The 27th Annual Children's National Medical Center Symposium ECMO & Advanced Therapies for Respiratory Failure
Keystone, Colorado, USA        February 26 - March 1, 2012
Instructions for Abstract and Case Review submissions

Abstract Deadline: January 18


You must register to be able to submit abstracts. To register for the event, plase click here.

General: Scientific abstracts and interesting and informative case reviews will be accepted for either oral or poster presentation. Preparation for each is described below.

Scientific abstracts describing work in the following areas will be considered for oral or poster presentations: extracorporeal life support, including neonatal, pediatric &/or adult ECMO, ECCO2R, or ventricular assist devices; pathophysiology of respiratory diseases; all therapies for respiratory failure, including nitric oxide, liquid ventilation, HFOV, etc.; outcome data on patients in respiratory failure; devices as they apply to respiratory failure techniques.

Cases reviews in the following areas will be considered for oral or poster presentations: extracorporeal life support, including neonatal, pediatric &/or adult ECMO, ECCO2R, or ventricular assist devices; all therapies for respiratory failure, including nitric oxide, liquid ventilation, HFOV, etc.; outcome data on patients in respiratory failure, etc.

Instructions for On-line Abstract submission:
  1. When reporting ECMO blood flow, please use cc/kg/min.
  2. Please submit your abstract in MS Word format by email to Abstract Review for final formatting. You may include figures and charts, as long as it fits the Abstract format Described Here.
  3. Please do not submit your abstract until you have all your data ready: names of authors, results, etc. If your submission is incomplete, or needs to be changed, you will need to resubmit the entire abstract.
  4. When you submit the abstract, please fill in the fields required to describe the abstract; title, plus authors and institutions seperated by commas. These names and terms will be used to search the abstracts.
  5. You may post a copy of your abstract on the ECMOmeeting.com website as a single page PDF. You may include figures and charts, as long as it fits the Abstract format described Here.
  6. To post a copy of your Abstract on-line, please log in through the Registration page. Click on the 'Submit Abstract' link at the middle bottom after logging in.
Submission by regular mail Abstracts/Case Reviews should be submitted on a single US (8.5x11 inch) sheet with margins as follows: top, 2 inches, bottom 1.5 inches, right/left 1 inch. Click here for a downloadable PDF (Adobe Acrobat) printable abstract form.

Scientific Abstracts
  • Type the title in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, followed by the authors names underlined (last name, first and second initials), followed by the institution where the work was done, the city and state
  • Indicate the presenter with an Asterisk*
  • Include: introduction, methods, results, and conclusions
Case Reviews:
  • Type the title in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, followed by the authors names underlined (last name, first and second initials), followed by the institution where the work was done, the city and state
  • Indicate the presenter with an Asterisk*
  • Include: an outline of the case, interesting points for discussion, what you learned from the case, and what you would like others to learn from this case
Regular mail submissions: Submissions by mail should include:
  • Original copy of the abstract/case review
  • Abstract/Case Submission Form
  • 2 copies of the abstract/case review
  • One self-addressed, stamped envelope

Please mail the packet to:
Billie Lou Short, MD
Division of Neonatology
Children's National Medical Center
111 Michigan Ave., NW
Washington, DC, USA 20010

FAX submissions:

Only accepted for initial review, fax your abstract proposal to +1 202 476 3459, Attention, Lisa Williams.

A copy of the original abstract with the Abstract/Case Submission Form must be registered on line, or received by regular mail as described above, prior to acceptance to the program.
After receipt, your abstract will be assigned a reference number you will receive by e-mail or regular mail depending on the type of submission. Please refer to that number when inquiring about the status of your abstract.