The 55th Annual Southeastern Residency Conference will be held in-person at the Classic Center in Athens, Georgia. We look forward to seeing you all there!
Please read and follow all instructions carefully. We hope to make this a meaningful professional development opportunity for all participants.
- Registration opens February 1st.
- Abstract submission deadline is March 1st.
- Presentations will be live, in-person during scheduled times April 25th & 26th at the Classic Center. Presenters must be present in their assigned room, ready to present at their scheduled time. The presenter schedule will be sent out closer to the conference.
- Moderators and Evaluators will be scheduled in each room for each session. The Moderator & Evaluator schedule will be sent out closer to the conference.
- There will be time at the end of each presentation for questions.
- Schedules and abstracts will be available via SCHED. Invitations to SCHED will be emailed out closer to the conference.
Requirements for abstracts
View sample abstracts
- Your abstract MUST be entered through conference registration. Please have your abstract ready for submission before registering. Deadline for online abstract submission and registration is 11:59pm Eastern Time on March 1.
- Content must be entered in each section prior to abstract submission.
- Check grammar, punctuation, and capitalization before final submission. Minor edits can be made to the published abstract in SCHED before the conference begins, but all edits must remain in the guidelines.
- Your abstract will not be accepted until you have paid the conference registration fees.
- The information provided will create your abstract as it will appear when published. Please adhere to the following standards:
- Title limited to 2 lines of text – short, specific titles preferred.
- Authors’ names – do not use degrees or titles.
- Choose the appropriate practice site from the drop down menu. This information will be automatically added to your final abstract (if your site is not listed, contact Elise Martin, Executive Director, by emailing sercpharm@gmail.com)
- The remaining sections must total 600 words or less (does not include title or authors) and should include:
- Background
- Methods
- Results (preliminary results are acceptable)*
- Conclusions (reached to date)*
- *If results/conclusions not available, insert “In Progress”. Update in SCHED will be required prior to the Conference.
- List e-mail of resident (or best contact) for follow-up by interested participants.
- Note: presentation objective and self-assessment question no longer required for abstract submission, but must be included in your slides presented. Slides should be uploaded to SCHED before the start of the conference.
Requirements for presentations
View a sample presentation .
- The conference consists of 1 keynote session and 6 presentation sessions spread over two days. There will be up to 12 concurrent presentation breakout rooms at the Classic Center with 5 presentations scheduled in each room during each session. Many of the rooms will have similar categories (such as ambulatory care, infectious disease, etc.) so preceptors and residents with a specific interest might be able to stay in one room throughout the session. Each session is 1.5 hours and presentation and Q&A times are 15 minutes each:
- Each presentation should last no more than 12 minutes
- 3 minutes will be allowed for Q&A
- 5 minutes is provided for breakout room changes after each session and to make it possible for attendees to easily switch to the next presentation.
- Each presentation should contain the following elements:
- Title slide
- Disclosure Statement slide
- Background slide(s)
- Purpose slide
- Objectives slide
- Methodology slide(s)
- Results slide(s)
- Conclusion slide
- Acknowledgement slide
- Presentation Objective and Self Assessment Question slide (with presenter contact information)
- The Presentation Objective and Self Assessment Question are required to assure ACPE accreditation for continuing education credit.
- The Presentation Objective must start with a measurable verb and complete the statement “at the conclusion of my presentation, the participant will be able to.” Measurable verbs include: Define, Describe, Explain, Identify, List, Outline, or State.
- The Self-Assessment Question should link to the learning objective and be the last slide in your presentation. Provide feedback (answer) to the participant on the self-assessment question.
- All residents and preceptors are strongly encouraged to fill out an Evaluation Form on each presentation they attend. Evaluation forms can be found in SCHED. There will be a designated evaluator in each room who will speak briefly with the resident after their presentation to give them constructive feedback.
Instructions for Zoho Backstage
Updating Zoho Backstage Information
- Access your Zoho Backstage account here.
- Assure all abstract information is correct. You may update your abstract, if needed by editing your description.
- Upload a recent photo – this is especially important for establishing a personal connection.
- Add a brief biography not to exceed 150 words that includes:
- 1 sentence with name, credentials, and current position
- 1 or 2 sentences with education and previous training
- 1 or 2 sentences with plans for future (PGY2, other training, new job)
- 1 sentence with professional organization membership and involvement
- Upload your slides before the conference (must include your objective and self assessment question for ACPE purposes).
- Complete your profile by April 24, 2024
References for Presentation and Delivery
- Journal articles:
- DeCoske MA, White SJ. Public speaking revisited: delivery, structure, and style. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2010;67(15):1225-7.
- Vazquez SR. Publishing your residency project. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2010;67(13)1058-9.
- McKelvey RP, Hatton RC, Kimberlin CA. Pharmacy resident project publication rates and study designs from 1981, 1991, and 2001. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2010;67(10)830-6.
- Barletta JF. Conducting a successful residency research project. Am J Pharm Educ. 2008;72(4)92.
- Murphy JE, Downhour N. Perceived value and outcomes of residency projects. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2001;58(10)889-95.
- Haynes RB, et al. A proposal for more informative abstracts of clinical articles. Ann Intern Med. 1987;106(4)598-604.
- Rennie D, Glass RM. Structuring abstracts to make them more informative. JAMA. 1991;266(1)116-117.
- Books:
- Hulley SB, Cummings SR, Browner WS, editors. Designing clinical research. 3rd ed. Philadelphia (PA): Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2007.
- Day RA, Gastel B. How to write and publish a scientific paper. 6th ed. Santa Barbara (CA): Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc.; 2006.
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