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The next step following acceptance of an abstract submitted for a scientific meeting is to create the poster. Poster presentations provide an avenue for dissemination of research findings as well as the opportunity to highlight the work and network with other clinicians. Requirements for poster presentations vary among scientific meetings. Therefore, it is important to follow instructions set forth by the specific conference at which the work will be presented. Important considerations for poster design include the elements it should contain, font type and size, use of tables and figures, and poster size. Research indicates visual appeal has a greater influence in attracting attention than content. In addition to creating the poster, preparing for presentation is an essential step in the process. Practicing the presentation prior to the meeting, anticipating questions, and being familiar with the poster content are principal factors in preparing for the presentation. Oral presentations for posters are typically brief and should only focus on the key points. The purpose of this paper is to review poster design and provide general guidelines for presenting an abstract at a scientific meeting. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective. To determine the most appropriate delay to start a webinar. Methods. This cross-sectional study was conducted on weekly general staff scientific webinars held by the Institute of Human Virology (IHV), University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA. 35 observations were made at arbitrary chosen times of three consecutive IHV webinars. After standardizing the number of participants, a 4th-degree polynomial fit was applied to the data. A cost function was defined as the sum of the time wasted for those who attended the webinar early and the lost for those who attend with delay. The cost function was minimized to compute the most appropriate delay to start the webinar. Results. The model could explain almost 95% of the observed variance in the number of participants. Normally, half of the participants attended the meeting at the webinar set starting time. The cost was a minimum if the webinar was delayed for about 3 minutes. Conclusion. It seems that the most appropriate time for starting the IHV general staff meetings is around 3 minutes after the webinar set starting time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The presentation of abstracts at scientific meetings is an important step in the dissemination of scientific discovery. Most scientific meetings recruit volunteer experts to evaluate and score submitted abstracts to determine which ones qualify for presentation. Reviewing an abstract is an important service to one's specialty, but there is typically no formal training or required instruction during medical toxicology fellowship on scientific abstract scoring. In order to provide structured training in abstract review, the American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT) Research Committee launched the Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) Abstract Review Mentor program in 2021. The goals of this program were to train fellows how to score scientific abstracts and provide them with new mentor connections to toxicologists outside of their training program. After evaluating 3 years of data from participating fellows-in-training and faculty mentors, we conclude that ACMT's Abstract Review Mentor program was successful in training future reviewers and fostering external mentorship relationships. All participants reported their experience in this program will change how they submit future abstracts to scientific meetings, help their future service as an abstract reviewer, and motivate their involvement in other specialty-related research activities. Implementing an abstract review training program is sustainable and a vital strategy for enhancing the dissemination of scientific discovery and training the next generation of medical toxicology researchers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective:This study determines the publication rates and publication times of studies presented at the first four Meetings of the Society of Urological Surgery in Turkey (MSUST).Materials and Methods:The first four books of abstracts published by MSUST were examined, and an analysis of the abstracts of authors published between January 1, 2012 and January 1, 2021 identified from the PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus and Google Scholar databases were analyzed. The publication time refers to the interval between the date of the congress and the date on which the publication was made available on a journal website.Results:A total of 1,436 abstracts were reviewed, and the publication rates for the first four MSUST were 50.7%, 33.4%, 28.2%, and 26.9%, respectively, with a mean publication rate of 33.4%. In an assessment of the publications made within 2 years of a meeting, the publication rates were found to be 27.6%, 25.8%, 24.2% and 26.9%, respectively. The mean publication rate within a 2-year period was determined to be 26%. The median time of publication when calculated prospectively, was 22 (-2-88), 12 (-2-60), 10 (-2-39) and 7 (-2-24) months. The ratios of articles from the first three MSUST, published within 2 years to total publication were found to be 54.3%, 77.3%, and 85.5%, prospectively.Conclusion:The ratio of studies presented at MSUST congresses that are subsequently published is increasing, and more than half of these publications occur within the first 2 years following the congress, which can serve as an indicator of the legitimacy of a scientific meeting.

