Women's Health 2013: The 21st Annual Congress March 22-24, 2013 Washington, DC

Abstract Submission

Women's Health & Sex Differences Research Scientific Poster Session

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You have reached the Women's Health 2013: The 21st Annual Congress abstract submission page. This poster session is co-sponsored by the NIH Office of Research on Women's Health.

Thank you for your interest in the Scientific Poster Session at the Women's Health 2013 Congress. Notifications regarding acceptance of submitted abstracts will be emailed no later than January 10, 2013.

Who Should Submit:

We invite researchers at all levels to submit abstracts on current and emerging issues in women's health and sex differences including basic, clinical, translational, behavioral, epidemiologic, disparities, and health services research. In addition, we welcome abstracts on innovations in education and career development for health researchers. Scientific abstracts report the results of original research and must contain data (either quantitative or qualitative) and report research results.

Poster Categories:

  • Basic Research
  • Clinical and Translational Research
  • Community and Public Health Research
  • Innovations in Health Professions Education and Career Development

What to Submit:

Using this electronic submission tool, please submit a structured abstract of approximately 300 words or 2250 characters total with Background, Objectives, Methods, Results, and Conclusion. Tables are not permitted in abstract submissions. Please see the table of definitions for each category below and specify which category best suits your poster. Awards will be made based on category, so it is important that your poster be properly classified.

Conflict of Interest Disclosure information is required for all abstracts.

Abstract Review Process:

Acceptance and rejection notifications will be sent no later than January 10, 2013. Abstracts will be reviewed by the Abstract Review Committee and evaluated based on: 1) Quality and importance of the scientific question, 2) Relevance to women's health or sex differences, 3) Scientific content - design and methodology, 4) Poster organization and clarity.

Notification of Receipt and Acceptance:

Receipt of abstract submissions will be acknowledged via e-mail to the submitting author. After the review process is complete, the author will be notified regarding the acceptance or rejection of their submissions.

Authors will then be required to confirm that they will be present. All poster presenters must register for the full meeting and attend the poster session in which their poster is displayed. Accepted abstracts will be published in the March issue of Journal of Women's Health.

Poster Judging Process:

Posters and presentations will be reviewed by the Poster Judging Panel and evaluated based on: 1) Quality and importance of the scientific question, 2) Relevance to women's health or sex differences, 3) Scientific content: design and methodology, 4) Oral explanation by author. In order to be considered for a poster prize, the author must be present during the designated poster review session in which their poster is displayed to provide a brief explanation of their research.

Explanation of Poster Categories:

Basic Research

Basic Research is defined as studies designed to increase our understanding of fundamental concepts or life processes and which lay the foundation for advances in disease diagnosis, treatment and prevention. This may include, for example, molecular and cellular studies, computational modeling, animal models, and bench experiments using human tissue, but not human subject research.

Clinical and Translational Research

Clinical Research includes research that is:

  1. Patient-oriented and conducted with human subjects (or on material of human origin such as tissues, specimens, and cognitive phenomena). Excluded from this definition are in vitro studies that utilize human tissues that cannot be linked to a living individual. This can include:
    • mechanisms of human disease
    • therapeutic interventions
    • clinical trials
    • development of new technologies
  2. Epidemiological and behavioral studies
  3. Outcomes research and health services research

Translational research includes:

  1. The process of applying discoveries generated during research in the laboratory, and in preclinical studies, to the development of trials and studies in humans.
  2. Research aimed at enhancing the adoption of best practices in the community.
  3. Cost-effectiveness of prevention and treatment strategies is also an important part of translational science.

Community and Public Health Research

Community and Public Health Research includes epidemiological research and community based participatory research.

Innovations in Health Professions Education and Career Development

This category encompasses all projects designed to enhance the health professional pipeline and includes curricular models, mentoring efforts, career development programs or activities, and institutional programs for women in science and medicine.

 

Directions on How to Submit:

Download the editable PDF, enter the required information, save the PDF, print a copy for your records, then email it to abstracts@academyofwomenshealth.org. 

Click here to begin your submission.

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