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Call for abstracts, The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
The Twenty-eighth Annual Meeting will be held at The Walt Disney World Hotel in Orlando, Florida, February %5, 1992. APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP (Deadline: September 1, 1992) Requests for application forms for membership in The Society of Thoracic Surgeons should be addressed to James L. Cox, MD, Chairman, Membership Committee, The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, 401 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611. The completed application forms and supporting letters must be in the hands of the Membership Committee by September 1,1991, for the applicant to be considered for election at the meeting in February 1992. CALL FOR ARSTRACTS (Deadline: September 9, 19911 Abstracts for papers to be presented at the 1992 Annual Meeting are now being accepted. The deadline for receipt of abstracts is September 9, 1991. No papers rccciz& after this date will be accepted for inclusion in this year’s program. An original and one copy should be submitted, using the official Society abstract form (on verso of this page), to Delos M. Cosgrove III, MD, and Douglas J. Mathisen, MD, Co-Chairmen, Program Committee (Abstracts), The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, 401 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611. Additional forms are available upon request from The Society. Abstracts must summarize an original contribution not presented or accepted for presentation elsewhere. Abstracts must be in the hands of the Program Committee by September 9, 1991. Abstracts received after the deadline will not be considered. It is requested that the covering letter indicate the author who is to receive notice of acceptance or rejection and the author who will present the paper. The Thoracic Surgery Directors Association (TSDA) has established a Resident Presentation Award. Potential TSDA Resident Award abstracts must represent original work by the resident, who is to be first author and presenter. TSDA Resident Award abstracts may be directed to the regular Scientific Session or the Research Forum. Essayists are reminded that according to the bylaws of The Society, all papers accepted for presentation: (1) must be submitted in triplicate to the Secretary at the time of presentation or to the Editor of T/re Annals of Thwack Surgery prior to presentation; and (2) become the property of The Society if they are accepted for presentation. It is well recognized that abstracts frequently belie their content by virtue of poor organization, and as a result valuable contributions to the Scientific Sessions may be unrecognized. It is important that methods and results be clearly defined in the abstract; therefore, general statements such as “results will be presented” are not acceptable. When a procedure or method is stated to have “advantages,” those advantages should be defined. Abstracts that simply summarize results without defining objectives and methods are equally undesirable.
Speakers for accepted papers are limited to ten minutes. Instructions for Abstracts The official abstract form printed on veiso of this page and available from The Society, or photocopies thereof, must be used. Authors must categorize the principal subject of their abstract by checking the appropriate box. If the author wishes to submit the abstract for consideration for the Thoracic Surgery Directors Association Award competition, the additional appropriate box must be checked. Also, the name of the ProgramDirector must appear on a TSDA Resident Award abstract. 1. Full names of authors must appear on the abstract. 2. Institution or address is to be given, but omit titles, degrees, and appointments. 3. Abstracts must be limited to 250 words and must be typed double-spaced. 4. When percentages are used, the absolute numbers of derivation must be stated. 5. The body of the abstract should include: a. A brief statement of the purpose of the study being presented, with reference to the current state of research in the field. b. The methods of study or experimental approach clearly, but briefly, defined. c. A summary of the results and/or conclusions of the study, including sufficient details to support those conclusions. d. A statement concerning the significance of the work and its possible implications for further research. 6. The form must be signed by the senior author attestir.; that the material will not be presented elsewhere if accepted for the scientific program nor published elsewhere if accepted for publication in Tile AWUI~Sof TllorffcicSur‘yLar!/. 11~discussion of papers, The Society encourages a healthy spirit of constructive critical review and rebuttal by comments pertinent to the content of the paper being presented. Presentation of discussion in the form of “secondary papers” will not be welcomed. CALL FOR SURGICAL FILMS OR VIDEO TAPES (Deadline: August 27,199l) The popular Surgical Motion Picture program will again be presented at the Orlando meeting. The Program Committee hereby solicits the submission of surgical audiovisual presentations, which may portray a surgical procedure or simply a technical maneuver that the surgeon thinks will be of interest to The Society. The film (tape) may not exceed ten minutes in length. Sound is acceptable but not necessary; however, live narration by the principal surgeon is a requirement for participation in the movie night program. Presentations should be on 16-mm film, %-inch U-Matic video tape, or &inch VHS tape. The deadline for submission is August 27, 1991. Films and video tapes also should be sent to Delos M. Cosgrove III, MD, and Douglas J. Mathisen MD, Co-Chairmen, Program Committee, at The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, 401 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611. Richard P. Anderson, MD Secretary
THE SOCIETY OF THORACIC For Committee use on&:
SURGEONS
For Commiltee use only: Rating: (Highest 1)
Abstract Form IO
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LIMIT TO 250 WORDS AND DOUBLE-SPACE
TITLE AUTHOR(S) ADDRESS
PLEASECHECKONE APPROPRIATE CATEGORY ClPdmonq B Rlophagur 0 Chest wdl Medirstinum 0 Trauma 0 Tronrplantation q Heart •I Greatvessels 0 Valves 0 congenital 0 comnely 0 Ele&ephyeiolo.gy 0 Myocrrdid protection 0 btracorporeal circulation 0 Endoscopy 0 Vascularsurgery 0 Research,Cardiac q g;Ib Congenitr 0 Re;;rch, Transplan 0 Research,General Thoracic q PLEASECHRCKIF
%!z?&T RACK SURGERY DIRRCNXS ASSOCIATIONAWARD Program Director’s Name:
I acknowledge that the material will not be presented elsewhere if accepted for presentation on The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Scientfftc Pmgwn. I further understand that the Ediiorial Board of The Anna/s of ?3ofacic Surgery has the right of first refusal for publication of this material.
