Abstracts & Posters

The abstract submission site closed on February 12, 2014 at noon ET.

Contribute to the excellence of the Annual Conference by submitting abstracts to be considered for presentation. Share the results of your research and/or documentary of creative or novel clinical advances with AAHFN.

Abstract Categories

Research
Research abstracts must report completed heart failure studies

Clinical Innovations
Clinical abstracts should be a summary or documentary of creative or novel clinical advances in the care and/or management of patients with heart failure.

Click here for tips on how to submit a Clinical Innovation

Research & Clinical Innovation Moderated Poster Presentations

The top 3 (high quality) abstracts that were submitted as "poster only" will be selected for this session. The first author or designee, audience, and moderator have the opportunity to engage in scholarly discourse by offering their scientific expertise and/or constructive feedback on the topic.

Tips for Poster Presentations

Please click here for guidelines on preparing poster presentations

Oral Abstract Competition - Awards

AAHFN will grant a limited number of awards to the top research abstracts that are entered into the Oral Abstract Competition.

Awardees will be selected from the pool of eligible applicants based upon the abstract’s degree of excellence as determined by the AAHFN Research Committee and the author’s oral presentation during the Oral Abstract Session.

To apply for these awards, please check the appropriate area in the questionnaire portion of the submission site.

Note: Award recipients from the 2006 - 2013 Annual Meetings are not eligible for the 2014 Oral Abstract Competition. Finalists from the 2006 - 2013 Annual Meetings, who did not win an award, are eligible to apply for the 2014 Oral Abstract Competition.

Special Congratulations to the winners from the 2013 9th Annual Conference

AAHFN Abstract Process

AAHFN makes submitting your abstract easy. Simply type or copy/paste your abstract online and submit it through the online submission site. Please note: there are no paper submissions.

Submitting an abstract to the AAHFN 2014 10th Annual Conference means that it will be peer reviewed and may be accepted for either an oral or poster presentation.
Additionally:

Accepted abstracts will be published in Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care, the official journal of AAHFN.
Authors may submit an unlimited number of abstract
AAHFN welcomes abstracts previously submitted to other national or international meetings.

Abstract Submission Information

Character Limit: There is a limit of 3375 characters for the text of your submission. The character count includes spaces. You will be advised of your character count usage throughout the submission process as you save and move to the next step.

Abstract Notifications

Notifications will be sent via email to lead authors in March 2014

Abstract Mentors

The Mentee program has been designed to support clinicians or researchers who would like assistance with the AAHFN Call for Abstracts writing and submission process. Participants in the Mentor Program will:

Discuss the critical elements and format of an abstract with their Mentor
Receive feedback and suggestions on their abstract before submission from their Mentor