Abstract Submission is Closed
Notifications will be emailed in April 2015
Authors may submit an unlimited number of abstracts and AAHFN accepts abstracts previously submitted to other national or international meetings. Anyone, member or non-member, is eligible to submit an abstract. Accepted abstracts will be published in Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care, the official journal of AAHFN.
Categories
Research (eligible for oral presentation)- Research abstracts must report completed heart failure studies.
Clinical Innovations (eligible for regular poster or moderated poster) - Clinical abstracts should be a summary or documentary of creative or novel clinical advances in the care and/or management of patients with heart failure.
30-Day Readmission Award (eligible for poster)- The purpose of this award is to recognize heart failure (HF) treatment programs that have shown exceptional performance in the management of patients through significant reduction in patients' readmission rates within 30 days following hospital discharge. Three awards will be given based on size of hospital/institution (small less than 250 beds, medium between 250-500 beds and large greater than 500 beds). Applications will be reviewed and graded by the AAHFN Research Committee. To apply for these awards, please check the appropriate area in the submission program.
Research & Clinical Innovation Moderated Poster Presentations
The top 3 (high quality) abstracts that were submitted as "poster only" will be selected for this session. The first author or designee, audience, and moderator have the opportunity to engage in scholarly discourse by offering their scientific expertise and/or constructive feedback on the topic.
Oral Abstract Competition
The AAHFN will grant a limited number of awards. Awardees will be selected from the pool of eligible applicants based upon the abstract's degree of excellence as determined by the AAHFN Research Committee and the author's oral presentation during the annual meeting. Abstracts submitted and sponsored by Industry will not be considered for the Oral Abstract Awards Competition or Moderated Poster Presentations. If you are interested and eligible to participate, please check the appropriate area in the submission program.
Note: Award recipients from the 2006 - 2014 Annual Meetings are not eligible for the 2015 Oral Abstract Competition. Finalist from the 2006 - 2015 Annual Meetings, who did not win an award, are eligible to apply for the 2015 Oral Abstract Competition.
Poster Guidelines
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AAHFN Abstract Process
AAHFN makes submitting your abstract easy. Simply type or copy/paste your abstract online and submit it through the online submission site. Please note: there are no paper submissions.
Submitting an abstract to the AAHFN 2015 11th Annual Conference means that it will be peer reviewed and may be accepted for either an oral or poster presentation.
Additionally:
- Accepted abstracts will be published in Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care, the official journal of AAHFN.
- Authors may submit an unlimited number of abstract
- AAHFN welcomes abstracts previously submitted to other national or international meetings.
Abstract Submission Information
Character Limit: There is a limit of 3375 characters for the text of your submission. The character count includes spaces. You will be advised of your character count usage throughout the submission process as you save and move to the next step.
Abstract Mentors
The Mentee program has been designed to support clinicians or researchers who would like assistance with the AAHFN Call for Abstracts writing and submission process. Participants in the Mentor Program will:
- Discuss the critical elements and format of an abstract with their Mentor
- Receive feedback and suggestions on their abstract before submission from their Mentor
