2012 Research Forum Call for Abstracts
(Abstracts Due January 27)

The 2012 Research Forum will be held on March 31st at HealthPartners Bloomington. 

Topics

Abstracts should contain original research and be relevant to family medicine.  All categories of research will be considered, including practice-based, community-oriented and participatory projects, and descriptive studies.  Quality Improvement projects, clinical case presentations, and literature reviews are acceptable if they generate original conclusions.  Projects in progress are welcome! 

 

Presenter Qualifications

Abstracts can be submitted by medical students, residents, practicing physicians, academic physicians, and researchers.

 

Posters

Research can be presented as a poster rather than as a live presentation.  Poster submissions do require an abstract.  See below for details on submitting an abstract.

 

Poster Guidelines

 

Size: Our poster boards can accommodate a poster up to 91” wide x 45” high.  Please list the dimensions of your poster on the abstract submission form. 

 

Tack pins will be provided to attach the poster.  The poster boards can also accommodate posters with Velcro (provided by the researcher).  Please consider the physical weight of your poster in relation to the attachment options.      

 

Poster Session: There will be dedicated time for Research Forum attendees to view the posters.

 

Set-up: Please have your poster attached by 8:00 am (set up will be from 7:00 – 8:00 a.m) on the day of the Research Forum.
 

 

Submitting an Abstract

To submit an abstract, save this form to your computer, complete, and email as an attachment to lregehr@mafp.org.  

 

Abstracts can be submitted using the online form.  The abstract requires the following:

Title of research

Name(s), designation(s) (medical student, resident, physician, researcher), and contact information for presenter(s)

Structured one-page (limited to 500 words) abstract which includes objective (or hypothesis), population, methods, main results, and conclusions.

Indicate IRB approval or exemption, if applicable, or compliance with HIPAA regulations, mentorship (if any), and funding sources

 

Deadline

Abstracts are due by Friday, January 27, 2012. 

 

You will be notified by Monday, February 13, 2012 if your abstract has been accepted for presentation.  Accepted abstracts and PowerPoint slides from your presentation will be published on the MAFP website and in the Forum proceedings.  Written feedback will be provided to presenters.    

 

Presentation

Each presenter will be given 15 minutes, followed by a 5 minute question and answer period.  Please email PowerPoint slides to lregehr@mafp.org by Monday, March 26, 2012 or bring the presentation to the Forum on a usb drive.  A schedule will be sent to presenters two weeks before the Forum.

 

For questions, or to receive assistance in preparing your abstract, contact

Lisa Regehr at the MAFP office lregehr@mafp.org or (952) 542-0130, (800) 999-8198. 

 

Registration

Please note that registration is not discounted for presenters.  All presenters must register for the Research Forum.  Registration will be available in early 2012.  Medical students and residents receive complimentary registration.