Government Services Symposium 2012

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

THE  GSACEP  RESEARCH  COMMITTEE  IS  SEEKING  SUBMISSIONS  OF  ORIGINAL RESEARCH FOR  PRESENTATION  AT  THE  GSS 2012  RESEARCH  FORUM.  THIS  PROGRAM,  WHICH  HISTORICALLY  HAS  SHOWCASED  BOTH  CUTTING-EDGE  INVESTIGATION  AND  UPCOMING  MILITARY  HEALTHCARE  RESEARCHERS,  WILL  BE CONDUCTED  ON MONDAY, 1 APRIL 2012, 1430 - 1630 hrs  AT  THE VILLAGE AT SQUAW VALLEY, Olympic Valley, CA.

Abstract Submission Requirements

Original research:

Abstracts should represent original basic science or clinical research. Trainees (residents and students) may submit ongoing projects or projects that have previously been presented within the last calendar year (Mar 2011 – Feb 2012). Attending faculty may submit only previously unpublished or material that has not been presented.

Abstracts must include the following subsections, consistent in style with those appearing in Annals of Emergency Medicine: title, study objectives, methods (design, setting, type of participants), results and conclusions.  The abstract should fit on a single page of 8 ½ x 11inch paper, typed double-space with  1-inch margins, with a minimum font size of 12 point, Times New Roman or Tahoma preferred. Tables and figures should not be submitted during the initial review. 

Submission in electronic format is required. Send two files. One should contain the names of all authors with degrees, appropriate institutions, main point of contact, title of abstract, text of abstract, and statement of IRB oversight if applicable. Primary investigators should identify themselves as in-training (medical students and house staff) or attending staff.  The second file should contain only the abstract title and text.

Entries should be submitted to Col Shawn Varney at Shawn.Varney@us.af.mil and smvarney@gmail.com with a firm deadline of 1700 hours (5:00 pm) EST on 14 February 2012.  Abstracts will undergo screening by peer review. Those that are accepted will have been judged scientifically valid and as yielding important information which will ultimately affect patient care. Abstracts will be reviewed for oral presentation or poster exhibition. If accepted for oral presentation, one of the authors will have 15 minutes (10 minutes for presentation and 5 minutes for discussion) to present their work on Monday, 1 April 2012. Those selected to present will be notified by 1 March 2012. Poster presentations will occur Tuesday, 2 April.

GSACEP will present awards for best scientific presentation and best scientific poster (in-training and attending staff are judged separately).

All submitted accepted abstracts will be published in the EPIC. 

For further information see the GSACEP Web site GSACEP.org  

Or contact GSACEP: GSACEP@AOL.com / 877-531-3044 or Shawn.Varney@us.af.mil; smvarney@gmail.com