Abstracts
LATE BREAKING ABSTRACT SUBMISSION OPEN
The NASPOG Meeting Planning Committee invites individuals to submit a late breaking abstract for the 2020 Biennial Meeting being held April 17 - 19 in St. Louis. Late Breaking Abstracts will be presented on Sunday morning, April 19.
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Criteria
Abstracts must focus on women’s health, particularly area's of obstetrics, gynecology, psychiatry, psychology, social work, and/or counseling. Submission content must be new research only and not previously presented.
Important Dates
- Late Breaking Abstract Submission Opens: February 3, 2020
- Late Breaking Abstract Submission Closes: February 24, 2020
Presentation Category
- During the online submission process, you will be asked to select the appropriate category using the list provided:
- Abortion
- Anxiety Disorders
- Basic Science
- Clinical Interventions
- Eating Disorders
- Education/Training
- Endocrinology
- Fertility
- Gender Identity Care
- Infant mental health and/or Parenting
- Mood Disorders
- Nutrition
- OCD and related disorders
- Patient Outcomes
- Pharmacologic Treatment
- Psycho-Oncology
- Psychotic Disorders
- Race/Ethnicity
- Sexuality
- Social determinants of health
- Stress
- Substance Abuse
- Trauma
- Other, please specify
Submission Format
Submissions are required to be submitted online using our submission site. Submissions should not exceed a 350 total word count. The following information will need to be submitted:
- Name, credentials, affiliation, contact information for Chair, Co-Chairs and each speaker
- Title and abstract for overall symposium or individual speaker
- Background/Introduction
- Objective
- Methods
- Results
- Conclusion
- Disclosure
- Acknowledgements (optional)
You may use the attached template to upload your abstract during the submission process.
Disclosure
All speakers are required to disclose any 'relevant' financial relationships in accordance with the ACCME guidelines. The ACCME defines 'relevant' financial relationships as financial relationships in any amount occurring within the past 12 months that create a conflict of interest. List any financial interests, assistance, or relationships with companies, supporters, or commercial products related to the research (for example, ownership or partnership; research support; research grants; sponsors; stockholders, etc.).
Submission Review
After the site closes, completed submissions will be peer reviewed. All submissions will be blinded for review, meaning the abstracts will be reviewed without knowledge of the author/s, institution/s or disclosure information.
Acceptance/Rejection Notifications
You will be notified electronically of the acceptance/rejection of your submission early March. This notification will include the date and time of session/presentation as well as type of presentation if accepted.
Presenter Registration and Travel
Please note that NASPOG is not able to cover costs for speaker travel or housing. Speakers will be required to register for the meeting.
Content Validity and Fair Balance
Presenters are required to prepare fair and balanced presentations that are objective and scientifically rigorous. All recommendations involving clinical medicine must be based on evidence that is accepted within the profession of medicine as adequate justification for their indications and contraindications in the care of patients. All scientific research referred to, reported, or used in support or justification of a patient care recommendation must conform to the generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection and analysis.
Use of Submitted Materials
Authors and submitters understand that the submitted abstracts and materials are published in the NASPOG 2020 Biennial Meeting program. Publication may include on the Biennial Meeting website, in Biennial Meeting schedules, in the Program Book, and proceedings distributed to Biennial Meeting attendees.
Posters
Authors who were accepted to display a paper poster at the meeting, should print in poster size (48” × 36”) and horizontal orientation.
U.S. Government Copyright Requirements
If the paper you are submitting was prepared in the course of your direct employment with the U.S. Government, please include the following footer on the final PDF version of the paper you are submitting:
"This material is declared a work of the U.S. Government and is not subject to copyright protection in the United States. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.”
Employees of organizations that operate under contract to the U.S. Government, such as U.S. Government labs, please note the following:
- Depending on the policy of your organization and your organization’s contract, the copyright transfer form should be signed either by you or by an appropriate representative from your organization.
- You may be required to include a footer on the final PDF version of your paper acknowledging contract information and also the following statement:
“The United States Government retains, and by accepting the article for publication, the publisher acknowledges that the United States Government retains, a non-exclusive, paid-up, irrevocable, worldwide license to publish or reproduce the published form of this work, or allow others to do so, for United States Government purposes."
Questions?
Contact info@naspog.org or call Colleen Hughes at 301-273-0572.