VOS Call for Abstracts

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The Veterinary Orthopedic Society (VOS) is focusing it's 2013 meeting on OA and Rehabilitation! Following is the official Call for Abstracts. For those of you unfamiliar with this meeting, it is a wonderful week of brief abstract presentations with great Q & A sessions. All programming takes place from 7-9AM, then from 4-6PM, allowing attendees to spend the middle of the day enjoying the slopes. The 2013 meeting will take place March 9-16, 2013 at Canyons Resort near Park City, Utah.I hope that those of you with innovative processes related to orthopedics and rehabilitation will consider submitting an abstract for this meeting. Please note the deadline: November 1, 2012. If you have any questions, please contact me.Jan

CALL FOR

PAPERS/ABSTRACT FORMATPLEASE NOTE SEVERAL CHANGES FROM PREVIOUS YEARS

40th ANNUAL MEETING

VETERINARY ORTHOPEDIC SOCIETY Canyons

Resort, Park City, Utah March 9-16, 2013 We

invite practitioners, academicians, and researchers interested in large animal,

small animal, and exotic species, to submit abstracts of novel studies in

practical and scientific topics related to veterinary orthopedics and

traumatology. Preference will be given

to abstracts that have clinical relevance or relevance to themes of the 2013

meeting including clinical projects relating to OSTEOARTHRITIS AND

REHABILITATION. Papers addressing

results of controlled retrospective and prospective clinical studies are

strongly encouraged. Clinician investigators should also consider submitting

innovative surgical techniques, or case (series) reports describing unusual or

difficult cases as these will be reviewed separate from the scientific

abstracts and incorporated into the annual meeting. Presentations will be limited to 10 minutes

and followed by 5 minutes of discussion.

Notes from the Program Chair: 1. There will only be one call for papers

that requires a final, complete abstract be submitted by November

1st 2012. NO

subsequent changes to the abstract will be allowed. Please note that ONLY

submissions that include BOTH the long and short versions of the

abstract, PROPERLY FORMATTED, will be considered. Abstracts will be

scored blinded based on the significance of the findings, originality,

scientific quality and general interest. Case reports will be reviewed based on

novelty, practical interest, and completeness.

1.

The Mark S.

Bloomberg Memorial RESIDENT Research Award sponsored by the VOS was

established to recognize outstanding abstracts submitted to the scientific

program by residents. At least three

awards will be conferred each year to provide funds (up to $1,500) to enable

residents to attend and present their abstract at the annual meeting. To be eligible the applicant must be in a resident

training program or within 2 years of completion of a formal residency program

are eligible. The submission must reflect work conducted during the residency

program. Resident status will be verified. PLEASE READ COMPLETELY BEFORE

PREPARING AND SUBMITTING ABSTRACTS (An example of the submission process will

be posted online at www.vosdvm.org) 1. Abstract

deadline: November

1, 2012. Abstracts with

complete data and statistical analysis, if applicable, must be received by this

date. Abstracts must be

submitted electronically via the online submission system by the link on the

VOS website (www.vosdvm.org) starting August 1st. 2. Submission

requires the following information· Category –

Clinical/Basic science, or Case Report/seriesClinical Research is patient

oriented research. This includes using

clinical patients or their tissues to study mechanisms of disease,

interventions, complications, or epidemiological research.Basic

Science research is research into the mechanisms or treatment of disease

using models (i.e. disease induction, biomechanical testing, etc)Case Report is a single

case or short series of cases where the epidemiology, disease mechanism, or

novel treatment is described along with outcome.· Species –

Large animal, small animal, or exotic· Presentation

preference (podium, poster, either) All

those submitting for podium preference will also be considered for poster, but

preference will be given to the presentation. Those who choose poster will not

be considered for podium presentation.· Author

affiliation and contact information.· Acknowledgement

of any conflicts of interest· Acknowledgement

section for funding source or conflicts of interest. · Two

abstracts – a long abstract for the review process and a short abstract for

publication.· Confirmation

indicating materials were received, readable, and correctly formatted received

by submitter. You should receive a

confirmatory email message within 24 hours of submission. 1.

LONG abstract: The abstract length is limited to 800

words. Single space between

paragraphs, using Times New Roman or Arial 12 pt font. Do NOT include authors’ names or affiliations in this abstract to

maintain anonymity during the review process. VOS is not responsible if

affiliations are included in this abstract. Pictures, tables, and figures are

allowed. 2.

SHORT abstract: This

abstract will be used for publication in VCOT and the Conference Proceedings

and should contain the authors’ names and affiliations and is limited to 250

words in Arial or Times-New Roman 12 pt formatting. The following headings are required for submission of Basic or clinical

abstracts. Headings are not required for

case reports but proprietary or conflict of interest statement is still

required. TITLE: Should accurately reflect what was done. The

title should be capitalized. INTRODUCTION: Background on general topic or

previous work; include statement of purpose of the study and hypothesis. This

should convey the need, significance/impact of the work. MATERIALS & METHODS: Briefly describe the methodology of research

or technique used in this study. Methods

should be appropriate to answer the hypothesis or problem that generated the

work. RESULTS: Data should be presented in sufficient

detail to support the conclusions. It is not acceptable to generalize or state,

"results will be discussed". DISCUSSION/CONCLUSION: Include an

interpretation of the results. Do not

simply restate the results. Was the hypothesis/problem answered? Were

limitations or additional problems identified?

How can the information derived from this study, or technique, best be

applied to further research or clinical situation? Provide relevance and/or innovation to the

current body of knowledge. REFERENCES: A limited number of references are

allowed, if necessary in the long abstract. ACKNOWLEDGMENT: Disclose any proprietary interest

and identify financial support, either by direct funding (extramural or

intramural) or materials. This MUST

be provided in both the short and long abstracts for the abstracts to be

considered complete. If there is no funding, you must still make a statement

like “There was no proprietary interest or funding provided for this project” Podium presentations at the

Conference: PowerPoint

(single screen) will be the only podium presentation medium

guaranteed at the Conference. If any

other audiovisual aid is required, please inform the program chair(s) at

least 30 days in advance. ALL

presentations will use the VOS computer designated for this purpose. ALL presentation files MUST

be loaded on the designated computer at least one session prior to scheduled

presentations. Failure to do so will

result in elimination of the presentation from the Conference. ALL presentations will be limited to a

maximum of 10 minutes.

Moderators will strictly enforce the 10-minute time limit. Poster presentations at the Conference: Posters must fit within the 4’ (height) x 4’

(width) area provided at the Conference.

Poster presenters are responsible for bringing materials (push pins,

tape, etc.) required for mounting the posters for display. The posters should be posted for display on

Sunday and removed at the end of the Poster Session on Wednesday evening.

Presenting authors must attend and be available to answer questions during the

entire dedicated Poster Session if they wish to have their poster scored for

awards.Wanda Gordon-, 2013 VOS Scientific Program Chair

Email address: wgordonevans@...

Janet Van Dykejanetvandyke@...