ACG2014 - American College of Gastroenterology

ACG2014

THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF GASTROENTEROLOGY

ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING AND POSTGRADUATE COURSE

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

INSIDE:
 2nd Annual Endoscopy Video Forum – see details on page 4
 Complete information on how to submit your abstract online
 33 Abstract Awards available, 17 specifically for GI fellows
SUBMISSION DEADLINE:
Monday, June 16, 2014
11:59 pm, Eastern Time

P ENNSYLVAN IA CON VE N T ION CE N T ER • PH ILAD E LPHI A
OCTOBER 17-22, 2014

ABSTRACT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

General Information Publication

The American College of Gastroenterology invites abstracts from all All abstracts submitted, regardless of whether they are selected
member and non-member physicians, including gastroenterologists, for paper or poster presentation, will be published in a special
internists, surgeons, hepatologists, radiologists, pediatricians, and GI supplement to the October 2014 issue of The American Journal of
fellows for its 2014 Annual Scientific Meeting. This meeting will be Gastroenterology.
held October 19-22, 2014 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in conjunction with the ACG’s Annual Abstract Awards
Postgraduate Course on October 18-19.
Abstract awards are offered in a variety of areas for outstanding
Abstracts should relate to clinical or research oriented work in the field abstract submissions. See the back of this brochure for a full list. To
of gastroenterology. be considered for the ACG/Naomi Nakao Gender-Based Research
Award, ACG/Radhika Srinivasan Gender-Based Research Award, and
Abstracts will not be considered if they have been previously published ACG Obesity Award, you must indicate your desire to apply in the
or accepted for presentation at other North American conferences. Awards section during online submission.
If the abstract is accepted, an author must commit to presenting the
paper or poster at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting. Failure to meet Preparation of Abstracts
this obligation may result in the author being banned from future
abstract submissions. All abstracts submitted must conform to the instructions below. All
abstracts must be submitted online — no abstracts will be accepted
Abstracts that are selected for oral presentation must be delivered by by mail, fax, e-mail or overnight service. You will find our online
an author who speaks and understands English well enough to ensure submission form and detailed instructions at www.acgmeetings.gi.org.
satisfactory understanding by the audience.
Title – The title should be brief and clearly state the content of the
In accordance with ACG and ACCME guidelines, the presenting author paper. Do not use all caps. See proper format below:
may not be an employee of a commercial interest.*
Biofeedback Therapy for Fecal Incontinence
All correspondence will be conducted with the primary author of the
abstract. It is assumed that if the abstract is accepted for presentation, Authors – List the presenting author’s name first. Give the name and
the primary author will present. the location of the institution where the work was done. If the work was
not performed at an institution, then list only the city and state. Authors
Submission Deadline are instructed to not include any direct or indirect reference to their
institution(s). Titles, positions and institutional appointments should
The deadline for submission of abstracts is Monday, June 16, 2014 not be included. Authors who are Fellows or Masters of ACG should
at 11:59 pm Eastern Time. See our online submission form and include “FACG” or “MACG.” See proper format below:
detailed instructions at www.acgmeetings.gi.org. This deadline will
be strictly enforced and no exceptions will be made. No submissions, Charles Goldenberg, MD, Andrea Hood, MD, Harold James, MD,
modifications, corrections or addition/deletion of authors will be FACG, Anthony University School of Medicine, Banes, NC
accepted after June 16 so please proofread your abstract carefully
prior to submission! Remember that your abstract will appear in a Body – Organize the body of the abstract as follows:
special supplement to the October 2014 issue of The American Journal
of Gastroenterology exactly as submitted. 1. Purpose of the study (one sentence if possible)
2. Simple statement of methods
Payment 3. Summary of results obtained
4. Statement of conclusions reached (do not state: “The results will be
An administrative fee of $60 is required for each abstract submitted to
cover administrative costs as well as the cost of printing in the special discussed.”)
supplement to the October 2014 issue of The American Journal
of Gastroenterology. There will be no refunds and no exceptions The size limit for the body of the abstract (including any tables and
made to this policy. This fee can be paid online with a credit card or figures) is 2750 characters, including spaces. Please note that a figure
by downloading a payment form from the site. Complete payment may count for as much as 987 characters depending on the size of the
instructions are provided upon completion of the online abstract image. Tables count as 50 characters per row.
submission process.
Do not include any institutional identifiers within the body of the
Conflict of Interest abstract.

