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Aerospace Medical Association &
Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society

Call for Abstracts: UHMS

UHMS TRACK
CALL FOR ABSTRACT

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: SUNDAY, MARCH 2, 2025, 11:59 PM ET

SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT FOR UHMS

For your convenience, the formatting and submission guidelines have been reprinted ​in the below section entitled “Abstract Formatting Guidelines.” Abstracts should be ​submitted via the UHMS website at https://www.uhms.org/call-for-abstracts-link.html. For those unable to access the ​UHMS website or having difficulty with the online submission format, additional ​assistance with the submission process can be obtained by contacting the UHMS ​home office. Authors should ensure that all submission requirements are met, as ​incomplete submissions may be returned for modification or declined. Due to issues ​related to late submissions last year, this year’s deadline for submission is SUNDAY, ​MARCH 2, 2025. Acknowledgment of submission receipt will be provided normally ​within one week.

  • Abstract acceptance is at the full discretion of the UHMS ASM Program ​Committee. Only non-published works at the time of abstract submission will be ​considered. However, novel analysis/interpretation of published data is acceptable.
  • The presenting author will be required to register for and attend the meeting.

  • UHMS will be using digital poster presentations. All abstracts that have been ​approved and accepted will be submitted in PDF or PPT format according to the ​UHMS guidelines and uploaded to the UHMS Poster section on the website. ​Guidelines and instructions for upload, FAQs and templates for poster ​presentations will be emailed to the presenting author upon acceptance. This ​information can be found at the following link: https://asma-uhms-asm.org/abstracts/poster-guidelines.html. 

  • Abstracts accepted for oral presentations will not be assigned a poster slot.

Also, at the discretion of the UHMS ASM Program Committee, ​presenters may be invited to present their abstract orally in the ​general meeting, resident/trainee competition (if eligible). Abstracts accepted for oral presentations will not be assigned a poster slot.  Notification regarding selection for oral ​and poster presentations will be provided no later than MONDAY, ​MARCH 24, 2025.  

ABSTRACT USE PERMISSIONS AND RIGHTS:

All abstract submissions for presentation at the Annual Scientific ​Meeting constitute consent by the author(s) for the UHMS to use the ​materials submitted in whole or part as it sees fit. All abstracts, posters ​(including required PowerPoint/PDF submissions) and oral ​presentations (including PowerPoint slides) accepted by the UHMS ​Program Committee for presentation at the Annual Scientific Meeting ​will be published in the UHMS’ Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine ​Journal and may be subsequently used and/or published by the ​Society in various electronic media at the discretion of the UHMS. ​Once accepted, no abstract, poster or oral presentation may be ​withdrawn or excluded from being subject to this agreement.

DEADLINES:

  • SUBMISSION HARD DEADLINE: SUNDAY, MARCH 2, 11:59 PM ET (there will be no extensions)
  • NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE BY MONDAY, MARCH 24, 5 pm ET.
  • NO UPDATES TO PAPER ABSTRACTS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER APRIL 7, 11:59 PM ET
  • POSTER PRESENTATIONS: PDF/PPT MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE UHMS BY MONDAY, APRIL 21, 11:59 PM ET - NO UPDATES WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THIS DATE, NOT EVEN ON SITE.
  • ORAL PRESENTATIONS PPTS WILL BE DUE: MONDAY, MAY 5, 11:59 PM ET

ABSTRACT FORMATTING GUIDELINES:

LANGUAGE: All abstracts are to be written in English. The Program Committee reserves the right to alter abstracts where the English structure makes comprehension difficult.

ABSTRACT BODY FORMAT:

  • Abstracts are limited to 350 words (2500 characters and spaces) NOT including title and author(s), and institutional affiliation(s). See examples at end of this document.
  • All submissions should be done through the UHMS online portal.
  • Only text and text tables will be accepted. No references, graphs or images may be submitted. References, graphs and images may be included on your poster submission.
  • Contents should include the following sections FOR RESEARCH:
    • Introduction / Background
    • Materials and Methods
    • Results
    • Summary / Conclusions
  • Contents should include the following sections FOR CASE REPORTS:
    • Case Description
    • Intervention
    • Outcome
    • Discussion
  • One question / Must be specific to your abstract (The Q/A will be used for Evaluation of the participants for CME at the UHMS Online CME Portal).

TOPICS FOR PRESENTATION:
You will choose the category that best fits your abstract. The committee reserves the right to re-assign categories as needed to even out the program. Session days will be from Monday, June 2 through Thursday, June 5. 

  • Session A - HBO2 Theory and Mechanisms
  • Session B - Clinical HBO2
  • Session C - Decompression Theory and Mechanisms
  • Session D - Diving Medicine
  • Session E - HBO2 Operations, Chambers and Equipment
  • Session F - Top Case Reports: This session will be composed of case reports submitted for Sessions A thru E.

 

SUMBIT YOUR ABSTRACT FOR UHMS

Additional Resources on writing an abstract:  If you would like some additional background about writing abstracts, we have found some very good sources on the web. 

Remember to take your time in writing your abstract; then take a day off. Share it with your colleagues. Often you will receive good suggestions in refining your presentation. When you come back to draft your final version, you will have a fresh perspective.