Call for Abstracts
Poster Competition for ACP Associate Members
- pilot program
American College of Physicians – Japan Chapter
Saturday
November 29, 2008
4th Floor, Nichinaikaikan
3-28-8 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo
Access Map: http://www.naika.or.jp/jimusho.html
Please submit your abstract on the submission form in a Word or pdf file attachment
to:
ACP Japan Chapter
acp@naika.or.jp
If you have any questions, please contact the Japan Chapter Office by phone at
03-3813-5991 or email to acp@naika.or.jp .
DEADLINE: Must be received by Friday, October 31, 2008.
No abstracts will be accepted after the deadline.
The winner will receive a "Certificate of Merit" and will be invited to attend the
Japan Chapter Meeting on April 11, 2009. The Chapter will pay expenses, including
the buffet reception, but not hotel accommodations. If the quality of the presentation
is considered "outstanding" and at the level of ACP’s national competition participants,
and the presenter wishes to present the poster at the National Competition in
Philadelphia, April 23-25, 2009, the Japan Chapter will recommend the poster to ACP
and will provide 100,000 yen toward travel expenses.
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS – ACP Japan Chapter
REGULATIONS FOR SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS
Clinical Vignette (Case Report) and/or Research
Competition
Definition: A clinical vignette is a report of one
or more cases that illustrate a new disease entity, or
a prominent or unusual clinical feature of an
established disease. It may include a summary of
pertinent patient history, physical findings,
laboratory data, or management description.
3. Presenting author must list name first.
4. List name and one degree only (e.g., MD, DO)
for each author. Indicate their status within
ACP (Associate, Member, or Fellow), if
applicable. Professional title of positions
should not be included.
5. List names of authors’ institution(s), city, and
prefecture.
Note: The format used in the Annals of Internal
Definition: Submissions can report clinical and/or Medicine is also encouraged.
laboratory-based research, delineate a new
investigation into mechanisms of disease, or consist The body of the abstract should be organized as
of detailed review of a clinical problem. Abstracts
follows:
concerned with efficiency, cost or method of health 1. Purpose for study (one sentence if possible).
care delivery, quality of care, and medical
2. Simple statement of methods.
decision-making are also encouraged.
3. Summary of results (adequate to support
conclusions).
ABSTRACT INFORMATION AND
4. Statement of conclusions (Do not use phrases
INSTRUCTIONS
such as “The results will be discussed.”)
Abstract Eligibility:
5. This format may be modified, as appropriate,
Abstracts that either have or have not been
for Clinical Vignette submissions, or for
presented at other meetings will be considered.
Research submissions diverging from the
Presentation of original work at the chapter meeting
standard research methods.
may, however, jeopardize later presentation at other Style:
societies. Abstracts are eligible even if they have
Write for clarity and directness. Avoid the use of
been published; however, abstracts based upon full
medical jargon or stock empty phrases. A table may
papers that have been published are not eligible.
be used if it fits within the border lines. Keep in
mind that grammar will be taken into consideration.
Author Eligibility:
Please proofread your abstract carefully.
The first author of an abstract must be an ACP
Abbreviations, Symbols, and Nomenclature:
Associate Member in good standing. Co-authors
Usage should conform as closely as possible to that
need not be ACP members.
recommended in CBE Style Manual, (6th edition.,
You are encouraged to write your abstract in a
1994), published by the Council of Biology Editors,
format similar to that used in scientific papers so
and available from CBE Secretariat, 9650 Rockville
that it may be cited in curriculum vitae or submitted Pike, Bethesda, MD 20814. Nonstandard
as evidence of scholarly activity when you are
abbreviations must be kept to a minimum and must
preparing to advance to Fellowship in the American be explained when used. Generic names of drugs
College of Physicians.
are preferred: a proprietary name may be given
only with the first use of the generic name.
Number of Entries per First Author: An author
may submit only one abstract, either to the Clinical Units of measurement should be metric (SI),
Vignette competition or to the Research
including those for height of length, mass (weight),
Competition.
and body temperature. Preferred concentration units
in clinical chemical measurements are those
Format:
recommended by the International Union of Pure
1. Abstracts must be typed on the official abstract and Applied Chemistry: for substances of known,
form, single spaced within the border using a 10 pure composition, millimoles/milliliter or
point font. Word limit: 450 words including the millimoles/liter; for mixtures of substances where
title and authors.
exact composition is not known, grams/liter.
2. Title, typed in all caps, should be brief and
clearly state content of paper.
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION FORM
To ensure that your abstract is
considered, complete all information
below. You must be an Associate
Member* to enter this competition.
Must be at least 10-point font. Word limit: 450 words
including the title and authors. Be sure to single-space.
TYPE ABSTRACT HERE.
If in the conduct of these studies, human or animal
subjects were exposed to risks not required by their
medical needs, the author affirms that the study was
approved by an appropriate committee, or, if no such
committee was available and informed consent was
needed, it was obtained in accordance with the
principles set forth in "The Institutional Guide to
DHEW Policy on Protection of Human Subjects"
and the "Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory
Animals," published by the NIH.
First author information (Please type.)
Name:
ACP #:
Institution:
Home Address:
E-mail address: _________________________________
Daytime Phone:
Home Phone:
Co-Author(s)/Associates:
*Associate must be the major
contributor of the submitted abstract.
Send by e-mail attachment in a Word
or pdf file to:
ACP Japan Chapter
acp@naika.or.jp
EXAMPLE
ANDROGEN THERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH AND WITHOUT
KIDNEYS UNDERGOING HEMODIALYSIS Walter Fried, MD
(Associate), Olga M. Jonasson, MD, Gordon R. Lang, MD, and Franklin D.
Schwartz, MD, FACP, Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine, Chicago,
Illinois.
Androgens increase renal but not extra renal erythropoietin (Ep)
production in mice
"Guide to Preparing for the Abstract Competition" can be found on the ACP Web site.
http://www.acponline.org/residents_fellows/competitions/abstract/prepare/index.html