If the research was partially or fully funded by a commercial interest,* a Abbreviations – Standard abbreviations may be used, i.e., RBC, gm,
statement to that effect must be included in the body at the end of the kg, mg, ml, % (percent), / (per).
abstract. For example, “This research was funded in part by the ABC
Corporation, New York, NY.” Authors must also complete the online Tables and Graphs – Simple tables and charts can be incorporated into
COI form, indicating details of support any authors may have received the abstract.
or affiliations any authors may have with a commercial interest.* Any
author who refuses to disclose relevant financial relationships shall be Drug Names – Presentations must give a balanced view of therapeutic
disqualified from participation in this activity. options. Use of generic names will contribute to this impartiality. If trade
names are included, available trade names from several companies
should be used, not just trade names from a single company. Generic
names are typed in lower case and proprietary names are capitalized.

* The ACCME defines a “commercial interest” as any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services, consumed by,
or used on, patients. The ACCME does not consider providers of clinical service directly to patients to be commercial interests.

Categories – You must designate one of the following categories below specifically engaged in research projects, their clinical observations
for each abstract submitted. are important learning points to share with others. For this reason, a
separate abstract category for clinical vignettes/case reports has been
It is extremely important that you properly categorize your abstract so developed. This category will permit clinical practitioners (either in
that it will go to the appropriate review group. full-time private practice or academics or fellows-in-training) to submit
cases which have pertinent training points, or that amplify clinical
Abstracts with 5 or fewer patients must be submitted in the Clinical experiences.
Vignettes category. Failure to submit an abstract in the appropriate
category may result in the abstract not being considered for Examples could include a series of interesting or challenging cases or
presentation at the meeting. a report illustrating an unusual case or variation on a disease that may
differ from the traditional textbook information.
A. Esophagus
B. Stomach Abstracts accepted in the Clinical Vignettes/Case Reports category
C. Biliary/Pancreas will be presented as posters. This will allow an informal setting for
D. Small Intestine/Unclassified meaningful discussions of the author’s observations. We encourage
E. Liver practicing clinicians to consider submitting an abstract in this category.
F. Colon
G. Clinical Vignettes/Case Reports (see additional information below) Notification
H. Outcomes Research
I. IBD Notification of abstract acceptance as an oral or poster presentation
J. Functional Bowel Disease will be sent via e-mail to the primary or presenting author during July
K. Endoscopy 2014. It is the responsibility of the primary or presenting author to
L. Pediatrics notify other authors on the abstract that the abstract has been accepted
M. Colorectal Cancer Prevention for presentation. Please do not contact the ACG Office prior to this
N. Endoscopy Video Forum date to inquire about the status of your abstract. Primary or presenting
authors whose abstract has been accepted, must also register as an
Outcomes Research – Outcomes Research is identified as studies that attendee for the ACG 2014 Annual Scientific Meeting. Annual Meeting
include analyses of large databases, cost-effectiveness analyses, meta- registration is free for all ACG members as well as Residents and
analyses, quality assurance projects, systematic reviews, quality of life Trainees with a letter from their Program Director verifying status. See
studies and/or studies including other special statistical analyses. These the ACG 2014 Registration Form for information on registration.
abstracts may also be submitted to a topic category where they may
have greater relevance (i.e., a database study of GERD patients could Technical Assistance
also go to the Esophagus category).
Technical support is available if you have questions about your online
Clinical Vignettes/Case Reports – The ACG recognizes that practicing abstract submission. Contact ScholarOne Technical Support via e-mail
clinicians, in both private and academic practice, have a wealth of at [email protected], or via phone at 1-434-964-4100
patient related clinical data and experiences. Although they are not (direct) / 1-888-503-1050 (toll free, U.S. only).

