Late-Breaking Poster Abstracts
Submission Deadline: Friday, September 15, 2023, 11:59 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time
Submit A Late-Breaking Poster Abstract
Only poster abstract submissions will be considered.
All too often, research isn't completed when ISTSS abstract submissions close. ISTSS is excited to offer this opportunity to submit a late-breaking poster abstract for the in-person ISTSS 39th Annual Meeting. Taking place November 1-4, 2023, at The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites in Los Angeles, California, United States, the ISTSS 39th Annual Meeting will highlight the myriad ways in which innovative strategies can be used and scaled up to address the impact of traumatic stress on mental and physical health.
We encourage submissions on topics related—but not limited—to:
- Research on innovative treatments that address the myriad consequences of trauma
- Research examining the impact of technological innovations on studying or treating PTSD
- Research on scalable strategies to examine the impact of trauma and its treatment
- Research on dimensional approaches to studying posttraumatic psychopathology
- Research highlighting posttraumatic comorbidities (e.g., PTSD and substance use disorders)
- Research on the multimorbidity of mental and physical health that can occur after trauma.
- Research integrating multiple levels of analyses (e.g., biological, psychological, interpersonal) to address mechanisms underlying mental and physical health consequences of trauma exposure
- Research taking a life course perspective to address how trauma can impact emotional health and/or get embedded “under the skin” to influence physical health
Participation Limit (Two Submissions Per Person)
To promote participation by a wide range of presenters, individuals are limited to two abstracts being submitted that indicate they have a presenting role.
Who Should Submit the Abstract?
We strongly recommended that the individual who will be presenting in-person be the one to submit your poster abstract. If someone else submits the abstract on behalf of the primary presenter, that person will become the point-person and receive all follow-up emails that will need to be forwarded to the primary presenter.
Learn More About Presenter Roles
Other Policies to Note
- Presentations should be original contributions and that any presentation concerning work that has been presented elsewhere should provide new information or a new perspective relative to the previous presentation(s).
- Publication of the work, such as in a journal, prior to the date of abstract submission (not the abstract submission deadline) is prohibited.
- Proposal descriptions must be sufficiently detailed to allow the relevance, originality and feasibility to be judged. For research presentation abstracts, submissions of findings are strongly encouraged.
- Incomplete proposals (draft status) will not be considered.
- All live presentations may be recorded for asynchronous viewing.
Examples
Competition for oral presentations is high; therefore, we recommend taking the time to enter the best submission possible. Keep in mind that many high quality proposals must be turned away simply due to lack of space. See examples of model and problematic oral presentation proposals here.
Review Process
Submissions are rated for rigor (scientific, clinical or intellectual), relevance for ISTSS members and consistency with the meeting theme. Proposal descriptions must be sufficiently detailed to allow evaluation of these criteria.
CME Requirements
See an explanation of speaker requirements related to commercial relationships.
COVID Protocol
ISTSS will require attendees at the 2023 annual meeting to follow all COVID-19 guidelines that are in place at the time of the meeting from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, state and local government, and conference hotel, The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites, Los Angeles. Individuals should contact the Executive Director to address specific circumstances or exceptional situations.
Questions?
Email: info@istss.org
Phone: +1-847-686-2234