Good morning colleagues,
The Carolinas/Virginias Chapter of the Society of Critical Care Medicine is inviting the submission of abstracts to be presented at the 42nd Annual Scientific Symposium on June 14th, 2024 at the Hilton Myrtle Beach, Myrtle Beach, SC. Any new or previously presented material is acceptable. Abstracts will be considered for platform or research snapshot presentation and may be presented by any discipline of critical care.
Abstract may report one of the following:
- An original study
- Quality assurance/Performance improvement (ex. Protocol or procedure evaluation, etc.)
- Case study
- Systematic comprehensive literature review
Original study abstracts must include the following:
- Background, purpose or hypothesis
- Description of research methodology
- Results with appropriate statistical data
- Summary of conclusions
Quality assurance/Performance improvement abstracts must include the following:
- Background and identification of the quality assurance/performance improvement project
- Methods with sufficient detail to evaluate the quality assurance/performance improvement project
- Results
- Summary of author's practical experience
- Conclusions
Case Report abstracts must include the following:
- Introduction including background information
- Description of the case and review of the literature
- Conclusions and outcomes of the case report
- References should be provided that reflect a review of current literature
A Systematic Comprehensive Literature Review must report educational value. The abstract should include the following:
- Introduction including background information
- Summary of the comprehensive literature review
- Conclusions should reflect results of current literature review
- References should be provided that reflect a review of current literature
Platform presentations: The top five overall scoring abstracts will be selected for platform presentations. Five platform presentations will be presented consecutively during the Scientific Symposium. The top two scoring platform presentations will be given a monetary award. Each presentation is limited to 7 minutes followed by 1 minute of questions (8 minutes total).
Research snapshot presentations: Abstracts will be presented by the authors during the Scientific Symposium as research snapshots. Each presentation is limited to 4 minutes followed by 1 minute of questions (5 minutes total). Awards will be given to the top two clinical research snapshot presentations AND the top two quality assurance/performance improvement presentations.
Abstract Submission Format:
- Submitting author must state preferences of one of the following:
- Platform only
- Snapshot only
- Platform or snapshot
- Abstracts should be no longer than 400 words and may include tables and figures
- All material should be displayed in Arial, 10-font
- The title should be displayed in upper case letters
- All submissions should also be checked for spelling, grammar, facts, and clarity of language
- Information to be included should consist of the following: Title, Author's Name and Credentials, Institution, Institution Location
The submitting author/presenter should include their contact information for further correspondence. The abstract submission must be made via e-mail. Notification of receipt of abstract submission will be sent to the submitting author within five to seven business days after the submission. All abstracts will be reviewed after the submission deadline.
Submission Deadline: May 15th, 2024
Submit abstracts electronically to leslyvjh@gmail.com
Thank you,
Lesly V. Jurado H. PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, BCNSP, FCCM
CVCSCCM Education Committee Chair
Critical Care Clinical Pharmacist, Surgical Trauma ICU / Nutrition Support
Department of Pharmacy
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
2131 South 17th Street
Wilmington, North Carolina 28401
Voalte: 910-765-4512
Cell: 551-221-1584
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Lesly Jurado Hernandez PharmD, FCCM
Clinical Pharmacist Surgical Trauma ICU/Nutrition Support
New Hanover Regional Medical Center
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