Original Research: Abstracts must describe original research in education, therapeutics, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, pharmacoeconomics, pharmacoepidemiology, or pharmacogenomics. Abstracts that describe in vitro or animal research are welcome. Abstracts will be evaluated on originality, hypothesis/objectives, study design, results, and conclusions. All papers accepted will be assigned to a virtual poster format.
Clinical Pharmacy Forum: Abstracts must describe the delivery, development, justification, or documentation of innovative clinical pharmacy services. Abstracts dealing with payments or cost analyses are encouraged. Abstracts may be descriptive only and need not contain an evaluative component. The abstract must neither have been published in abstract form nor presented elsewhere prior to the 2013 ACCP Virtual Poster Symposium. Abstracts will be evaluated on originality of the service or program, adequacy of justification/documentation, adaptability to other settings, and significance to clinical pharmacy. All papers accepted will be assigned to a virtual poster format.
Residents and Fellows Research in Progress:
Submission and evaluation criteria are those of an �Original Research� presentation except that the research effort is still ongoing. Descriptions of planned research efforts without data should not be submitted. Submission of partially completed data is acceptable. Abstracts should provide an assessment of likelihood of project completion by date of presentation. The presenting author must be a resident (�resident� is defined as being either a PGY1 or PGY2 resident in a recognized and accredited residency program) or student (�student� is defined as one who is currently earning his or her first professional degree, 2013 graduates permitted). All papers accepted will be assigned to a virtual poster format. Graduate students and fellows are invited to submit abstracts in the Original Research and/or Clinical Pharmacy Forum categories.
Student Submissions: Submission criteria are those of an Original Research presentation. Partially completed data are acceptable. Abstracts should provide an assessment of likelihood of project completion by date of presentation. All Student Submissions will automatically be entered in the Best Student Poster competition. The presenting author must be a student.
Encore Presentation: Submission and evaluation criteria are those of an "Original Research" or "Clinical Pharmacy Forum" presentation except that abstracts may have been presented elsewhere (other than another ACCP meeting) or published in abstract form only prior to this Virtual Poster Symposium. All papers accepted will be designated "Encore Presentations" and will be assigned to a virtual poster format.
Best Poster Competitions: ACCP will have two poster competitions. The first is Best Poster. And the second is Best Resident and Student Research-in-Progress Poster. The finalists for both categories will be notified in early May and will be judged during the Virtual Poster Symposium by a panel of judges. The winners and runners-up of both categories will also be invited to give a platform presentation at ACCP�s Annual Meeting in October 2013.
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