ACG

Call for Abstracts

Present Your Research at ACG 2013
Call for Abstracts Now Open

ACG is now accepting abstracts for the 2013 Annual Scientific Meeting. The College invites abstracts from all physicians, including gastroenterologists, internists, surgeons, hepatologists, radiologists, pediatricians and GI fellows.

To go directly to the online submission form, click here.
For complete information on Call for Abstracts policies and procedures, view the Call for Abstracts brochure.

Categories of Abstracts

Esophagus Stomach
Biliary/Pancreas Small Intestine/Unclassified
Liver Colon
Clinical Vignettes/Case Reports Outcomes Research
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Functional Bowel Disorders
Endoscopy Pediatrics
Colorectal Cancer Prevention Video Forum – NEW!

Online Submission

The entire abstract submission process will be conducted online. No abstracts will be accepted by fax, mail or email. Tables and charts can be created in your abstract or uploaded into the program. Confirmation of your submission will be sent to you via e-mail.

The deadline for submission of all abstracts is Monday, June 10, 2013, at 11:59 pm Eastern Time.
No abstracts will be accepted after this date.

New – Video Forum: The Best ACG Cases of 2013

Share your unique case or case series with colleagues by submitting it for presentation at a new video symposium for ACG 2013, Video Forum: The Best ACG Cases of 2013. Exceptional video submissions will be featured during a special video symposium at ACG 2013 in San Diego. All submitted videos will be considered for oral presentation during this symposium. The 75-minute session will focus on endoscopy techniques, challenging or unique cases, and cases in the area of GI endoscopy. Submission can be a case or a case series and should be no longer than 6 minutes in length. Authors of accepted videos will present their video live and will have up to 2 minutes to answer questions from the Moderators and the audience. During the session, the audience, along with the Moderators, will vote to select the best video of ACG 2013.

For complete details see the Call for Abstracts brochure and the Video Forum Guidelines and Checklist.

Awards

Several categories of awards for Annual Meeting papers and posters are also offered for ACG 2013. Those submitting abstracts may be considered for the following awards:

*To be considered for this award, you must indicate your desire to apply in the Awards section during online submission of your abstract.

Poster Awards

The ACG Educational Affairs Committee will identify the most highly ranked abstracts selected for the poster sessions in each category and acknowledge their achievement with the ACG Presidential Poster Award. These recipients will receive a special commendation on their poster in the Poster Hall, a certificate of achievement, and recognition in the meeting program book. All abstracts accepted in the ACG Poster Sessions will be considered for this award. Authors may submit their most recent research work or clinical vignette in the form of an abstract for consideration as part of the Free Paper and Poster Sessions during the Annual Meeting.

All abstracts submitted will be published in a supplement to the October issue of The American Journal of Gastroenterology.