Call for Abstracts

THE ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE HAS PASSED

Abstract reviews are underway and notifications will be sent as soon as the review process is complete. We appreciate your patience during this process.

The PRiSM 9^th Annual Meeting welcomes the submission of abstracts for original contribution to the field of pediatric sports medicine on all topics, including (but not limited to):

ACL	Concussion	Female Athlete	Hip Disorders
Injury Prevention	Meniscus	Multi-Ligament Knee	OCD Knee
OCD Elbow	Motion Analysis	Patellofemoral Instability	Rehabilitation
Shoulder Instability	Spine Spondylolysis	Sports Specialization	Bone Stress
Tibial Spine	Elbow Injuries	Ultrasound	Foot/Ankle
Paralympic	Sleep	Opiate	Other

Please review this information carefully and submit your abstract in accordance with these guidelines.

The PRiSM Scientific Program Committee reserves the right to decline any abstract that does not meet the requirements outlined below.

Abstract submission deadline

The deadline for abstract submission for the PRiSM 9^th Annual Meeting is Monday, June 28, 2021 at 5pm EST.

General Abstract Guidelines

Abstracts must be in English.
Abstract titles must be in ALL CAPS.
The maximum number of words is 400, not including author names and institutions.
After review, the Scientific Program Committee will make the final decision as to an abstract’s format of podium, poster or e-poster presentation.
Generic drug and device names may be used, but commercial (product, brand) drug and device names are not allowed anywhere in the presentation.
Authors may edit and modify their online abstract submission until the abstract submission deadline of June 28^th, 2021.
Abstracts published before the submission deadline are not eligible for presentation at the PRiSM Annual Meeting.
Presenters of accepted abstracts are only allowed to present a maximum of two (2) podium presentations and one (1) poster presentation and must register for the full conference and pay applicable fees.

Abstract Submission Process

Abstracts will be submitted online in TWO FORMATS:

In an online text box, with only the body of the abstract included (no author names or institutions). It is very important that you only submit the body of the abstract in the text box, as this will be used for the blinded review process. You may upload a separate image file, with a maximum of (2) images in the document. The file may not exceed 4MB (.doc).
As a word document. The second version (word) must follow the abstract template and will include author names and institutions. You may include up to (2) images in the word document.

PLEASE BE SURE TO SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT IN TWO FORMATS
FOLLOW THE ABSTRACT TEMPLATE

Abstract Review and Selection

Each abstract will be blinded and reviewed by members of the Scientific Program Committee. The Scientific Program Committee is composed of a multi-disciplinary group of PRiSM members. Final decisions are made on a numerically based average score.

Review of abstracts is based on the following criteria:

Scientific/clinical originality
Scientific/clinical quality
Relevance to the field
Ability to generate interest among meeting attendees

The Scientific Program Committee reviews will result in a recommendation for acceptance or regrets. Presenting authors will receive notification of acceptance or regrets by email in early August.

Abstracts must be relevant to pediatric sports medicine. To be considered for presentation, it should include/pertain/relate to a pediatric/adolescent population (explicitly or primarily) and one of the following should be met:

population includes youth engaging in physical activity
outcome measure includes Return to Activity
is a sports related injury/surgery/condition

Accepted Abstracts

Notifications will be emailed to the PRESENTING AUTHOR in September, 2021. All presenting authors of abstracts (oral and poster) must register and attend the 9^th Annual Meeting and pay applicable fees.

Awards

Accepted abstracts may qualify for PRiSM awards:

Hank Chambers Award for Best Scientific Paper

Kevin G. Shea Award for Best Scientific Poster

Mininder S. Kocher Award for Most Promising Career