The deadline for submission of abstracts is

Monday, June 16, 2014
at 11:59 pm, Eastern Time

All abstracts must be submitted online at
http://acg2014.abstractcentral.com

ACG 2014 Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course
October 17-22, 2014 • Pennsylvania Convention Center • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Optional Friday Courses • Friday, October 17
Postgraduate Course • Saturday and Sunday, October 18-19
Annual Scientific Meeting • Monday-Wednesday, October 20-22

Poster Sessions • Sunday-Tuesday, October 19-21
Oral Paper Presentations • Monday-Wednesday, October 20-22

ANNUAL ENDOSCOPY VIDEO FORUM • Commercial support for the production of the video may be acknowl-
edged with a single sentence recognizing the company and/or organi-
Live from Philly! The 2nd Annual Endoscopy Video Forum zation providing the support.

Monday, October 20 • 4:45 pm – 6:00 pm • The video may not contain any copyrighted information: images, vid-
eos, photos, etc. without the express written consent from the original
Share your unique case or case series with colleagues by submitting it for source of the copyrighted work. Please contact Liz Starnes at ACG
presentation at the video symposium for ACG 2014, Live from Philly! The ([email protected]) for more information if any portion of your video is
2nd Annual Endoscopy Video Forum. Exceptional video submissions will not the original work of the authors.
be featured during this special video symposium session at ACG 2014 in
Philadelphia. All submitted videos will be considered for oral presentation • Videos must be HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
during this special video symposium. Those not accepted for video pre- Act of 1996) compliant and cannot contain any patient information,
sentation during the symposium will be considered for poster presentation. physician names, medical record numbers, etc.

This 75-minute session will focus on endoscopy techniques, challenging • Disclosures/Conflicts of Interest: Authors must complete the appropri-
or unique cases, and cases in the area of GI endoscopy. Submissions ate section of the online submission form, indicating details of support
can be a case or a case series and should be no longer than 6 minutes any authors may have received or affiliations any authors may have
in length. Authors of accepted videos will present their video live and will with pharmaceutical or device companies. Any author who refuses
have up to 2 minutes to answer questions from the Moderators and the to disclose relevant financial relationships shall be disqualified from
audience. During the session, the audience, along with the Moderators, participation in this activity. In accordance with ACG and ACCME
will vote to select the best video of ACG 2014. guidelines, the presenting author may not be an industry employee.

Guidelines • Videos may not contain background music during the narrative and
the endoscopic video footage.
In addition to Abstract Policies and Procedures highlighted on pages 2
and 3, the following criteria will be considered for videos selected for pre- • Copyright must be assigned to the ACG by all authors.
sentation during Live from Philly! The 2nd Annual Endoscopy Video Forum
symposium: Video Formatting Requirements

