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Call for Abstracts

Call for Abstracts is Now Open

The Society for Vascular Surgery is calling for abstracts for the
following meetings:

2010 Vascular Annual Meeting

June 10-13, 2010
Hynes Convention Center
Boston, Massachusetts

2010 SVS Research Initiatives in Vascular Disease Conference

April 7, 2010
San Francisco Hilton
San Francisco, California

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology Annual Conference 2010

April 8-10, 2010
San Francisco Hilton
San Francisco, California

How to Submit an Abstract

Submit an abstract for the 2010 Vascular Annual Meeting (Deadline: January 4). Paper abstract submissions are not accepted.

To submit an abstract for the 2010 SVS Research Initiatives in Vascular Disease Conference (Deadline: January 4) or the Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology (ATVB) Annual Conference (Deadline: January 11), you must submit to both the SVS Abstract Submission Site and the ATVB Abstract Submission Site.

View the SVS Abstract Submission Guidelines.

Submission Deadline: January 4

All abstracts must be submitted online by January 4, 2010. Paper abstract submissions will not be accepted.

Authors will have to submit their abstract in one of three roles only:

1. Abstract
2. Video Presentation
3. Basic Research Abstract

Abstract

Abstracts will be considered for the Vascular Annual Meeting in one of four session types:

• Plenary
• Rapid Paced
• Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society (PVSS)
• Poster*

Authors who submit abstracts may select the session/s in which they are willing to participate at the Vascular Annual Meeting. Once an abstract has been selected and assigned to one of the four sessions by the program committee, there will NOT be an option to withdraw the paper for another meeting. Authors who fail to fulfill their commitment may not present at the Vascular Annual Meeting for one year.

* Note: An abstract submission accepted to the SVS poster session that has not been submitted as a paper to the JVS may not preclude submission as an abstract to some national/regional societies’ meetings. For a list of these societies, please refer to the Abstract Submission Guidelines at VascularWeb.org.

Video Presentation

During each Plenary Session at the Vascular Annual Meeting, there will be a surgical video presentation of an open or endovascular procedure. Authors of proposed videos must submit an abstract describing the video and its relevance to vascular surgeons. A silent five-minute video must accompany the abstract submission. The maximum length is five minutes: 8-15 FPS (frames per second) in the recommended file format of mwv, mpg, avi, or mov (QuickTime) with a 100 MB limit. Videos accepted for this session will be given five minutes to present and five minutes for discussion. Although encouraged, submission of a manuscript to the JVS is not required. For the accepted videos, presenters are required to narrate the video live.

Basic Research Abstract

Submissions will be accepted for presentation in one of two formats: 1.) oral presentation or 2.) poster presentation. The SVS Research & Education Committee and the Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis & Vascular Biology Council of the American Heart Association have agreed to coordinate their meetings. Basic research abstracts will be considered for oral or poster presentation at the 2010 Research Initiatives in Vascular Disease Conference and Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology Annual Conference (ATVB).  Although encouraged, submission of a manuscript to the JVS is not required.

Additional details:

• Basic research abstracts must be submitted simultaneously to BOTH the SVS Abstract Submission Site (Deadline: January 4, 2010) and the ATVB Abstract Submission Site (Deadline: January 11, 2010). A nominal fee is required to submit to ATVB.
• The basic research abstracts will be judged by both the SVS Research & Education Committee and the ATVB Program Committee. The two program committees will then coordinate scheduling of accepted abstracts.
• Authors will be notified of acceptance by mid-February 2010.
• Basic research abstracts accepted for presentation at ATVB will be cited online in Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology.
• The top 3 basic research abstracts accepted for oral presentation at the RIC/ATVB will also be presented at a 2010 Vascular Annual Meeting Plenary Session.
• The top 20 basic research abstracts accepted for the Poster Session at the ATVB will also be presented at the 2010 Vascular Annual Meeting Poster Session.

Abstract Submission Guidelines

Disclosure
Authors are required to complete the conflict of interest section when submitting an abstract.

ACCME Policy on Employees of Commercial Interests
Industry employees can be authors, but cannot be presenters if the content of the abstract relates to the business lines and products of its employer. 

Policy on Redundant Publication/Withdrawal from Presentation
The work represented in the abstract must not have been presented, published or submitted to any other major meeting or journal with the exception of a poster presentation at the Surgical Forum of the American College of Surgeons. It will be considered the responsibility of the member author or sponsor of the abstract to consult directly with the Program Committee prior to submission if there is any question regarding possible redundancy of the work to be presented or published.

Failure to comply with the above rules will result in the abstract being rejected or later withdrawn or canceled. In addition, the penalty for redundant publication or withdrawal from presentation will be a one-year ban from presentation at the Vascular Annual Meeting for the primary and corresponding author and subject to the discretion of the Program Committee. The only exception is for the American Surgical Association (ASA) Annual Meeting. The same abstract(s) can be submitted to this meeting. If your abstract(s) is accepted for the ASA 2010 Annual Meeting, you will need to notify SVS immediately to withdraw the abstract from the Vascular Annual Meeting.

Journal Publication
Manuscript submission to the Journal of Vascular Surgery (JVS) is mandatory for those accepted to present at the Plenary and PVSS Sessions of the 2010 Vascular Annual Meeting and encouraged but not required for the rapid paced, poster, and basic science research sessions. The manuscript must conform to the Journal's policies on originality and conflict of interest disclosure. Manuscripts should be submitted electronically to the JVS prior to presentation at the meeting and no later than June 13, 2010. The accepted abstracts will be published in a supplement of the JVS.
 
Author Policy
It is an SVS policy that either the primary author or one of the co-authors of each abstract must be an SVS member. If you or a co-author is not a member, an SVS member must sponsor your abstract. SVS sends all correspondence to the primary author or member sponsor regarding the submission. The first author is considered the primary author and expected to present the paper.

For PVSS session submission, it is a PVSS policy that either the primary author or one of the co-authors of each abstract must be a PVSS member. If you or a co-author is not a member, a PVSS member must sponsor your abstract.

View the complete SVS Abstract Submission Guidelines.

Questions/Feedback

Phone: 800-258-7188
Email: education@vascularsociety.org

Lifeline Resident Research Prize

Deadline: January 4, 2010
Residents submitting a research abstract may choose to be considered for the Lifeline Resident Research Prize sponsored by the American Vascular Association. The Lifeline Resident Research Prize consists of a $5,000 award and one-year complimentary subscription to the JVS. The prize-winning work will be presented at the Vascular Annual Meeting and will be considered for publication in the JVS. 

An abstract and a complete manuscript must be submitted electronically via the official Vascular Annual Meeting abstract submission Web site by January 4. In addition, a letter from the SVS sponsoring member must also be submitted by January 4 to the Lifeline Research and Education Committee via email (ava@vascularsociety.org) or fax (312-334-2320). This letter should describe the sponsoring member's role in the project and the resident's status in the training program where the research is taking place.

Please read the complete application guidelines before applying for the award. 

Questions regarding the Lifeline Resident Research Prize should be directed to ava@vascularsociety.org, 800-258-7188 (phone) or 312-334-2320 (fax).