Call for Abstracts for 2015 Medicine of Cycling Conference The deadline for abstract submissions for the 2015 Medicine of Cycling conference in Colorado Springs has been extended to June 10, 2015!  We encourage you and your colleagues to submit your original research for consideration for oral or poster presentations at our annual conference on August 14-16, 2015 in Colorado Springs, CO.

We encourage abstract proposals in a variety of areas, however, the abstract must be relevant to cycling medicine.  Both quantitative (including data) and qualitative (program descriptions, educational interventions, etc) are acceptable, but published data cannot be submitted.  Submitted abstracts will be reviewed for relevance and quality, and highly ranked abstracts will be invited to give an oral presentation (limited to 10-minute presentation followed by a 5-minute Q&A).  Some abstracts may be invited to provide a poster presentation.  Research presentations are likely to occur on August 15th.

The following prizes will be awarded:

2 Best Student/Resident/Fellow Abstract Award: 2015 waived conference fee

1 Best Professional Abstract: 2015 waived conference fee

The waived conference fee is contingent upon presenting at the conference.

Guidelines:

Abstracts must be no longer than 300 words (excluding a single Table or Figure) and should address the following:

  • Objective
  • Methods
  • Results
  • Significance to Cycling Medicine

Please include full author names, degrees and institutional affiliation if applicable.  Authors of accepted abstracts will be asked to disclose potential conflicts of interests.

Deadlines:

Abstract Submission Deadline:  June 10th, 2015

Abstract Acceptance/Non-acceptance email notifications: June 30th, 2015

Abstracts should be submitted via email to Alynn Kakuk, DPT at alynn@medicineofcycling.com.

Members of the Research Task Force will be involved in the selection process.

We look forward to your submissions!

Sincerely,

Medicine of Cycling Research Task Force