error in Medicine (DEM)
Conference (“the Conference”) as a means to increase understanding of the diagnostic process. The
Conference facilitates the dissemination and implementation of interventions and strategies that improve the
quality of diagnosis. The aims of the Conference are to:
1. Increase the visibility and public awareness of diagnostic error;
2. Showcase the best research on diagnosis, promote collaboration and expand the community of diagnosis
researchers;
3. Develop tools and models to incorporate diagnostic quality and safety into medical schools and healthcare
 professional training;
4. Exhibit innovations for improving diagnostic performance in the clinical setting;
5. Grow a community of patients as thought leaders in diagnostic safety, and integrate patients into all efforts
 to improve diagnosis, including research, education, practice improvement, outreach and awareness.
Previous Conferences and Impact: Through its sponsorship of the DEM conferences, Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality has been instrumental in bringing the previously neglected topic of diagnostic error into a
prominent position in the patient safety world. The conference content has successfully been disseminated
through the publication of the conference proceedings and key papers in journals including Advances in Health
Science Education, BMJ Quality and Safety, and the journal DIAGNOSIS. In addition, output from the prior
conferences served as the basis for the research recommendations in the Institute of Medicine’s landmark
report, Improving Diagnosis in Health Care.
Conference Plan: The 2020 DEM Conference will be held on October 18-20, at the Minneapolis Marriott City
Center. The working theme is “Improving Diagnosis through Education.” The Conference will be a 2.5-day
meeting, with ancillary meetings, pre-courses and invitational summits scheduled around the core Conference.
It is expected the 2021 and 2022 conferences will follow the same construct as the 2020 conference.
Impact/ Deliverables: It is expected that approximately 450 individuals will attend the 2020 conference, with
representation of multiple disciplines including cognitive science, health services research, clinical medicine,
medical education, patient advocacy, health information technology and risk management. The conferences
will provide an opportunity to promote the development and dissemination of initiatives and strategies designed
to reduce diagnostic errors and their impact on patients.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10360469
- **Project number:** 5R13HS027529-03
- **Recipient organization:** SOCIETY TO IMPROVE DIAGNOSIS IN MEDICINE
- **Principal Investigator:** Gerard Castro
- **Activity code:** R13 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** AHRQ
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $50,000
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2020-03-01 → 2023-02-28

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10360469

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10360469, Diagnostic Error in Medicine Conference 2020-2022 (5R13HS027529-03). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10360469. Licensed CC0.

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