Call For Posters!

TIMELINE
Poster Presentations are due by 5:00 PM, MARCH 17th, 2020 

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE
1. Fellows-in-Training All current West Virginia fellows in a cardiology training program are invited to present their research (past or present) and/or a case report during the poster session, scheduled for Saturday, April 18th. Eligible posters may present recent data, case study or information that has been presented previously at a local or national meeting.

2. Internal Medicine Residents All current West Virginia internal medicine residents are invited to present a cardiovascular case report and/or original research during the poster session, scheduled for Saturday, April 18th.

3. CV Team Members All current West Virginia-ACC CV Team Members (RN, NP, CNS, PA, PharmD) are invited to present their research (past or present) and/or original research during the poster session, scheduled for Saturday, April 18th. Eligible posters may present recent data or information that has been presented previously at a local or national meeting.

GUIDELINES FOR CASE REPORT SUBMISSIONS (Fellows & Residents)
If you choose to submit a case study, here are some guidelines: 1. Case reports should be of a rare, unusual, or unexpected finding in a patient; 2. The diagnosis should be known or the workup as complete as possible (all evidence as to the diagnosis should be included); 3. There should be a brief review of the literature including numbers of patients with similar findings/outcomes, risk factors, how it has been evaluated/treated, and outcomes where known; 4. The case should include as much follow-up as is available; 5. Pathology slides and supporting evidence should be included. Here is a good reference for putting together a case report.

JUDGING
The accepted abstracts will be presented as posters and judged at the poster presentation on Saturday, April 18th. Winners will be announced at the end of the meeting.

PRIZES
1. Fellows-in-Training
Research: First place – $350; Second place – $250
Cases: First place – $100; Second place – $75
2. Residents
Cardiovascular case report
First place – $100; Second place – $75
3. CV Team Members (RN, NP, CNS, PA, PharmD)
Research – one winner – $150

DAY OF THE MEETING
To prepare your abstract for the poster presentation, please note that you will have available to you a 36″x 48″ board to which to adhere your presentation material. Please bring pushpins to affix your material. Please stand by your posters to answer questions.

*** You are responsible for bringing your own pushpins or clips***

SUBMISSION
* Download the abstract template here  
* Complete the abstract template and upload as indicated in the application form.
* Only one abstract may be submitted per person.
* Submission of an abstract constitutes a commitment by the author to be present on April 18th if his/her poster is accepted. If the author is unable to attend, the poster will not be permitted to be presented.