Improving Reality: the role of modeling in epidemiology

Guidelines for Judging and Scoring Abstracts for Poster Presentations

The following guidelines will be used for judging and scoring abstracts for poster presentation at the ACE Annual Meeting.

The abstract should be written in English and structured into four subheadings as follows:

1. PURPOSE: Clearly state the background for and purpose of the study, including the   hypothesis or research question being addressed.
   
2. METHODS: Include the design and methodology used, including any relevant instruments and measurement tools. Describe the predictor and outcome variables and the analytic approach used to evaluate the research question.
   
3. RESULTS:  For analytic studies, report quantitative results including effect measures and confidence intervals. For descriptive or qualitative results, succinctly report relevant findings. Only abstracts with preliminary data or final results will be considered; i.e., do not submit abstracts describing “what will be done” in the future.
   
4. CONCLUSIONS: Conclusions should be evidence-based and drawn directly from the results of the study as they relate to the research question.