Invitation

On behalf of the CME Congress 2012 Planning Committee, we are pleased to invite you once again to submit poster abstracts for the Congress which will be held May 30-June 2, 2012 at the Allstream Centre, Toronto, Canada
CME Congress 2012 promises to be especially exciting. The overarching theme of the Congress is “Learning and Assessment in CME/CPD”. There are five related sub-themes:

• Safety and Practice Improvement in CME/CPD
• Simulation in CME/CPD
• Innovations in Learning in CME/CPD
• Interprofessional Learning in CME/CPD

These sub-themes provide a broad framework for exploring the involvement of continuing medical education in the translation of knowledge into practice. In addition to the participation of individuals from many organizations, the Congress will incorporate the annual meetings of the Society for Academic CME and the Canadian Association for Continuing Health Education and part of the annual meetings of the Association for Hospital Medical Education and the Alliance for Continuing Medical Education.
We have already reviewed and accepted 245 innovative and exciting proposals for symposia, workshops, best practices, poster presentations as well as new innovative additions to presentation formats including “Innovations Booth” and “The Fringe”.
At this time, we are pleased to invite you to submit for poster presentation consideration your “works in progress” and “late breaking results” to add to the accepted papers that will be on display in the poster hall.
We look forward to reviewing the new and innovative proposals of our colleagues and finalizing the program for this premier international event.

Gabrielle M. Kane, MB, EdD, FRCPC Co-Chair, CME Congress 2012 Chair, Scientific Program Committee

Ivan Silver, MD, MEd, FRCPC Co-Chair, CME Congress 2012 Chair, Economic Committee

Congress Format

CME Congress 2012 will take place Wednesday, May 30 to Saturday, June 2, with scientific sessions Thursday morning and afternoon, Friday morning and afternoon, and Saturday morning. Each of the five half-day sessions will have a plenary presentation related to the major themes, followed by concurrent breakout sessions.

Posters will be available for viewing during most of the Congress. A facilitated poster session may be available during Congress.

Submitting Abstracts

Abstracts are accepted and reviewed using the University of Toronto’s electronic Abstract Management System. Instructions are outlined in full when you log into the system through the Congress website:

https://abstracts.cepdtoronto.ca/startup/signin

Overview of submission guidelines:

• All abstracts should include the following general information: brief title, full title, authors and their institutional affiliation, synopsis of two to three sentences, body of abstract (see below), and funding sources (if applicable).
• First authors are limited to two submissions each.
• The body of the abstract should have a maximum of 250 words.
• The structure should be consistent with the type of presentation, for example:

  Poster Presentations: Use a structure that is appropriate for the content, e.g., for a poster on a research project, purpose, methods, results, conclusions.

Submissions may contain work that is complete or in progress. All abstract submitters must complete the disclosure document also found on the website.

Criteria for selection are:

• Potential contribution to the advancement of CME research and practice.
• Quality of research design and methodology.
• Use of innovative approaches.
• Clarity and pertinence of research statement.
• Ability to illuminate the key themes of the Congress.
• Abstract data and disclosure of conflict of interest form.

To design the most effective overall program, the Scientific Program Committee may ask that submissions be combined or presented in another format to be accepted.

Submission Deadlines

Abstract Submission by: FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Notification of Acceptance by: MARCH 15, 2012

If your abstract is accepted, you (and your co-presenter(s), if applicable):

• Are expected to present at the Congress
• Must pay all expenses to present and attend the Congress (e.g., preparation of the presentation/ poster, registration fee, travel, hotel, etc.)

Correspondence will be with submitting author ONLY.