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SAEM19 Opening Dates and Deadlines

Abstracts
Deadline: January 2

Scientific Abstracts may be submitted 11/1/2018 – 1/2/2019

• The deadline for submission of abstracts on 1/2/19 is 17:00 CST
• Abstract acceptance letters will be sent to submitters 2/1/2019
• Character count, INCLUDES the words, “Background, Methods, Results, Conclusion”, is 2050 characters not including spaces (about 300-325 words)
• Please note that no tables or figures will be allowed in the 2019 abstract submission process
• Please submit your abstracts at www.saem.org
• Address questions to the SAEM Education Department, education@saem.org

The Program Committee is accepting abstracts for review for presentation at the SAEM19 Annual Meeting. Authors are invited to submit original emergency medicine research in the following categories:

Abdominal/Gastrointestinal/Genitourinary
Airway
Anesthesia/Analgesia
Cardiovascular – Basic Science
Cardiovascular – Clinical Research
Clinical Decision Guidelines
Clinical Operations
Critical Care/Resuscitation
Diagnostic Technologies/Radiology
Disaster Medicine
Disease/Injury Prevention
Education
Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG)
Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
Ethics
Geriatrics
Health Policy and Health Services Research
Infectious Diseases
Information Technology
International Emergency Medicine
Neurology
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Orthopedics
Palliative
Patient Safety and Quality
Pediatrics – Infectious Diseases
Pediatrics – General
Professional Development
Psychiatry
Pulmonary
Research Design/Methodology/Statistics
SAEM Wellness Consensus Conference
Sex and Gender
Simulation
Social Emergency Medicine
Social Media
Sports Medicine
Toxicology/Environmental
Trauma
Ultrasound
Wilderness Medicine

We are pleased to announce that the abstract scoring criteria are publicly available. The full scoring system can be downloaded here. Only reports of original research may be submitted. The data must not be published in a manuscript or e-publication prior to the first day of the Annual Meeting, except in abstract form when associated with a presentation at a non-emergency-medicine national conference, at CORD, or at a regional SAEM meeting. Abstracts accepted for publication at the Annual Meeting will be published in the Academic Emergency Medicine online supplement. SAEM strongly encourages authors to submit the full manuscripts that follow successful abstracts to AEM. AEM will notify authors of a decision regarding publication within 60 days of receipt of a manuscript.

IGNITE!
Deadline: January 14

IGNITE! talks may be submitted 11/1/2018 – 1/14/19

• The deadline for submission of IGNITE! talks on 1/14/19 is 17:00 CST
• IGNITE! acceptance letters will be sent to submitters 2/7/19
• Please submit your workshops at www.saem.org
• Address questions to the SAEM Education Department, education@saem.org
• IGNITE! talks are 5 minutes in length with 20 automatically advancing slides
• Speakers are selected from all levels of training from all parts of the country

IGNITE! is a fun and fast-paced speaking competition at the SAEM Annual Meeting. Because of its unique format, IGNITE! talks are highly energetic, captivating, and engaging. A panel of judges selects a "Best of IGNITE!" winner from each IGNITE! session. An "Audience Choice Award" is also given at each session based on audience polling. Because there are no limitations on submission topics, you will be exposed to all sorts of interesting issues in EM. Speakers in the past have talked about their experiences in disaster relief, waxed poetic about the role of machine learning in EM, and challenged core practices in EM critical care and education.

Innovations
Deadline: January 14

The SAEM Program Committee is proud to offer members a venue to present their innovations in education, faculty development, wellness, and operations.

Innovations may be submitted 11/1/2018 – 1/14/19

• The deadline for submission of Innovations on 1/14/19 is 17:00 CST
• Innovations acceptance letters will be sent to submitters 2/7/19
• Please submit your workshops at www.saem.org
• Address questions to the SAEM Education Department, education@saem.org
• Innovations will be presented either as an oral presentation or as a table top hands-on demonstration, thus bringing diverse leaders together to cultivate new ideas and approaches to undergraduate, graduate, and continuing medical education and patient care.
• We welcome submissions on any topics that help enhance education at all levels