Purpose: To describe and evaluate a pilot project to provide reviewer comments to authors who submitted abstracts to the Hospital-based medicine topic area for the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2021 annual meeting Methods: Abstract reviewers were encouraged via email to include reviewer comments for authors in their abstract reviews. Unedited comments were emailed to authors shortly after the abstract decision notifications were sent. We quantified the number of reviewers who commented per abstract. Additionally, we surveyed authors and reviewers to evaluate the perceived impact of the pilot project. Results: For 123 abstracts submitted to the Hospital-based medicine topic area, every abstract received comments from at least one reviewer, and a median (IQR) of 4 (3-5) reviewers commented per abstract. The response rates for the author and reviewer surveys were 61/114 (54%) and 54/84 (64%), respectively, and both groups of respondents generally favored the pilot program. The majority of authors (59%) made changes to their project based on the feedback provided and 96% reported that they would like to continue to receive reviewer feedback for future PAS abstract submissions. Reviewers reported spending a mean of 11 minutes reviewing each abstract. Most (85%) felt that they spent the same or slightly more (1%-25%) time reviewing than in prior years. Multiple open-ended comments were provided, largely positive. CONCLUSION: A pilot program to incorporate reviewer feedback into abstract decision notification for a large national research meeting was successful. This approach should be considered for future meetings to enhance this integral component of academic development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: This study determines the publication rates and publication times of studies presented at the first four Meetings of the Society of Urological Surgery in Turkey (MSUST). Materials and Methods: The first four books of abstracts published by MSUST were examined, and an analysis of the abstracts of authors published between January 1, 2012 and January 1, 2021 identified from the PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus and Google Scholar databases were analyzed. The publication time refers to the interval between the date of the congress and the date on which the publication was made available on a journal website. Results: A total of 1,436 abstracts were reviewed, and the publication rates for the first four MSUST were 50.7%, 33.4%, 28.2%, and 26.9%, respectively, with a mean publication rate of 33.4%. In an assessment of the publications made within 2 years of a meeting, the publication rates were found to be 27.6%, 25.8%, 24.2% and 26.9%, respectively. The mean publication rate within a 2-year period was determined to be 26%. The median time of publication when calculated prospectively, was 22 (-2-88), 12 (-2-60), 10 (-2-39) and 7 (-2-24) months. The ratios of articles from the first three MSUST, published within 2 years to total publication were found to be 54.3%, 77.3%, and 85.5%, prospectively. Conclusion: The ratio of studies presented at MSUST congresses that are subsequently published is increasing, and more than half of these publications occur within the first 2 years following the congress, which can serve as an indicator of the legitimacy of a scientific meeting. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The advent of soft contact lenses and the paucity of knowledge of the new modality encouraged some leading minds of the time to form a new society, the International Society for Contact Lens Research. The purpose was to provide a forum for the exchange of information on the most current research and developments of contact lenses and its effects on the eye. The limited membership of the society that the founders proposed was to stage scientific meetings that would have minimal presentation time to allow for maximum discussion time of the presented information. Unconcerned about the risk of failure and recriminations of establishing a society of limited membership, the bold steering committee invited researchers involved in this new science and development of contact lenses to become members. The steering committee also realized that it was necessary to enfold the contact lens industry and their scientists in the society. Here we outline that journey from 1978 and how the society has maintained currency. The society, through its scientific meetings, can lay claim to fostering research that led to important developments in the field of contact lenses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: Publication rates of the abstracts presented in the congress demonstrate the scientific quality of the meeting. This study aims to evaluate the fate of the abstracts presented at the Turkish Spine Congress in 2015 and 2017. Materials and Methods: Abstracts of the meeting were searched using Pubmed and Google Scholar databases. The title of the abstract and corresponding author's names were searched in these databases. If the title of the abstract was in Turkish, only the author's names were used. The presentations were classified according to presentation type, publication date, indexing information of the journals, the main subject of the study, and consistency of the publication and the abstract. Results: Thirty-seven of 78 oral papers and 24 of the 73 poster presentations in the 2015 congress were published. The average time to publication was 31.2 months. The main topic of the publications was deformity. The study title change ratio was 43%, the author name change ratio was 57%, and the sample size change ratio was 32% in 2015. The journal indexes were Science Citation Index/Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI/SCIE) in 48 studies, other international indexes in 10 studies, and ULAKBIM in 4 studies. Forty-four of 136 oral presentations and 10 of 72 poster presentations in the 2017 congress were published. The average time to publication was 15.5 months. The main topic of these publications was general spine knowledge/basic module. The study title change ratio was 13%, the author name change ratio was 35%, and the sample size change ratio was 22% in 2017. The journal indexes were SCI/SCIE in 33 studies, other international indexes in 9 studies, and ULAKBIM in 12 studies. Conclusion: Although there were inconsistencies between the presentations and full-text articles, a respectable number of presentations of Turkish Spine Congresses were published. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

