CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
IARS Late-Breaking Abstract Submissions
The IARS 2020 Annual Meeting will accept late-breaking abstract submissions January 31. Submit your abstract for the opportunity to share your research discoveries in San Francisco.
Important Dates and Deadlines
- January 31, 2020: Online abstract submission site opens
- March 6, 2020: Abstract submissions due
- March 22, 2020: Abstract submitters receive submission status notification
SUBMISSION FORM
The online abstract submission form will request the following information:
*Indicates a required field
References: List references in the order in which they appear in the abstract. Cite only the name of the publication, volume, page number, and year.
*Introduction
Describe the purpose of the study.
*Results
*Conclusions
- *Stage of research:
Indicate your stage of research (select 1).- Clinical Study
- Preclinical Study
- *Area of focus for research:
Select the area of focus for your research (select 1).- Basic Science Research
- Clinical Research
*Subspecialty Category
Ambulatory Anesthesia
Anesthetic Pharmacology
Blood Management
Cardiovascular Anesthesiology
Critical Care
Economics, Education and Policy
Geriatric Anesthesia
Global Health
Liver
Neuroscience in Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
Obesity
Obstetric Anesthesiology
Pain Mechanisms
Pain Medicine
Patient Safety
Pediatric Anesthesiology
Perioperative Anesthesia
Regional Anesthesia
Respiration
Sleep Medicine
Technology, Computing and Simulation, Equipment Monitoring
Trauma
*Additional Information
- *Presenting Author Level of Training (Select one)
- In-Training
- 1-6 Years after Training
- 7-10 Years after Training
- 11 or More Years after Training
- Images/Charts:
There is a limit of five (5) images or charts per abstract. The images / charts are not included in the total character count. You may only upload files that are 200 MB or less and in one of the following file formats: jpg, gif, pdf, doc, or docx.
SUBMISSION RULES
- The Late-Breaking Abstract submission site does not accept Medically Challenging Case submissions.
- Revisions are not allowed after the deadline. The abstract will be listed in all program materials as submitted.
- There are no restrictions on the number of submissions per submitter or presentations per presenter.
- The abstract text must be in English.
- The Introduction, Methods, Results and Conclusions sections cannot exceed 4500 characters (including spaces) total. Each section cannot exceed 2500 characters (including spaces).
- Brand Names are prohibited. Please use the generic name.
- Abstract reviews are blinded. Do not include the institution in the abstract body or title.
- Research presented at the IARS 2020 Annual Meeting should not be published in an indexed journal prior to the IARS 2020 Annual Meeting.
Human Subjects
- Human subjects should not be identifiable. Do not disclose patients’ names, initials, hospital numbers, dates of birth, or other protected health care information.
- Please review the WMA Declaration of Helsinki – Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects: https://www.wma.net/policies-post/wma-declaration-of-helsinki-ethical-principles-for-medical-research-involving-human-subjects/.
- Retain copies of the IRB approval and documentation of written informed consent from each study subject.
- Please review the US Department of Health & Human Services Guidelines: https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/privacy/special-topics/de-identification/index.html#standard.
Animal Subjects
- Research performed in vertebrate animals must explicitly state that the study was approved by the authors’ IRB for animal research (e.g., the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee).
- Please review the US Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals: https://olaw.nih.gov/policies-laws/phs-policy.htm.
Poster Presenter Reimbursement Policy
SUBMISSION BEST PRACTICES
- Originality and Scientific Merit: Were novel concepts or approaches used? Does the abstract challenge existing paradigms or develop new methodologies or technologies? Does the abstract address an important problem? Was scientific knowledge advanced?
- Quality and Integrity of Research Design and Data Analysis: Is the study design clearly described? Are issues of reliability and validity of the measures addressed? Are the statistical analyses appropriate?
- Conclusions: Are conclusions clearly stated? How well are the conclusions justified by the data?
- Technical Writing: Is the abstract clearly written and well-organized, or is the abstract difficult to follow and unfocused? Are there virtually no spelling, punctuation, or grammatical errors, or do the errors pose a distraction to the content provided in the abstract submission?
IARS, AUA and SOCCA Abstract Submissions
Abstract submission for the IARS, AUA and SOCCA 2020 Annual Meetings is now closed. Abstract submitters will receive an email notification with the accept/decline status by March 13, 2020.