There are 150,000 new cases of epilepsy in the United States each year.

Source: Epilepsy Foundation

Call for Abstracts

Tips for Writing an Abstract
Tips for Writing an Abstract

BRAINWeek 2022 will be presented live in Las Vegas September 28-30 at the Red Rock Casino, Resort & Spa, and will offer 21 CE/CME credit hours.

We cordially invite you to submit abstracts for consideration of inclusion in the scientific session.

Features of the Poster Session:

  • Abstracts will showcase the latest clinical research
  • Selected encore posters will enrich the attendee experience
  • Abstracts may be research oriented or evidence based, and relevant to specialists and frontline practitioners who treat neuro/psych conditions
  • Abstracts may include medication management, devices, and/or digital therapeutics

Submission/Deadline

The deadline for electronic submission is 11:59p ET, Friday, July 29, 2022. All authors will be notified via email no later than August 29, 2022.

Click Here to Submit your Abstract
Click Here to Submit your Abstract

Guidelines

    1. Submission of an abstract does not automatically register you for the BRAINWeek National Conference. Presenting author(s) or presenter(s) of accepted abstracts must register for the conference. Click here to register.
    2. Abstracts may be of original research or encore (repeat) presentations of abstracts, ie, BRAINWeek will accept abstracts that have already been presented at other medical conferences.
    3. Abstracts should be 1300 words or less, with maximums defined below. Titles, author names, and affiliations are not included in the word count.
      • Purpose: 350 words
      • Methods: 350 words
      • Results: 400 words
      • Conclusions: 200 words
    4. For all authors, list affiliations such as universities and other institutions.
    5. List names of all authors, in the order in which you wish them to appear.
    6. List disclosures (financial and/or in-kind support). If none, state “Nothing to disclose by any author(s).”
    7. Do not use tables, charts, or graphs in your abstract submission. They can be included in the actual poster.
    8. Student authors are permitted to submit.
    9. There is no limit to the number of abstracts one author may submit for consideration.
    10. Abstracts may be withdrawn upon written request emailed to abstracts@brainweek.org from a submitting author no later than September 14, 2022.
    11. It is the responsibility of the submitting author to communicate these policies to all involved parties.

Disclosure

BRAINWeek requires faculty and poster authors/presenters who have an interest in selling a technology, program, product, and/or service to healthcare professionals to disclose this information in order to be considered for and/or present at any BRAINWeek educational session.

Poster and Presentation Guidelines

Detailed instructions will accompany acceptance notices, including poster file size, type, and dimensions. After acceptance, format your abstract into a poster; it may include graphs, tables, and charts.

Poster Requirements

  • PDF files at highest resolution possible
  • Aspect ratio (ratio of width to height) should ideally be set to 16:9
  • Complete poster is limited to one side only, meaning your poster fits onto a single page PDF file
  • Fonts should be sans-serif (Arial, Calibri, etc)
  • Minimum font size: 6pt

Questions? Email abstracts@brainweek.org

Important Dates

July 29
Abstract submission deadline: 11:59p ET

August 29
Authors/presenters will be notified of acceptance of abstracts

September 14
Deadline for requests for abstracts to be withdrawn

April 30
Final poster artwork must be uploaded to the virtual platform

September 28-30
BRAINWeek National Conference