• The first Symposium on Molecular Radiotherapy Dosimetry: the future of theragnostic was organised in Athens in Nov 2023. • Initially planned for 110 attendees, an larger facility had to be found to welcome 180 participants. • Several abstracts (80) were submitted, and 48 accepted as oral, 30 as electronic posters. • Eight sessions were organised (with invited speakers and oral presentations), 3 ePoster sessions, a specific sponsor session, 2 CPD sessions and a round table associating physicists, physicians, patient representatives took place during that very busy meeting. • A specific session was organised to present the newly published EFOMP Policy Statement 19: Dosimetry in nuclear medicine therapy – Molecular radiotherapy. • The event was considered a great success and is likely to become the first of a series. The EFOMP Special Interest Group for Radionuclide Internal Dosimetry (SIG_FRID) organised its first scientific meeting, the Symposium on Molecular Radiotherapy Dosimetry, in Athens on November 9th–11th 2023. The Symposium was hosted by the Hellenic Association of Medical Physicists and the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. This meeting gathered more than 180 scientists from 28 countries. Scientific, clinical and regulatory aspects were addressed by 8 invited experts. Two continuous professional development sessions were organised. A special round table gathering medical physics experts, physicians regulatory authority experts and patient representatives addressed the possibilities to increase clinical dosimetry dissemination. The event was supported by companies and a specific industry session allowed sponsors to present their products, innovations and future perspective in this field. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Social media platforms are increasingly used by professional societies for improved member engagement, to raise awareness, for advocacy and for widespread dissemination of scientific meeting highlights. This article describes the inaugural social media campaign implemented at the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) 2019 Scientific Meeting. Campaign strategies, including development of an interactive social media curriculum, dedicated social media ambassadors and implementation and announcement of a Tweetup, are described in detail. These efforts resulted in significantly uplifting the profile of the conference, improving attendee engagement, reinforced conference highlights, and expanded meeting reach across the world. This manuscript provides a blueprint for other professional societies considering the launch of a Social Media campaign at their scientific meetings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Change is a fundamental component of contemporary restoration ecology. The environment, the research, and the ideas in this discipline are rapidly evolving and changing. The California Society for Ecological Restoration annual meeting was an inclusive, diverse meeting that significantly advanced new thinking in the field and provided an exemplar of the value of scientific discourse at meetings. The restoration work in this region also amplified and identified trends in the scientific community at large. A total of three future‐oriented strategic issues emerged from the discourse at this meeting. (1) Restoration ecologists need to consider alternative definitions of local for interventions within a region. (2) Restoration is never complete and must always incorporate people. (3) Indirect outcomes and the process of restoration have merit despite challenges of immediate identification of benefits. The science presented served as a platform for these advanced strategic issue examinations, and the grandest of challenges for restoration ecology necessarily includes people in every equation and embraces values and perceptions over longer time frames. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: To examine variables that affect publication of ACVO meeting abstracts in peer‐reviewed journals and compare results to ECVO publication rate (PR). Methods: Published papers were identified via online searches for abstracts from 2008 to 2012 ACVO/ECVO meetings. Variables analyzed (via Pearson's chi‐Squared test) included the following: oral presentation/poster, type of abstract (clinical/basic science/case report), species, ocular tissue, nationality, funding, first/last/any author a diplomate, resident as first author, and author affiliation (private practice/university). Results: One hundred and eighty‐six of 577 ACVO abstracts were published within 608 ± 479 days, with 103 published in Veterinary Ophthalmology. Significant factors included the following: nationality of first/last authors (P =.005); English as first language (P <.001); presentation type (P <.001, oral 40% PR, poster 22% PR); type of study (P =.037, clinical study 35% PR, basic science 30% PR, case report 16% PR); resident as first author (P <.001); diplomate as any author except first/last (P <.001); first author affiliation (P =.001, university 37% PR, practice 21% PR); last author affiliation (P =.003, university 36% PR, practice 22% PR); and species (P <.001, horses 53% PR, multiple species 50% PR, cats 35% PR, food animals 31% PR, exotics/wildlife 31% PR, dogs 27% PR, laboratory animals/in vitro 24%). Nonsignificant factors were as follows: diplomate as first/last author, funding, and ocular tissue. Presentation type, resident as first author, university affiliation of first author, and species had the greatest effect on publication probability. For the same period, ECVO PR was 87 of 299, which was not significantly different from ACVO PR (P =.342). Conclusion: At 32%, ACVO PR for the study years is similar to ECVO PR of 29%. