You will be using this site to prepare submissions for
APM's 2015 Annual Meeting. The meeting details are:
- Pre-Conference Day: Wednesday, November 11
- 2015 Annual Meeting: Thursday, November 12 – Saturday, November 14
- Location: Hilton New Orleans Riverside, 2 Poydras Street, New Orleans, LA 70130.
The theme of this year's meeting is
The Art and Science of Communication in Psychosomatic Medicine. While submissions that span the breadth of psychosomatic medicine are welcome, submissions that align with the meeting theme will be preferred over general subjects..
Communication can take many different forms and encompass broad areas of medical activities: Doctor-Patient communication, Doctor-Doctor communication, and Interdisciplinary communication. Clinically, communication can occur verbally as well as within the consult note and medical records documentation. Academically, communication can be enhanced though innovative teaching methods and with the publication of scientific findings. Various media formats can be used to frame our communication.
The APM Annual Meeting Program Committee is dedicated to assembling the highest-quality educational program for our attendees. Each year, the best-received sessions are those in which attendees learn information relevant to their work in a lively, engaging environment. In the spirit of continuous improvement we encourage all potential presenters to incorporate emerging knowledge about how adults learn, to better engage their audience.
The abstract submission should be structured in such a way that it will be clear to potential participants how your session will enhance their knowledge incorporating the tenets of adult learning theory. Ideally the abstract will include:
- Background and Motivation: What is the problem and why do you care about it?
- Methods or approach: describe your methodology for addressing the problem or issue in your session.
- Results or product: Summarize the key findings that will be presented, being as specific as possible.
- Conclusions and/or Implications: What is the take-home message and larger implications for the problem identified in your background/motivation?
Some resources for writing abstracts
Tufts University
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Indian J Psychiatry (via US National Library of Medicine)
Important changes for APM 2015
There are two important changes that we are implementing for this year’s meeting. First, we will not be making a clear distinction between symposia and workshops but rather will be evaluating submissions as general sessions. Some of the sessions may be more interactive than others, similar to workshops, and this can be described in the abstract. Also, this year we will be working on limiting the number of sessions in which faculty can participate to three, not including special awards presentations. We are asking for your cooperation with this effort as your submissions are organized.
APM Resources
Click here for detailed submission instructions
Click here for FAQs
Click here to read APM's Speaker Agreement
Tips for Writing Learning Objectives.
Click here to read Writing Multiple Choice Questions
Submissions deadline: Wednesday, April 1, 2015 11:59 pm EDT
Submissions must be complete, including disclosure filings from all associated speakers/authors, before it can be accepted for review - no exceptions. The deadline is firm and will not be extended.
It is the responsibility of the submitter to notify all co-authors or co-speakers of the requirement to complete disclosure reporting. For questions, please first start by reviewing the FAQs.
To Start
- Your APM membership login information will not work with this system.
- If this is the first time you are using the site, start by clicking 'Join Now' to create an account.
- If you're unsure if you have an existing account, use the 'Lost your access key' feature that appears above the 'Login' button.
- You are not obligated to use an already-existing account; if you prefer, you can start a new one for APM 2015.
