Call for Poster Presentations

Abstract Deadline - Thursday, January 31, 2012

Applications for the 2012 Richard J. Kresja, DO, FACOFP dist. Poster Presentations to be held during the 2012 ACOFP 49th Annual Convention & Scientific Seminars March 15-18, 2012 at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Kissimmee, Florida will be accepted beginning in mid-July. Osteopathic Medical Students, Family Practice Residents and Faculty Members are invited to participate. The Poster Presentation competition is being sponsored by the ACOFP's Osteopathic Clinical Research (OCR) Committee. .

Osteopathic medical students, family practice residents and faculty members are encouraged to present their research during this special display of scientific posters.  It is the goal of the OCR Committee that every osteopathic college of medicine and every family practice residency be represented in this year's poster competition.  The benefits for participation include: the opportunity for scholarly activity, to educate attendees at the ACOFP Annual Convention and the chance to project a positive reflection on your institution.  

The Osteopathic Clinical Research Committee will review submissions and prizes will be awarded.  Poster Presentation submissions will be accepted via e-mail only.  All information must be typed directly on the forms and authors are required to submit their Abstract and Abstract Application to Judy Schwellenbach.  

 All participants will receive a certificate of participation.  The prizes for Original Research for Students and Residents will be: 1st place ($500); 2nd place ($250); and 3rd place ($100) each.  In a second category of Case Reports, one Student and Resident will be awarded $100 each.  Faculty Members will not receive monetary awards.  There will be no travel or housing allowance.  

The deadline for Poster Presentation submissions is Tuesday, January 31, 2012.  The OCR Committee will complete continuous reviews of abstracts as they are submitted.  Should you submit early (more than 2 weeks before the deadline) the Committee will make every attempt to review your abstract and provide constructive feedback in order to strengthen your submission.

2012 Abstract Application
Instructions for Submission 
Judging Criteria for Case Reports 
Judging Criteria for Original Research 

Abstracts will be published camera ready; therefore, it is essential that authors adhere to all instructions regarding abstract formatting and preparation.  If you do not follow the Instructions for submission of your Abstract or Case Report, it will be returned to the author and will not be accepted.

For more information, contact Judy Schwellenbach at 800.509.9260.

2011 Scientific Poster Session Winners:

Original Research Category - Resident

• First Place Winner ($500): Gwynn Coatney, DO
  "Fact or Fiction: Healthy Obesity?"
• Second Place Winner ($250): Stephen Licetti, DO
  "Management of Patients with Overactive Bladder and Glaucoma: Survey of Primary Care Physicians on the Use of Anticholinergic Medications"
• Honorable Mention Winner ($150): Rino H. Dizon, DO
  "Improved Osteopathic Knowledge in a Military ACGME Residency"

Case Report Category – Resident

• Resident Case Report Winner ($100): Karen Duvall, DO
  "A Case of Cyclophosphamide-resistant Wegener's Granulomatosis"

Original Research Category - Student

• First Place Winner ($500): Bart D. Worthington, OMS III
  "Osteopathic Manipulation in a Rat Model for Ankle Injury"
• Second Place Winner ($250): John Dahdah, OMS II
  "Enhancing Interest in Primary Care among Medical Students"
• Honorable Mention Student Research Winner ($150): Vivian Ngawan Siu, OMS III
  "A Pilot Study of Physicians' Perspectives on Patient Needs"

Original Research Category - Faculty

• Honorable Mention Faculty Winner - Adarsh K. Gupta, DO, MS
  "Change in Family Medicine Residents' Beliefs, Experience, Perceived Barriers and Attitudes towards Information Mastery after an Online Training Program"