Americas Hernia Society 2020 Annual Meeting
September 23-26, 2020
New York, NY
Submission Deadline:
Friday, April 17, 2020, 5:00 PM PDT
Abstract Submission Supporting Documents:
Manual for Abstract Submission Site»
Video Preparation Instructions»
You are invited to submit paper and video abstracts to the Americas Hernia Society 2020 Scientific Session.
The program will consist of oral presentations, video presentations, and poster presentations. The program committee will be responsible for selecting the length of the oral and video presentations.
There is a 500 word limit for written and video abstract submissions. No reference to the authors or the institution should appear within the body of the abstract or in the abstract title. No images or tables may be inserted into the body of the abstract.
Important Notice: The following Abstract Submission Policies will be firmly enforced:
- Previously Presented Abstracts: All abstracts must be new and original content. No abstracts may be submitted that have been previously presented unless they include at least 50% new data.
- No Previously Published Submissions: The abstract submitted must present original work that has not and will not be published prior to the Americas Hernia Society (AHS) 2020 Scientific Session.
- No Dual Submissions: The abstract must not be submitted to any other upcoming regional, national, or international meeting.
- There is no limit to the number of abstracts you may submit, but you may not submit a video abstract and a written abstract on the same study/data set. You must select either a written abstract submission or a video abstract submission.
- The word limit for written abstract submissions is 500-words (not including title and authors).
- Images and Tables are not allowed with abstract submissions.
- Videos may not be submitted with a written abstract
- No reference to the authors or the institution should appear within the body of the abstract or in the abstract title
- The Maximum length for submitted videos is Five (5) Minutes. Americas Hernia Society (AHS) is not accepting 3D Video submissions. If your video is accepted for presentation at the 2020 Americas Hernia Society (AHS) meeting, you will be required to bring a final copy of your video with you to the meeting.
- A short written description of your video should be included when submitting your video abstract.
- Images and tables are not allowed in the short written description when submitting a video abstract.
- Videos must have narration in English. Without narration, it will not be considered.
- Videos may not include advertisement or promotion of products.
- Please DO NOT include any music, video clips or other materials/media copyrighted by any entity other than yourself
- No reference to the authors or the institution should appear in your video, within the body of the abstract or in the abstract title
Americas Hernia Society Policy on Employees of Commercial Interests
The ACCME states that an employee/owner of a commercial interest may not serve as a planner or speaker for an accredited CME activity when the topic to be discussed is relevant to the products or services of the company. Therefore, the Americas Hernia Society Conflict of Interest Task Force declares that no employees/owners of a commercial interest may present in Americas Hernia Society CME accredited activities. This policy is applicable to invited faculty, abstract presenters, and poster authors (if posters are approved for CME). Individuals who serve on a commercial interest’s Board and who receive a salary will be considered an employee.
It is the general expectation of ACCME that commercial interest employees/owners may not be involved in the content of accredited education. However, if the products and business lines are in no way related to the content of your abstract, Americas Hernia Society may consider an individual exception at its discretion. Please contact admin@americasherniasociety.org. to request an exception.
If a faculty/presenter indicates they serve on an Advisory Board of a commercial interest but are not salaried, or if they have equity interest but are not salaried, then they will not be considered an employee but their presentation must be peer reviewed.
If a non-presenting author is an employee, then the presenting author may elect to remove that author or participate in a non-CME activity.
If you have any questions, please contact the Americas Hernia Society office at 310-730-5596 (ext. 118) or email: abstracts@americasherniasociety.org.