Three presentation formats are invited:

• Poster presentations: Written presentation of research. Presentations will allow for discussion between the author and interested parties in an informal setting. Handouts are encouraged* and presenters are responsible for producing their own poster. PDFs of the poster will be available on the ACPH website post-conference.  
• Oral presentations: Short oral presentations grouped into related sessions. Each presentation limited to 20 minutes. Note: research submissions must include data. A ten-minute Q&A with all three presenters will conclude the session. PowerPoint presentations are mandatory and handouts are encouraged*.  

• Workshop presentations: Interactive sessions that are designed to improve skills and knowledge among those working in the area of physicians’ professional well-being. Straight lectures are not acceptable. Subject matter is open but should be designed to address specific topical issues related to activating health system change to promote physician well-being. Workshops should have an emphasis on interactive learning, can be research or non-research based, and will be 60 minutes with the last 10-15 minutes reserved for panel questions and discussion. When submitting an abstract for a workshop, the submitter will need to provide a detailed timeline. Handouts are encouraged.

Research (oral or poster) submissions will be evaluated with consideration given to the following criteria:

• Scientific merit
• Quality 
• Original contribution to knowledge
• Relevance to audience and conference theme

The abstract should clearly outline the purpose/relevance, materials, methods, results, conclusions, and alignment with the conference theme. 

Workshop submissions must include interactive session, presentation and program descriptions, including an interactive, hands-on nature of the session and the author’s plan to involve the audience throughout the session. These submissions should include handouts, tools, or media that will be used during the session, as well as the purpose and nature of the interactive portion(s). These submissions will be evaluated with consideration given to the following criteria (research and non-research workshops considered):

• Originality
• Relevance to audience and conference theme 
• Quality (identify methods of delivery, including group work, design of the workshop, and expected outcomes. For program descriptions, please indicate if the program has been evaluated, the nature of the evaluation, and what was concluded from the evaluation)

All submissions must be 400 words or fewer and should identify:  

• Project objective/background
• Methods/approach (if applicable)
• Results (if applicable)
• Conclusion (if applicable) 
• Three learning objectives or goals (i.e., participants will be able to…)
• Session plan and timeline (workshop only)
• Session description (workshop only) 

Note: Please upload the word document of your abstract using the ACPH 2021 abstract template (link to download below). The 400 words does not include the title/objectives.

All abstracts will undergo a blind review. In order to ensure blind review, please do not include any author or institutional names in the abstract itself or in any of the supporting materials. However, please list all authors on the abstract submission form. All correspondence will be directed to the corresponding/submitting author only. 

Submissions for all abstracts must be made electronically via the abstract submission website.  All conference-related information can be found on the conference website, which can be accessed at www.physician-wellbeing-conference.org.  

Corresponding authors will be notified by early May 2021 as to whether their abstract was accepted or not.