Abstract Submission for the 2010 Congress
OPEN: May 1- September 1, 2009
SUBMISSION IS NOW CLOSED
(submission closes midnight Eastern Time on September 1st-
There are no extensions or latebreaking abstracts accepted after this date)
Abstract Submission is open to all critical care clinicians and researchers!
All accepted abstracts will be published in the December 2009 Supplement of the Critical Care Medicine Journal, as they were submitted. You can make changes or corrections to your abstract for this publication until September 1, 2009
If you wish to withdraw your abstract, please notify SCCM by October 30, 2009 in writing to congress@sccm.org in order for it to be pulled from the journal. We cannot guarantee that it will be deleted from the journal after this date.
To see the previous Congress abstract supplement, click here.
| Administration |
| Basic Science: Cell Biology (NO and Signal Transduction, Signal Transduction) |
| Basic Science: Cardiovascular |
| Basic Science: Endocrine |
| Basic Science: GI/Nutrition |
| Basic Science: Hematology |
| Basic Science: Hepatic |
| Basic Science: Immunology |
| Basic Science: Infection |
| Basic Science Neurology |
| Basic Science: Pulmonary |
| Basic Science: Renal |
| Basic Science: Sepsis |
| Case Reports (including but not limited to disaster- related cases) |
| Clinical Medicine: Cardiovascular – Diagnostics |
| Clinical Medicine: Cardiovascular – Monitoring |
| Clinical Medicine: Cardiovascular - Therapeutics |
| Clinical Medicine: Endocrine |
| Clinical Medicine: GI/Nutrition |
| Clinical Medicine: Hematology |
| Clinical Medicine: Immunology |
| Clinical Medicine: Infection |
| Clinical Medicine: Neurology – Diagnostics |
| Clinical Medicine: Neurology - Monitoring |
| Clinical Medicine: Neurology - Therapeutics |
| Clinical Medicine: Pulmonary - Diagnostics |
| Clinical Medicine: Pulmonary – Mechanical Ventilation |
| Clinical Medicine: Pulmonary - Therapeutics |
| Clinical Medicine: Renal |
| Clinical Medicine: Burns /Trauma (Therapeutics: Pharmacologic/Procedural) |
| Clinical Medicine: Sepsis- Diagnostics |
| Clinical Medicine: Sepsis- Therapeutics |
| Clinical Medicine: Sepsis-Antimicrobials |
| Clinical Medicine: Sepsis – Guidelines and Bundles |
| Clinical Medicine: Sepsis – Nosocomial (VAP, BSI, UTI) |
| Clinical Medicine: Sepsis-Cardiovascular |
| Clinical Medicine: Sepsis-Endocrine |
| CPR/Resuscitation |
| Education |
| Epidemiology / Outcomes (Predictors, Quality of Life, Safety) |
| Ethics and End of Life |
|
Patient and Family Support
Therapeutics-Drugs and Pharmacokinetics |
| Therapeutics-Sedation |
| Therapeutics -Other |
Abstract Submission Guidelines
Submission of an abstract constitutes a commitment by the author(s) to present the abstract as accepted. Expenses associated with the preparation, submission and presentation of an abstract are the responsibility of the presenter(s)/author(s). Authors of accepted abstracts are expected to register for the meeting and pay the meeting registration fee, unless they qualify and apply for complimentary registration. Qualifications will be listed under Abstract Guidelines in the submitter.
Abstracts and/or information being submitted cannot be previously PRESENTED or published within the United States or Internationally. You may submit new research on a topic that was previously presented.
Below are a few reminders to help guide you but does not include all of the guidelines that are within the abstract Submitter Program. Please note you must login to the abstract submitter before preparing your abstract for the specific steps and guidelines.
Content and Size of Abstract
The abstract should be organized as follows: (a) a sentence describing the purpose of the study; (b) a statement of experimental design or methods used; (c) a summary of results, presented in sufficient detail to support the conclusion; and (d) a statement of conclusions reached. It is not satisfactory to state "The results will be discussed . . ." or "Other data will be presented." Do not use subtitles, e.g., methods, results, etc., within the body of the abstract. Failure to follow this format will result in a low priority score and may cause disqualification of your abstract.
Abstracts have a space allotment of 1 page on the abstract submitter. This equals the size of approximately 1/4 of a 8 1/2 inch x 11inch page in print. This space will include your title, authors, abstract body and the option of 1 image to be uploaded. As a guide, we recommend that the text of the abstract (title, authors and abstract body) be approximately 2,000 characters. This should help guide you within your 1/4 page space allotment.
If you would like to see an example of past accepted abstracts, please click here.
Case Reports
Case reports will not follow this format and instructions are listed within the submitter program, once you have set up your account. Case reports will be self contained in the "case report" box when you get to the abstract body section of the submitter. You will not complete any of the other boxes for in that section. Login to see the specific details.
Editing Or Withdrawl Of An Abstract
Abstracts are printed as submitted--SCCM does not edit or proof abstracts. You cannot make corrections to your abstract after it has been submitted. If you have changes to an abstract that has been submitted, you must withdraw your abstract by emailing congress@sccm.org and state the abstract ID you are requesting to withdraw. You will then need to recreate a new abstract with your updates and submit it again.
SCCM does not accept any abstracts after September 1, 2009. There are no "latebreaking" abstract submissions accepted or published.
Acceptance Information
Your abstract will be scored on the following criteria: 1) the scientific merit of the abstract, 2) the adequate sample size and proper statistical analysis, 3) adherence to instructions, and 4) originality of work.
The contact author will be notified via email of your abstract's acceptance or rejection by October 30, 2009. Please be sure to include your email address and fax number when you submit your abstract. All notifications and additional correspondance will be submitted to the contact author in which you indicate within your abstract submission.
Withdrawing An Accepted Abstract
If you wish for your abstract to be withdrawn, please send an email by OCTOBER 30, 2009 to congress@sccm.org. This will pull the abstract from the program and the abstract supplement.
After Your Abstract Has Been Accepted.......
Apply for Complimentary registration-October 20-December 5, 2009
Accepted abstract authors may apply for limited complimentary registration by December 5, 2009 if they meet the following requirements:
1. Presenting author must possess SCCM member status as a non-full physician (fellow, resident, intern, nurse, pharmacist, or respiratory therapist) at the time the abstract was submitted for consideration.
2. Presenting author must be listed as an author on the original abstract form
3. Only 1 eligible person per abstract will be awarded complimentary registration.
Please allow 5 business days to process your request. You will receive an email notification once your request has been reviewed and a decision has been made. If you do not receive notification within 5 days, please call +1-847-827-7714.
otherwise your application will not be considered retroactively.
For additional information, please contact SCCM at congress@sccm.org