2026 Leapfrog Best Practices Poster Session: Call for Abstracts

The call for abstracts for Leapfrog's third annual Best Practices Poster Session
at the 2026 Annual Patient Safety Summit & Awards Gala is now open.

Hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) are invited to submit case studies for the third annual Best Practices Poster Session at the 2026 Annual Patient Safety Summit and Awards Gala. Abstracts should be directly tied to meeting Leapfrog’s Hospital Survey, ASC Public Reporting Program, or Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade Standards on:

  • Patient Rights and Ethics (billing ethics, health care equity, informed consent, and never events)
  • Surgical Safety and Quality (facility and surgeon volume standards, safe surgery checklist implementation, patient experience)
  • Specialty Care (maternity care, pediatric care, critical care)
  • Patient Safety (medication safety, NQF Safe Practices, hand hygiene, healthcare-associated infections, nurse staffing and skill mix).

Selection Criteria:

Poster abstracts will be reviewed by external patient safety experts, as well as Leapfrog experts, and will be based on originality, appropriateness, clarity, and impact. The topic should be related to Leapfrog Standards on its Hospital Survey, ASC Public Reporting Program, or Hospital Safety Grade to be considered.

Please email info@leapfrog-group.org with any questions.

Timeline:

  • Last Day to Submit: September 30, 2026
  • Selected Posters Notified: October 23, 2026 

Information for Submitters:

  • Registration: Selected poster submissions are entitled to one complimentary registration at the 2026 Annual Patient Safety Summit & Awards Gala in Washington, DC on December 8, 2026. Leapfrog will provide specific registration instructions to selected poster contacts in October. 
  • Poster Specs: 36 inches by 48 inches (landscape) 

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