The 25th Annual Children's National Medical Center Symposium ECMO & Advanced Therapies for Respiratory Failure
Keystone, Colorado, USA       February 22 – 26, 2009

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Instructions for Abstract and Case Review submissions

Abstract Deadline: January 08, 2008


You can submit your abstract two ways:
1. Submit On-Line (preferred)
2. Print, fill in an abstract form and mail

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 do not submit the on-line registration until you have all your data ready: names of authors, results, etc. If your submission is incomplete, or needs to be changed, you may need to resubmit the entire abstract.
  3. The on-line abstract itself is divided into four parts: Introduction, method, results, conclusion. This will help us print the abstract in a more uniform fashion. Please note that the introduction will be available to attendees on-line, and organize your data accordingly.
  4. Up to ten keywords may be used, please separate keywords or phrases with commas. Attendees can search the abstract by keyword, author or institution.
  5. Graphics can be submitted in the following forms: images: JPG, BMP, GIF. Tables: HTML, Excel, Word, Wordperfect. If you have questions on the graphics, please contact the Web Consulting firm. They will size them and add them to your abstract. Note that while colors will show up on the Internet, printing in the program is only in black and white.

Click here to begin on-line abstract submission

Submission by eMail or 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, Robin Muir.

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.