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  • The 84th Annual Meeting of AAST & Clinical Congress of Acute Care Surgery Abstract System Submission is OPEN

    Please note the system opened Sunday, December 1, 2024 and will close Saturday, February 15, 2025. Please plan accordingly! 

    Important Information:

    • The abstract system for the 84th Annual Meeting of AAST & Clinical Congress of Acute Care Surgery will open December 1st and will close February 15, 2025
    • Use our Word Document to help ensure you meet AAST's one page abstract submission limit 
    • Please find our guidelines here 
    AASTReview Program
    Deadline to apply: Friday, January 3rd, 11:59 PM all timezones 
    In 2022 AAST began a new pilot program focused on supporting abstract submissions to the AAST Annual Meeting. Inspired by the leadership at many institutions, a select group of AAST members had volunteered to assist abstract submitters to take their abstract to the next level. We are excited to launch this program for the 2025 annual meeting!
    During this program, abstract authors will be paired with one abstract mentor to pre-review their abstract before the February 15th deadline for the AAST 84th Annual Meeting. Mentors will review the submitted abstracts to provide feedback, commentary, and constructive questions to fine tune abstract methodology, structure, and language.
    To opt-in to the program as a mentee, please complete your submitted abstract by Friday, January 3rd on AAST’s abstract submission site HERE. You will be contacted the second week in January once you are paired with a mentor.
    Please note opting-in to this program does not guarantee you will be on 2025 AAST program. The AASTReview mentee program is open to members and non-members. 
    Responsibilities of an AASTReview mentee:
    • Submit initial abstract to the AAST abstract system by January 3rd
    • Meet with your AASTReview mentor to fine-tune your abstract from January 10-February 15 (the Program Committee will work on mentor/mentee placements the second week of January) 
    • To have a submitted an abstract for the 84th Annual Meeting by February 15th at 11:59 all time zones.
    Notes: 
    • For this program, abstracts in the system as "draft mode" will not be eligible
    • Changes to the abstract can be made before final submission on February 15th
    • When submitting an abstract for review, you must select the following 2 checkmarks:
      • I would like to opt-in to the AASTReview Program (initial abstract submission due January 3rd, final changes to be submitted February 15th)
      • Oral and quickshot presentations submitted to the program must submit to JTACS. If you opt-in to AASTReview and are accepted as a oral/quickshot presenter on the program, you must submit your abstract to JTACS
    Become an AASTReview Mentor
    Mentor deadline: January 3, 2025
    Responsibilities of an AASTReview mentor:
    • Mentors will be asked to review no more than two abstracts from January 10-February 15th (mentees are to submit their initial abstracts by January 3rd, you will receive who your mentee will be the week of January 10th)
    • Meet with your AASTReview mentee to fine-tune their abstract from January 10-February 15th
    • This is not to critique the entire study, just the abstract itself
    • There is a minimum of one meeting between the mentor and mentee. It is the responsibility of the mentor and mentee to communicate and work on the abstract submission
    Requirements  to be an AASTReview mentor:
    • A member of AAST (includes AAST Fellow or AAST Associate)
    • Must NOT be a current member of the AAST Program Committee
    Preferred:
    • Presented at a previous AAST Annual Meeting
    • Participated in the program committee of another trauma meeting/association
    • Prior committee service to the AAST
    • Email rsass@aast.org by January 3rd if you wish to be involved as a mentor 

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