• Videos that highlight unusual or challenging cases and those demon- Please read all instructions carefully to ensure you are meeting submis-
strating novel techniques in the field of gastrointestinal endoscopy will sion requirements. Failure to meet submission requirements will result in
be considered. Entries should focus on enhancing physician education automatic rejection of your submission.
and not patient education.
• Only video files accepted in the following formats will be reviewed for
• All abstracts submitted for presentation at ACG 2014 are subject to consideration: .mov, .mpg, and .mp4. Only freely available play-
a blinded, peer-review process. In addition, those abstracts submitted ers (e.g., QuickTime, Real Player, Microsoft Windows Media Player,
for the Annual Endoscopy Video Forum symposium will be evaluated MPlayer) should be required for viewing the video.
for content and audiovisual quality. Audio narration, in English, must
accompany the production. • Submission must be digital and must be made online. No digital me-
dia will be returned to the submitter.
• No changes to the video (image or audio) can be made after the
submission deadline and/or after the video has been selected for pre- • File size may not exceed 500 MB.
sentation during the Annual Endoscopy Video Forum symposium.
• Videos should not use special codecs (coders/decoders) in order to
• Primary authors will be required to register for ACG 2014 and attend provide as much portability across platforms as possible.
the symposium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Failure to meet this
obligation may result in the author being banned from future abstract • Some videos may be selected for poster presentation. Authors whose
submissions. Abstracts that are presented for oral presentation must video has been selected for poster presentation will be provided a QR
be delivered by an author who speaks and understands English well code by the College so that attendees on-site may scan the code and
enough to ensure satisfactory understanding by the audience. watch the video. In addition, the videos selected for poster presenta-
tion may also be viewed on a monitor in the poster area of the Exhibit
• The audio portion will not be played during the presentation to the au- Hall.
dience. Presenting authors will be given 6 minutes in which to present
their video. Additional time will be provided (up to 2 minutes) to allow A Guidelines and Checklist document may be found online when submit-
for Q & A with the Moderators as well as the audience. ting your video. Please review the document to ensure you have adhered
to the guidelines.
• All videos selected for presentation during the 2nd Annual Endoscopy
Video Forum will also be posted on the ACG Education Universe web- Payment
site following the Annual Meeting.
An administrative fee of $60 is required for each abstract submitted. The
• Abstracts will not be considered if they have been previously published fee covers administrative costs as well as the cost of printing in the special
or accepted for presentation at other North American conferences, supplement to the October 2014 issue of The American Journal of Gas-
including journals that publish abstract submissions from North Ameri- troenterology. There will be no refunds and no exceptions made to this
can conferences. policy. This fee may be paid online with a credit card or by downloading a
payment form from the site. Complete payment instructions are provided
• In accordance with ACG and ACCME guidelines, the presenting au- upon completion of the online abstract submission process.
thor may not be an employee of a commercial interest.*
Submission Deadline
• Audio narration in English must be included in the production for
review purposes. The deadline for submission of abstracts, video or otherwise, is Monday,
June 16, 2014 at 11:59 pm Eastern Time. See the online submission
• The College will create a QR code so individuals searching abstracts form and detailed instructions at www.acgmeetings.gi.org. This deadline
may watch the video. will be strictly enforced and no exceptions will be made. No submissions,
modifications, corrections or addition/deletion of authors will be accepted
• Per ACG and ACCME guidelines, no video may contain product spe- after June 16, 2014, so please proofread your abstract carefully prior to
cific endorsements, product trade names, or advertising. submission. Remember that your abstract will appear in a special supple-
ment to the October 2014 issue of The American Journal of Gastroenter-
ology exactly as submitted.

* The ACCME defines a “commercial interest” as any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services, consumed by,
or used on, patients. The ACCME does not consider providers of clinical service directly to patients to be commercial interests.

ACG Abstract Awards

ACG offers 33 awards in a variety of areas for outstanding abstract submissions. Among these awards, 17 are available only to trainees, while
the remaining awards are available to both ACG members and non-members. Each award carries with it a grant of $1,000 and the recipients
are encouraged to use the stipend to cover the cost of travel and lodging to present their paper/poster at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting at
the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Poster presentations take place October 19-21, 2014. Paper presentations
take place October 20-22, 2014. Award presentations will be made on the evening of Saturday, October 18.

