SUBMISSION AND ACCME POLICIES:

ACCME REQUIREMENTS

• ACCME Disclosure: Authors are required to complete the conflict-of-interest section when submitting an abstract. Additionally, the submitting/corresponding author will now be asked the following two questions during the submission process:
  • What professional practice gap does this abstract address?
  • How will this abstract influence change in competence, performance or patient outcomes?
• ACCME Policy on Employees of Commercial Interests: Industry employees can be authors but cannot be presenters if the content of the abstract relates to the business lines and products of its employer.

HOW TO SUBMIT ABSTRACTS

The Allied Health abstract submission page is the only method used to submit your abstract. You will be prompted to enter your contact information and upload your abstracts. Follow the instructions in the application below and complete all submission steps. Notification of acceptance will be emailed May 12, 2025.

REQUIRED ABSTRACT FORMAT AND SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

• TITLE PAGE
  The title should be entered in Title Case and bolded.DO NOT use a period at the end of the title. Example: A Properly Formatted Title
• AUTHORS
  The system will allow you to designate an author as a Primary Author (submitting author) As such, this will be the main point of contact for information regarding this submission. If the submitter is not the primary author, please ensure that the primary author's email and phone is correctly listed. Additional authors also may be entered in the Author Block. Primary authors are typically the principal investigator or principally contributing author.
• AUTHOR POLICY
  It is the policy of the EVS that either the primary author or one of the co-authors of each abstract must be a member of the Society. If none of the authors are members of the Society, a member of the Societymust sponsor the abstract. The EVS will send all correspondence regarding the submission to the primary author or member sponsor. Member Sponsors are required to forward a letter to the Society's Administrative Offices or upload the letter with your on-line abstract submission.
• ABSTRACTS
  When entering your abstract text, do not include title or authors in this text. No reference should be made in or on the abstract to the name of the authors or institutions. Also, DO NOT REFERENCE THE INSTITUTION IN THE BODY OF THE ABSTRACT. Failure to follow this guideline will result in the abstract being excluded from Review by the Program Committee.

REQUIRED ABSTRACT FORMAT AND STYLE GUIDELINES:

• Abstracts are limited to 400 words (50 word minimum).
• One table, image or figure may be used within your abstract and counts for 25 words. For Case Presentations, a maximum of 5 images and/or figures may be used within your abstract.
• Your abstract should be structured as follows.
  • Objectives: A brief statement of the purpose of the study and the current state of research in the field.
  • Methods: The methods of study or experimental approach clearly, but briefly, defined.
  • Results: A summary of the results of the study, including sufficient details to support those conclusions. These may be presented in a brief table.
  • Conclusions: A statement concerning the significance of the work and its possible implications for future research.

ABSTRACT TEXT

• Do not include title or authors within the abstract text.
• Do not include institution identifiers within the body of the abstract.
• Format in boldface type the Objective(s), Methods, Results and Conclusions.
• Do not use footnotes or references.