Call for Abstracts!

The Caribbean Cardiac Society 2024 37th Annual Conference at the Barbados Hilton Hotel will be held under the theme “Caribbean Cardiology: Moving Forward, Staying Current”. Every year, we put out a call for abstracts to give health care professionals the opportunity to share key information at our event. All categories of healthcare professionals are welcome and we particularly encourage submissions from non-physician staff.

We invite potential participants to get the data, do the analyses and sharpen those writing skills! We are keen to continue the conversation on cardiovascular disease and its impact on our Caribbean territories. Abstracts are invited in any area related to cardiovascular disease but particularly in the following:

TOPICS

Cardiac rehab and cardiometabolic medicine
Paediatric and structural heart disease
Ischaemic heart disease
Heart failure
Electrophysiology
New kids on the block: Cardio-oncology and cardio-obstetrics
Just for fun/ Digital health and AI
Hypertension and renal disease

We invite a wide range of formats such as original research, including implementation science and registries, case studies, case reports and literature reviews. We encourage our doctors in training to submit cases for the Professor Charles Denbow Young Clinician Award.

Abstract submission opens February 15^th, 2024.
The submission and editing deadline is 11:59 PM Jamaica Time on 1 May 2024. Abstracts must be submitted in their final form by this deadline to be considered for presentation.
Notifications of acceptance status will be sent on Jun 3^rd, 2024.
Please note the abstract submission guidelines below.

Submit attracts here: https://forms.gle/doefcJm4bLwhnC267

Abstract Submission Guidelines

Call for Abstracts!

General Info:

All expenses (e.g., conference registration, airfare, lodging, etc.) associated with the presentation of an abstract are the responsibility of the presenter.
Submission of an abstract constitutes a commitment by the author(s) to present if accepted. Failure to register for the meeting and present the accepted work, if not justified, will jeopardize future acceptance of abstracts by CCS.

Eligibility

Original research abstracts are not eligible for consideration and/or presentation if the paper has been presented regionally or internationally prior to the 37^th Annual conference
Abstracts are not eligible for consideration and/or presentation if the manuscript of the abstract has been published prior to the 37^th Annual Caribbean Cardiology Conference
Any human experimentation must conform with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki of the World Medical Association.

Timelines

Abstract submission opens February 15^th 2024.
The submission and editing deadline is 11:59 PM Jamaica Time on Friday, 1 May 2024. Abstracts must be submitted in their final form by this deadline to be considered for presentation.
Notifications of acceptance status will be sent on Jun 3^rd, 2024.
Accepted abstracts of original science will be published exactly as submitted in the Conference agenda/booklet.

Editing

Authors must follow all instructions for completing their online submission.
CCS is not responsible for work that is not submitted by the submission and editing deadline. No new abstracts may be added to the submission system after this date. Proofread abstracts carefully to avoid errors.

2024 Charles Denbow Young Clinician Award Competition

Presenting authors must meet certain eligibility requirements to be considered for the competition:
Presenters should be residents (registered in a post graduate medical programme, or junior doctor under the level of senior registrar, specialist registrar or fellow) or medical students.
The presenter should have been involved with the management of the case being presented.
Investigators must submit an abstract as outlined in the format below, along with a recommendation from their programme director or head of department confirming the presenter’s eligibility as outlined above.
The use of tables and graphics within the additional manuscript is limited to a maximum of 1 graphic or 1 table

Author Name(s)

There is no limit to the number of abstracts an author may submit. If an abstract is accepted, the presenter must be one of the co-authors listed.
An author may present no more than two abstracts. If more than two submissions are accepted from an author, one of his/her co-authors must present any additional abstracts. If an author’s name appears on more than one abstract, it must be identical on each submission.
Do not list authors by initials only.

Data

Authors may not submit the same research. Abstracts that appear to be replicate versions of a single study will be rejected.
Abstracts containing identical or nearly identical data submitted from the same institution and/or individuals will be rejected.

Format

Abstracts of original science – Content should be structured into the following four (4) sections
- Background:
- Methods:
- Results:
- Conclusions:
Clinical cases (including the case competition) – Content should be structured into the following four (4) sections:
- Clinical Presentation
- Diagnostic evaluation
- Management and Case outcome
- Summary/Discussion

Content

Character limit – Please limit the abstract to 250 words. This includes the text but not the title or authors.
Tables/Graphics – The use of high-quality tables and graphics are encouraged if they are relevant to the research submitted. Each abstract may include 1 table or 1 graphic
Abbreviations – A maximum of five (5) unique abbreviations is allowed within the body of the abstract. No abbreviations should appear in the title. Place abbreviations in parentheses after the full word or phrase the first time it appears.
Do not include:
- References, key words, credits, or grant support in your submission.
- Names or personal information of any patient participating in the study or trial. If you do, the abstract will not be considered for presentation.

Abstract Publication

Full text of accepted abstracts of original science will be published as submitted in the Conference booklet.
Clinical cases accepted for presentation are not published.

Presentation

All abstracts presented at the 37^th Caribbean Cardiology Conference must conform to the eligibility criteria listed above.
The 2024 CCS conference committee will determine presentation time and format for all accepted work, based on the topic and relationship to others submitted.
All presentations and question-and-answer periods will be in English.
Each presenting author is expected to disclose to the audience any real or apparent conflict(s) of interest that may have a direct bearing on the subject matter of the continuing medical education activity. This pertains to relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or other corporations whose products or services are related to the subject matter of the presentation topic.
Presenters are required to make disclosure of any financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization(s) that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in the context of their presentation subject matter.

Copyright

The submitter acts on behalf of all co-authors and in submitting an abstract, transfers to CCS the copyright and all other rights in the material comprising the abstract if the abstract is accepted. Co-authors reserve the following: All proprietary rights other than copyright, such as patent rights; and the right to use all or part of the abstract in future works of their own.
CCS as holder of the copyright of the accepted abstract, reserves all rights of reproduction, distribution, performance, display, and the right to create derivative works in both print and digital formats.
Abstract withdrawal requests should be emailed to caribbeancardiacsociety2024@gmail.com.

Submit abstracts to:

https://forms.gle/EZCntZWRSdo25b9QA

Caribbeancardiacsociety2024@gmail.com