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Demands on publicly funded scientific research to yield academic and societal impact have been commonplace for some time. Research communities, university administrators, and policy-makers are looking to impact assessments and impact tool kits to better communicate the value of scholarly work, increase collaboration with nonacademic partners, and achieve a broad range of socio-economic benefits. Impact assessment frameworks are occupied with documenting the effects of science on a large number of variables. However, the participation and hosting of academic events have not been included in most frameworks. In this scoping review, we demonstrate that academic events are an important vehicle for academic and societal value creation. The review presents the main trends in the literature by categorizing the impact of academic events into four analytical categories and 11 subcategories. By hosting and participating in academic events, scholars maximize the uptake and circulation of research findings as well as promote knowledge-sharing and agenda-setting with potential impact on the academic community and society at large. Most of the reviewed studies focus on clinical research and computer science. However, the review also demonstrates that the impact of academic events is currently underexplored. This review provides a first step toward a more comprehensive understanding of the impact of academic events. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The main problem in this article is how effective of continuity professional development (CPD) implementation for teachers. This study used a descriptive qualitative approach in Demak District Central Java Province. Demak Regency is a district that implemented the CPD seriously so that containing Regents Regulation, RPJMD, and Strategic Planning of Education Office. Data collection using interviews and documentation. Research result showed that CPD implementation have been running effectively. Three indicators found: regulations governing CPD implementation, details of the CPD programs and activities, and controlling of CPD regulation with programs and activities. The CPD implementation in Demak District can be implemented in forms: structured training activities, workshops, seminars, others scientific meeting; mentoring for teacher and headmaster conducted by facilitators; activities at professional learning community; and induction program or internship of beginner to advance. In order to make implementation of CPD more effectively so needs regulatory refinements.

Purpose To review abstracts presented at five consecutive meetings of the European College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists ( ECVO), and identify abstract characteristics that affect the probability of their publication in peer-reviewed journals. Methods An online search was conducted for peer-reviewed publications ( PRPs) stemming from abstracts from five ECVO meetings (2008-2012). Time to publication and journal were noted. Effects of ocular tissue/discipline, species, type of presentation and study, funding acknowledgment and affiliation, professional qualifications, and nationality of the first and last authors on probability of publication were analyzed. Results Of presented abstracts, 29% (87/299) were published as PRPs in Veterinary Ophthalmology ( n = 50), other veterinary journals ( n = 22), and nonveterinary journals ( n = 15). During the 5 years studied, there was no significant difference between the impact factor of Veterinary Ophthalmology and the 25 other journals in which PRPs were published ( P = 0.369). Median time to PRP acceptance or publication was 468 days. Independent variables most significant in determining the probability of PRP were oral presentation ( P = 0.002), resident authorship ( P < 0.0001), and species ( P = 0.002), with food animal abstracts having the highest odds ratio. Ocular tissue/discipline ( P = 0.13) and type of study ( P = 0.33) did not affect publication probability. Funding acknowledgment ( P = 0.02), author nationality ( P = 0.02), and academic affiliation ( P = 0.04) were also significant factors. Conclusions Publication rate of ECVO abstracts is lower, but time to publication is similar, compared with most biomedical meetings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background/Aims: Abstract presentations at scientific meetings provide an opportunity to communicate the results of important research. Unfortunately, many abstracts are not published as full manuscripts. At the 73rd scientific meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology in 2008, we evaluated factors associated with the publication of abstracts as manuscripts up to 6.5 years after presentation. Methods: All abstracts, excluding case reports, presented at the meeting were evaluated. We systematically searched for matching manuscripts indexed in PubMed or EMBASE up to May 2015. We used logistic regression models to determine factors associated with manuscript publication and calculated ORs and 95% CIs. Results: Of the included 791 abstracts, 249 (31.5%) were published as manuscripts within 6.5 years. Oral presentation (OR 2.11; 95% CI 1.15-3.87), multicenter studies (OR 2.67; 95% CI 1.44-4.95), abstracts by University-based authors (OR 1.80; 95% CI 1.20-2.72), and funded research (OR 2.15; 95% CI 1.43-3.23) were more likely to be published. Winning an award at the meeting was not associated with manuscript publication (OR 1.09; 95% CI 0.57-2.06). Conclusions: There is an urgent need to enhance the methods of disseminating scientific knowledge through publication of abstracts presented at gastroenterology meetings as manuscripts. Mentors should endeavor to encourage their mentees to complete this final stage of their scholarly activities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Oral and poster presentations