Signature of Senior Author
Speakers for accepted papers are limited to ten minutes. Instructions for Abstracts The official abstract form printed on veiso of this page and available from The Society, or photocopies thereof, must be used. Authors must categorize the principal subject of their abstract by checking the appropriate box. If the author wishes to submit the abstract for consideration for the Thoracic Surgery Directors Association Award competition, the additional appropriate box must be checked. Also, the name of the ProgramDirector must appear on a TSDA Resident Award abstract. 1. Full names of authors must appear on the abstract. 2. Institution or address is to be given, but omit titles, degrees, and appointments. 3. Abstracts must be limited to 250 words and must be typed double-spaced. 4. When percentages are used, the absolute numbers of derivation must be stated. 5. The body of the abstract should include: a. A brief statement of the purpose of the study being presented, with reference to the current state of research in the field. b. The methods of study or experimental approach clearly, but briefly, defined. c. A summary of the results and/or conclusions of the study, including sufficient details to support those conclusions. d. A statement concerning the significance of the work and its possible implications for further research. 6. The form must be signed by the senior author attestir.; that the material will not be presented elsewhere if accepted for the scientific program nor published elsewhere if accepted for publication in Tile AWUI~Sof TllorffcicSur‘yLar!/. 11~discussion of papers, The Society encourages a healthy spirit of constructive critical review and rebuttal by comments pertinent to the content of the paper being presented. Presentation of discussion in the form of “secondary papers” will not be welcomed. CALL FOR SURGICAL FILMS OR VIDEO TAPES (Deadline: August 27,199l) The popular Surgical Motion Picture program will again be presented at the Orlando meeting. The Program Committee hereby solicits the submission of surgical audiovisual presentations, which may portray a surgical procedure or simply a technical maneuver that the surgeon thinks will be of interest to The Society. The film (tape) may not exceed ten minutes in length. Sound is acceptable but not necessary; however, live narration by the principal surgeon is a requirement for participation in the movie night program. Presentations should be on 16-mm film, %-inch U-Matic video tape, or &inch VHS tape. The deadline for submission is August 27, 1991. Films and video tapes also should be sent to Delos M. Cosgrove III, MD, and Douglas J. Mathisen MD, Co-Chairmen, Program Committee, at The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, 401 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611. Richard P. Anderson, MD Secretary
THE SOCIETY OF THORACIC For Committee use on&:
SURGEONS
For Commiltee use only: Rating: (Highest 1)
Abstract Form IO
20
30
40
50
LIMIT TO 250 WORDS AND DOUBLE-SPACE
TITLE AUTHOR(S) ADDRESS
PLEASECHECKONE APPROPRIATE CATEGORY ClPdmonq B Rlophagur 0 Chest wdl Medirstinum 0 Trauma 0 Tronrplantation q Heart •I Greatvessels 0 Valves 0 congenital 0 comnely 0 Ele&ephyeiolo.gy 0 Myocrrdid protection 0 btracorporeal circulation 0 Endoscopy 0 Vascularsurgery 0 Research,Cardiac q g;Ib Congenitr 0 Re;;rch, Transplan 0 Research,General Thoracic q PLEASECHRCKIF
%!z?&T RACK SURGERY DIRRCNXS ASSOCIATIONAWARD Program Director’s Name:
I acknowledge that the material will not be presented elsewhere if accepted for presentation on The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Scientfftc Pmgwn. I further understand that the Ediiorial Board of The Anna/s of ?3ofacic Surgery has the right of first refusal for publication of this material.
Signature of Senior Author