Abstracts Submissions Closed for the AVBC Conference 2025
We invite healthcare professionals and administrators from Singapore's public healthcare and academic institutions to submit oral and poster abstracts for the Appropriate and Value-Based Care (AVBC) Conference 2025, taking place on 16 and 17 October.
This year's conference theme, Maximising Value for All, recognises the increasing importance of driving Appropriate and Value-Based Care in Singapore's healthcare sector, emphasising the need for widespread adoption of this culture and mindset to unleash its transformational benefits.
Submission Timeline
| Abstract Submissions Open | 8th May 2025, 12.00AM SGT |
| Submissions Close | 14th July 2025, 12.00PM SGT* |
| Notification to Authors of Shortlisted Abstracts | By 1st August 2025 |
*Late submissions will not be considered
Overarching Abstract Competition Theme:
Embracing Appropriate and Value-Based Care (AVBC) to Improve Patient Outcomes
Core Principles of AVBC:
- Care is evidence-based: Care decisions are based on the best available, scientifically validated data. Standardised care decisions reduce variability in clinical outcomes.
- Care is patient-centred: Care is designed with the patient's treatment goals in mind. Patient-centredness promotes patient activation through access to timely information and/or shared decision-making.
- Care is right-sited: Care is delivered in the most appropriate setting, balancing patient needs and cost-efficiency.
- Care is integrated and coordinated: Care is delivered in an organised manner that avoids duplication or overlaps in care.
- Care is cost-effective and sustainable: Data is collected and analysed for the objective assessment of cost-effectiveness. Resource management decision-making is primarily guided by the desired value it generates.
Share your initiatives that involve: the implementation of evidence-based guidelines for managing specific clinical condition(s); enhancements to operational efficiency (e.g., reducing wait times); use of communications and collaborations that improve care coordination/transitions (e.g., interdisciplinary or across healthcare settings); care model/service transformation; or innovative projects for quality and safety improvement.
Primary focus: Service delivery models and care pathway improvements
Key Requirement:
- Demonstrates measurable improvements in clinical and/or patient outcomes; and includes measurement of implementation costs
Examples
- Integrated care models
- End-to-end patient journey optimisation
- Implementation of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) and Patient-Reported Experience Measures (PREMs)
- Novel Value-Driven Care approaches (e.g., ERAS)
Share your initiatives that demonstrate the positive impact of adopting clinically and cost-effective health technologies (e.g., drugs, devices, diagnostics, interventions, or vaccines) to drive value-based care changes in healthcare delivery. Examples include prescribing behaviour to use only clinically effective and cost-effective health technologies.
Primary focus: Implementation and impact of specific healthcare technologies (e.g., drugs, medical devices, diagnostics, interventions, or vaccines)
Key Requirement:
- Demonstrates the positive impact of adopting clinically- and cost-effective health technologies to improve healthcare delivery
Examples
- Changes in prescribing behaviour to adopt clinically- and cost-effective health technologies
Submission Form
We are no longer accepting abstract submissions.
Eligibility Criteria
- Abstract authors and co-authors must be from Singapore's healthcare institutions or academic institutions.
- The submitted abstract must not be industry-funded research.
- The submitting author/s are responsible for obtaining consent from all co-authors prior to submission.
- By submitting an abstract, all authors consent to have the abstract title and presenter's name published in the AVBC Conference 2025 proceedings if accepted.
- Abstracts will only be accepted if at least one author can attend and present the abstract in-person at the AVBC Conference 2025, if shortlisted.
- Submitted abstracts must not have been previously published in journals or online publications.
- Submitted abstracts must contain data generated after 30 June 2024.
Submission Guidelines
- All abstracts must be written (and, if relevant, presented) in English.
- Abstracts must not exceed 300 words.
- Submissions should be concise and clearly include the following sections: Aim, Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusion.
- Abstracts will be reproduced exactly as submitted—please proofread carefully.
- Authors must ensure their submission aligns with and is under the most appropriate track.
- Only abstracts submitted before the closing date will be considered.
- Use generic drug names only. Proprietary names should be avoided unless no generic equivalent exists, and trademark or registered symbols should not be included.
- Submissions that do not adhere to these guidelines may not be considered for presentation.
For enquiries on the abstract submission, please contact us at avbc_conference_secretariat@moh.gov.sg.
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