at annual national meetings of the Romanian Society of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (RSGH) provide a forum for education, communication and discussion of new research. However, for the wide-spread dissemination of the new research work, each presentation should be subsequently published as a full-text article in peer-reviewed, indexed journals. Aim: to evaluate the publication rate of full-text articles in peer-reviewed journals after being first presented as abstracts at two consecutive RSGH annual meetings. Methods: A retrospective review of all abstracts presented at the annual meetings in 2013 and 2014 was performed. PubMed and Google Scholar were searched using abstract titles, first author's name and affiliation, and key words from the title to identify whether an abstract resulted in a peer-reviewed publication. Abstracts published in full-text were subsequently assessed for study type, study center, topics, publication year, journals and their impact factors (IFs). We chose the 2013 and 2014 meetings to ensure a minimum two-year follow-up period since the last meeting for the publication as full-length articles. Results: A total of 562 abstracts were presented (275 in 2013, 287 in 2014). There were 150 oral presentations (93 in 2013, 57 in 2014) and 412 poster presentations (182 in 2013, 230 in 2014). Fifty seven of them (10.1%) were published as full-text articles, among them 26 (17.3%) after oral presentations and 31 (7.5%) after poster presentations (P=0.001). University affiliation and original research work were most likely to be published. The average IFs of the journals which published the articles were 2.42 in 2013 and 1.87 in 2014. Conclusion: The publication rate for the annual RSGH meetings abstracts as full-text articles in peer-reviewed journals is very low compared to the analyses performed in gastroenterology or other medical specialities from other countries. It is not clear yet what are the factors responsible for the failure of publication. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The complex of Sport–recreative center – Bar, as sport object polyvalent opened type, was born 1986th. As well as all, sport’s elements have their own life-time, too. For that reason, the president of Centre 2003th, has done the conceptual design of the reconstruction of sport’s content of Centre in the spirit of their revitalization and better use of space. Tartan track was changed 2004th and the project with his contents died. Over the published works at Congress CSA in Tivat second to fourth april 2009th at the subject : „Winter training of footballers in sport tourist facilities of Bar“ and Congress about the sport objects SFOFA held in Belgrade between eighth and nineth october 2009th by name: „Posibilities of reconstruction included complex Sport–recreation center – Bar“, the activities of investments were moved on complex of the Centre

The second scientific meeting in the series: “Anthelmintics: From Discovery to Resistance” was held in San Diego in February, 2016. The focus topics of the meeting, related to anthelmintic discovery and resistance, were novel technologies, bioinformatics, commercial interests, anthelmintic modes of action and anthelmintic resistance. Basic scientific, human and veterinary interests were addressed in oral and poster presentations. The delegates were from universities and industries in the US, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. The papers were a great representation of the field, and included the use of C. elegans for lead discovery, mechanisms of anthelmintic resistance, nematode neuropeptides, proteases, B. thuringiensis crystal protein, nicotinic receptors, emodepside, benzimidazoles, P-glycoproteins, natural products, microfluidic techniques and bioinformatics approaches. The NIH also presented NIAID-specific parasite genomic priorities and initiatives. From these papers we introduce below selected papers with a focus on anthelmintic drug screening and development.

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Background: The American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) annual scientific meetings are premier forums whereby orthopaedic surgeons are informed of the latest research advances in shoulder and elbow surgery. The purpose of the present study was to assess the Level of evidence (LOE) in the clinical papers presented at both the open and closed ASES annual scientific meetings from 2005 to 2014. Secondarily, the study evaluated whether there were any changes in the distribution of LOE over this period of time. Methods: Two reviewers independently evaluated the abstracts of 532 paper presentations at either the open or closed ASES annual meetings. The independent reviewers first screened the abstracts for clinical evidence and excluded cadaveric, biomechanical, technique, and review studies. The included abstracts were then independently graded for methodological quality using LOE from Level I (highest quality) to IV (lowest quality) based on the classification system created by The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS). Results: Overall, 421 presentations were included and graded for LOE. In general, 17% of the presentations were graded level I; 15% level II; 25% level III; and 43% assigned a LOE of IV. Chi-square analysis demonstrated a statistically significant improvement in the LOE of presentations at the open and closed ASES meetings combined (p = 0.028) between the years 2005 and 2014. In particular, the proportion of presentations graded as level IV significantly decreased over this period (p = <0.001). Conclusions: While most presentations at the ASES annual scientific meetings were of lower LOEs the percentage of level I evidence is greater than that reported at other Orthopaedic meetings. There has been a significant improvement in the LOE of clinical research at open and closed ASES meetings from 2005 to 2014. Specifically, the proportion of level IV studies have dramatically decreased over time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]