Call for Abstracts
Poster Abstract Submission - SUBMISSION SITE CLOSED
The Society for the Advancement of Blood Management (SABM®) invites members and non-members to submit abstracts for review for poster presentation in conjunction with the SABM® 2010 Annual Meeting to be held September 24-26, 2010 at the Sheraton Puerto Rico in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Abstracts submitted by the June 30, 2010 EXTENDED deadline will be evaluated for poster presentation. The top ten will be expected to give a 5 minute oral presentation.
SUBMISSION: Abstracts must be submitted electronically via the SABM Website. SUBMISSION SITE CLOSED.
FORMAT: Abstracts must be submitted as a Microsoft Word document. The abstract should arrive either as one paragraph, or in four sections:
- Introduction
- Patients (or Materials) and Methods
- Results
- Conclusion
Any tables should be simple. It is strongly recommended that figures not be supplied. If figures are necessary, they should be of high quality ready for print reproduction, and lettering/symbols/lines should be clear and distinct for publication. All figures should be black and white only, and if they are not vector (eps) format be at least 300 dpi.
FONT: Font size must be 12 point
LENGTH: 500 word maximum
ABSTRACT CATEGORIES: Abstracts can be submitted in the following two categories:
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Scientific Transfusion Blood Utilization Blood Salvage Pharmaceutical Advances Surgical Technology and Techniques Blood Safety Blood Management Education Anemia Management Economics Other Technology and Techniques Other |
Process Improvement Transfusion Blood Salvage Pharmaceutical Advances Surgical Technology and Techniques Blood Safety Blood Management Education Anemia Management Economics Other Technology and Techniques Other |
GUIDELINES: The following guidelines address key factors that the SABM Abstract Review Committee considers when reviewing abstracts. Attention to these details will assist the Committee in making their decision.
- The abstract must adequately describe the objectives and results of the study so that the quality of work can be evaluated by the Abstract Committee. The title of the abstract should be fully informative of the contents. The abstract should consist of: a) an introduction that presents the purpose of the study; b) a brief description of the procedures employed; c) a summary of the results; and d) a statement of the conclusions.
- The financial supporters(s) of the study should be listed at the end of all abstracts. All authors must indicate whether or not they have a personal financial interest in the study supporters(s) and, if so, the nature of the interest.
- SABM accepts Encore Abstracts.
- Notification for those abstracts selected for presentation will be sent by July 15, 2010.
- All abstract presenters are required to register for the meeting and pay all registration and travel costs.
If you are unable to submit an abstract electronically and wish to discuss options, contact the SABM Office at (414) 276-9339.