U.S. Psychiatric & Mental Health Congress

Call for Posters

Deadline Extended: Abstract submissions will be accepted until September 30, 2009..

A Call for Posters is being issued for presentation at the 2009 U.S. Psychiatric and Mental Health Congress. Poster presentations convey innovative, clinically relevant information that enhances the professional skills of mental health practitioners. The Poster Sessions will provide presenting authors a forum to showcase their work and provide those interested with the opportunity to review the information and talk with presenters.

Submission Areas

Research Reports: These reports present completed original research on pharmacologic agents, therapeutic issues, and innovative services or outcomes of services provided to the psychiatric patient population.

Research-in-Progress: These posters represent uncompleted studies that are currently ongoing. The author may discuss preliminary results of the studies, provided the research methods have been validated. Topics may include clinical drug studies, therapeutics issues, innovative services, and outcomes.

Repeat Presentations: These posters represent findings that have been presented at other meetings, but contain information of interest to clinicians that care for psychiatric patients. These completed studies need to be original research on pharmacologic issues, therapeutic considerations, innovative services, or outcomes related to mental health.

Submission Requirements
The following must be provided when submitting an abstract. Incomplete submissions will not be considered:

Completed Poster Abstract Submission Form (PDF). Get Adobe Acrobat Reader® FREE!
Resume or CV of primary author
Authors receiving financial support or assistance for the research described in the poster must acknowledge the source of support on the abstract submission form.
$250.00 fee payable to CME LLC. This fee will be refunded if the abstract is not accepted.

Presentation Guidelines

Poster representatives will be asked to stand by their posters at the Congress for a 1 ½ hour poster session on a specific assigned day to interact with attendees
Poster size = 4’h x 8’w
Title and author name(s) must be clearly labeled and copies of the poster should be available for distribution
Accepted posters must acknowledge financial support at the time of presentation

Abstract Guidelines

Poster title should be in BLOCK CAPITALS
The body of the abstract should be approximately 250 words
Abstract must contain sufficient detail for evaluation

Abstract Review
All submissions to CME LLC are subjected to a clinical review process based on the following criteria:

Creativity and originality of content
Relevance to the psychiatric population
Based on original and previously unpublished research
Presentation is non-promotional/non-commercial
Scientific rigor

Independence of Information
CME LLC is not responsible for any poster or author’s statements, materials, acts, or omissions.

Financial Assistance
CME LLC does not provide complimentary meeting registration or reimbursement for travel expenses for poster presenters.

Publication Rights
CME LLC reserves the right to publish any accepted abstract and poster presentation in any CME LLC publication, Web site, or materials supporting the U.S. Psychiatric and Mental Health Congress unless prior arrangement has been established.

Contact Information
Submit completed abstract to:

Attn: Call for Posters, CME LLC
Harborside Financial Center
Plaza 3, Suite 806
Jersey City, NJ 07311

For further information, please contact Karen Pratt at (201) 984-6217 or karen.pratt@cmellc.com.