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ACADEMY OF SURGICAL RESEARCH
26th ANNUAL MEETING
September 30- October 2 – Clearwater Beach, FL – Sandpearl Resort
ABSTRACT GUIDLEINES
The 26th Annual Meeting of ASR will be held September 30- October 2, 2010 at the Sandpearl Resort, Clearwater Beach, FL. The program will include presentations on new and updated methods and materials used in human and clinical surgical investigations as well as new procedures that will enhance the attendees’ fields of scientific research.
Scientific sessions will be presented on Friday, October 1 and Saturday, October 2. Here are some guidelines to help in your preparation of Abstracts for platform or poster presentations. Abstracts must be limited to the space on the Abstract form. Abstracts may be published in the Journal of Investigative Surgery if abstract meets the specified criteria.
ASR Abstract Guidelines
The purpose of an abstract is to provide a clear and concise summary of the information to be presented in greater detail in a paper, oral presentation, or poster session. An abstract usually contains some of the major components of a research paper, but presents the information in a single paragraph of 2,300 characters or approximately 300 words. The acceptance of the abstract for presentation is dependent upon the novelty of the work and the clarity of the message it conveys, as well as its relevance to surgical research.
The title should convey as concisely as possible the subject to be discussed. The title should not exceed 20 words and should not be overly general, nor provide such excessive detail that it becomes unwieldy or confusing. The body of the abstract is made up of three or four components addressing specific points, depending on whether the subject is a traditional scientific investigation or on whether it addresses a clinical, technical, or management problem.
Each sentence in the abstract should be examined out of context for clarity and economy of words. The abstract should be unified, coherent, and logical in its progression from one section to the next. Have grammar, punctuation, and spelling checked by more than one reviewer before final submission. A person unfamiliar with the work may be helpful in pinpointing problems in content. If you have questions, contact a member of the ASR program Committee to review your abstract prior to final submission. This should be done 2-3 weeks in advance of the final submission date of May 14, 2010.
Abstracts should contain the following elements: hypothesis or objective, methods, results, and conclusions. The body of the abstract begins with the hypothesis. This can usually be stated in one or two declarative sentences that address the study’s purpose.
Next, the abstract should describe the principal methods used to conduct the study. Information regarding the number of animals in the study, analytical techniques, sampling frequencies or times, and statistical analyses should be presented in a concise manner to convey to the reader a sense of how the study was designed and conducted. For example, were chemical analyses done? Were histological examinations performed? Were physical measurements made? Were steps taken to exclude variables that could influence results? What experimental variables were studied, and what controls were used?
The results should be summarized and major trends in the results described. It is not the goal of the abstract to provide all the results of the study, but to state the most important ones. Data may be given to emphasize the results. If available, group size, p-values, or other statistical results should be summarized. The results section seldom exceeds three sentences.
The scientific abstract should end with a concise statement of the conclusions that can be drawn from the study. Results should not be restated. One may wish to place the work in perspective, for example, by stating whether the report confirms or extends the findings of previous studies. The conclusion should be no more than three sentences.
Submission Instructions. Before submitting your abstract, collect the following information:
- Complete contact information for all authors: name, title, institution, mailing address, phone, fax, and e-mail.
- A statement indicating whether the study has been approved by your Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee.
- Preferred format: oral presentation or poster session.
- Verification that the abstract is original work.
- The abstract itself should be limited to approximately 300 words. Once you’ve gathered all required information submit your completed abstracts to: ASR, 7500 Flying Cloud Drive, Suite 900, Eden Prairie, MN 55344. Or fax to 952.835.4774 or e-mail to kschlieff@associationsolutionsinc.com
- Direct any submission questions to Kathi Schlieff at the ASR office at 952.253.6240 ext 115.
Notification of Acceptance
The ASR program committee will review the submissions. Authors will be notified of the committee’s decision no later than July 1, 2010.
*2010 ASR Program Committee (click to email):
Download the ASR Abstract Form (Click Here)
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