ACG Auxiliary Awards ACG Obesity Award* ACG/Naomi Nakao Gender-Based
Research Award*
The Auxiliary of the American College of The ACG Obesity Award consists of a stipend
Gastroenterology offers two awards for $1,000 in the amount of $1,000. Abstracts should The ACG/Naomi Nakao Gender-Based
each to the primary authors of the two best relate to original clinical or basic science Research Award consists of a stipend in the
papers presented at ACG 2014. One award oriented work in the area of obesity as it amount of $1,000. The award recipient is
will be given to a Fellow or Member of the impacts gastrointestinal diseases or treatments. encouraged to use the stipend to cover the
ACG and the other award will be given to a One winner will be selected on the basis of cost of travel and lodging to present their
physician in training. The latter paper must be abstracts submitted in any category for the paper/poster at the Annual Scientific Meeting.
accompanied by an attestation that the work College’s Annual Scientific Meeting. The winner Abstracts should relate to original clinical
is primarily that of the trainee. The two best will be selected by the ACG Educational Affairs or basic science oriented work in identifying
papers will be selected by the ACG Educational Committee based on scores and merit of gender-based differences in gastrointestinal
Affairs Committee. qualifying abstracts submitted. diseases. One winner will be selected on the
basis of abstracts submitted in any category for
ACG Governors Awards for Excellence ACG Clinical Vignette Awards the College’s Annual Scientific Meeting. The
in Clinical Research winner will be selected by the ACG Educational
The ACG Clinical Vignette Awards consist of a Affairs Committee based on scores and merit
The ACG Governors Awards for Excellence in stipend in the amount of $1,000. Two winners of qualifying abstracts submitted. The ACG/
Clinical Research consist of a stipend in the will be selected on the basis of all abstracts Naomi Nakao Gender-Based Research Award
amount of $1,000. Five winners will be selected submitted in the Clinical Vignettes category. is supported by a grant from Naomi S. Nakao,
on the basis of all abstracts submitted. Abstracts Abstracts should relate to clinical or research MD, FACG, in conjunction with ACG’s Women
should relate to clinical or research oriented oriented work in the field of gastroenterology. in Gastroenterology Committee.
work in the field of gastroenterology. Winners Winners will be selected by the ACG
will be selected by the ACG Educational Affairs Educational Affairs Committee, with input from ACG Colorectal Cancer Prevention
Committee, with input from the ACG Board the Clinical Vignettes Scoring Subcommittee Awards
of Governors based on scores and merit of based on scores and merit of qualifying
qualifying abstracts submitted. The ACG/ abstracts submitted. The ACG Colorectal Cancer Prevention Awards
Governors Awards for Excellence in Clinical consist of a stipend in the amount of $1,000.
Research are supported by the ACG Board of ACG Fellow Awards Four winners will be selected on the basis of all
Governors. abstracts submitted in the Colorectal Cancer
The ACG Fellow Awards consist of a stipend Prevention category. Abstracts should relate to
ACG International Award in the amount of $1,000. Award recipients clinical or research oriented work in the field of
are encouraged to use the stipend to cover gastroenterology. Winners will be selected by
The ACG International Award consists of a the cost of travel and lodging to present their the ACG Educational Affairs Committee, with
stipend in the amount of $1,000. One winner paper/poster at the Annual Scientific Meeting. input from the Colorectal Cancer Prevention
will be selected from oral papers only on the Ten winners will be selected on the basis of Scoring Subcommittee based on scores and
basis of abstracts submitted in any category. all abstracts submitted by fellows-in-training. merit of qualifying abstracts submitted.
Authors must not be based in or be a citizen Abstracts should relate to clinical or research
of the U.S. or Canada and all work must have oriented work in the field of gastroenterology. ACG/Radhika Srinivasan
been performed outside the U.S. and Canada. Winners will be selected by the ACG Gender-Based Research Award*
The winner will be selected by the ACG Educational Affairs Committee based on scores
Educational Affairs Committee based on scores and merit of qualifying abstracts submitted. The ACG/Radhika Srinivasan Gender-Based
and merit of qualifying abstracts submitted. Research Award consists of a stipend in the
ACG IBD Research Awards amount of $1,000. The award recipient is
ACG Lawlor Resident Award encouraged to use the stipend to cover the
The ACG IBD Research Awards consist of cost of travel and lodging to present their
The ACG Lawlor Resident Award consists of a a stipend in the amount of $1,000. Award paper/poster at the Annual Scientific Meeting.
certificate, a stipend in the amount of $1,000 recipients are encouraged to use the stipend to Abstracts should relate to original clinical
and reimbursement for the cost of travel and cover the cost of travel and lodging to present or basic science oriented work in identifying
lodging for the resident to present the paper their paper/poster at the Annual Scientific gender-based differences in gastrointestinal
at the 2014 Annual Scientific Meeting. The Meeting. Five winners will be selected on the diseases. One winner will be selected on
winner will be selected on the basis of abstracts basis of abstracts submitted by fellows-in- the basis of abstracts submitted in any
submitted by residents-in-training. Abstracts training in the IBD/Inflammatory Bowel Disease category for the College’s Annual Scientific
should relate to clinical or research oriented category for the College’s Annual Scientific Meeting. The winner will be selected by the
work in the field of gastroenterology. The Meeting. Winners will be selected by the ACG ACG Educational Affairs Committee based
winner will be selected by the ACG Educational Educational Affairs Committee, with input from on scores and merit of qualifying abstracts
Affairs Committee based on scores and merit of the IBD Scoring Subcommittee, based on scores submitted. The ACG/Radhika Srinivasan
qualifying abstracts submitted. and merit of qualifying abstracts submitted. Gender-Based Research Award is named in
honor of Radhika Srinivasan, MD, MACG, and
* To be considered for this award, you must presented in conjuction with ACG’s Women in
indicate your desire to apply in the Awards Gastroenterology Committee.
section during online submission of your
abstract.

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