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Call for AbstractS:
Present Your Research LIVE at this year's competition
You are invited to submit an abstract for a chance to present your research LIVE at the 2024 NYSSOS Annual Meeting and Symposium on Saturday, November 9, 2024 at the Opus Westchester in White Plains, NY.
We are aware this date may conflict with residents who may be taking their OITE exams, therefore we are offering the opportunity for a chance to display your research in our online gallery. Please indicate this option on the submission form.
Abstracts will be accepted in the following categories for medical students and candidate members.
• Research
• Clinical
• Quality, Advocacy and Public Policy
The deadline to submit has been extended to Friday, September 20, 2024 at midnight.
Presentation: If your abstract is accepted, you will be invited to present your poster to a team of judges on Saturday, November 9th at the Annual Meeting. Judging will take place during the morning/early afternoon. The top 4 posters will then provide an oral presentation during the conference for a chance to win 1st, 2nd or 3rd place.
Questions? Please contact Babette Atkins, Executive Director at batkins@nyssos.org
Category Definitions
Clinical Competition Definition: A clinical vignette is a report of one or more cases that illustrates a new disease entity, or a prominent or unusual clinical feature of an established disease. It may include a summary of pertinent patient history, physical findings, laboratory data, or management description.
Research Competition Definition: Submissions can report clinical and/or laboratory-based research, delineate a new investigation into mechanisms of disease, or consist of detailed review of a clinical problem. Abstracts concerned with efficiency, cost or method of health care delivery, quality of care, and medical decision-making are also encouraged.
Quality, Advocacy and Public Policy Definition: Abstracts submitted for this broad category should address issues of health systems improvement in the areas of public policy, advocacy, patient safety, quality improvement, and value based care. As such – submissions will be combined in this interrelated category.
Reports of advocacy on behalf of public policy, patient care, quality improvement, prevention of waste or harm, health care management, patients’ or physicians’ rights or a related topic are welcome. Case reports may be used to illustrate the need for advocacy or quality improvement.
Advocacy submissions should include a summary and impact of the effort(s).
Submissions on patient safety, quality and/or value should include outcome data and/or a review of the literature.