Meeting – MidWest SPR

The MSPR 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting will take place in Madison, WI from September 18-20

KEY DATES

Abstract Call Opens	May 13, 2024
Abstract Call Closes	June 14, 2024 11:59pm CT
Abstract Reviews Open	June 19, 2024
Abstract Reviews Closes	June 25, 2024 11:59pm CT
Abstract Selection Notices	July 17, 2024
Registration & Housing Opens	July 18, 2024
Early registration Closes	Aug 10, 2024 11:59pm CT
Housing Closes	Aug 22, 2024 5:00pm CT
MSPR Meeting	September 18-20, 2024

MSPR 2024 MEETING WEBSITE

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2024 PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

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REGISTRATION

Registration Rates

Registration Type	Early	Standard
Member Registration	TBA	TBA
Non-Member Registration	TBA	TBA
Trainee	Complimentary	Complimentary

HOUSING

ABSTRACTS

Midwest SPR is committed to presenting the broadest possible range of high-quality work at the 2024 Scientific Meeting.

• Historically, abstracts accepted for presentation are hypothesis-driven new work.

• Abstracts rarely accepted for presentation include open-label drug trials, single case reports, highly speculative accounts of clinical experience, and op-ed accounts of personal experience.

• Interim results from an ongoing clinical trial will not be accepted for presentation unless the study has been prematurely closed for efficacy, lack of efficacy, or issues of safety.

• If the abstract is selected, the presentation must include the methods used for study and any other information relevant to research.

• There is no limit on the number of abstracts submitted by each author, but the submission of multiple, similar abstracts from the same investigator(s) or laboratory is strongly discouraged.

General Submission Policies

• Character count is 2,600—includes spaces and title; excludes author’s name, institution and
upload of tables and images.

• A maximum of four images or tables may be uploaded with the abstract.

• A submission fee of $75 is required for each abstract submitted, payable by credit card only.

• Submitter does not need to be a member of Midwest SPR to submit an abstract for the Midwest SPR 2022 Scientific Meeting.

• The submitting author verifies upon submission that all authors have agreed to the submission of the abstract.

• Abstracts submitted or presented to other societies or national meetings cannot be submitted for consideration unless additional data has been added.

• Research published in manuscript form prior to the submission of the abstract should not be submitted. If data contained in the abstract is published after submission of the abstract, the Midwest SPR Program Office must be notified regardless of timing as soon as publication is recognized. A member of the program committee will make a determination concerning presentation. Abstracts should not be submitted if there is knowledge of an upcoming publication prior to the annual meeting or submission deadline.

• Conflict of Interest/ Disclosure: Work submitted for presentation must include an acknowledgment of funding sources of commercial nature and/or consulting or holding of significant equity in a company that could be affected by the results of the study. Even if indicated elsewhere in the abstract, this must appear as the last sentence of the abstract and read “funded by…” and/or “equity in…” if pertinent.

• Any animal studies must conform with the “Guiding Principles in the Care and Use of Animals” of the American Physiological Society and any human experimentation has been conducted according to a protocol approved by the institutional committee on ethics of human investigation. And, if no such committee exists, it must conform with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki of the World Medical Association (Clinical Research 14: 193, 1966).

Abstract Selection Process

Abstracts of superior quality will be selected for presentation and will be graded based on quality of scientific merit/importance, research, design, data analysis and presentation. The submission of abstracts without data due to incomplete investigations or analyses will be evaluated only on the basis of the information provided.

Reviewer scores and comments are confidential and are not available to anyone (including authors) outside of the review process. The decision of the Program Committee to accept or decline an abstract is final. The decision on which format the abstract will be presented is also the decision of the Program Committee.

Notification of Receipt and Acceptance

Notification of receipt will be automatically emailed to the contact author upon submission of the abstract. Notification of abstract acceptance status will be emailed to the contact author listed on the abstract.

Note that the security firewall at some institutions may block communications from Midwest SPR. You can log into your Midwest SPR abstract account at any point to check for emails and invitations to present.

Award Consideration and Selection

Midwest SPR announces several awards during the meeting, based on abstracts accepted for presentation. There is no separate award submission process.

Publication of Abstracts

All abstracts (excluding tables and figures) accepted for presentation will be viewable in the online program guide.

Attendance at the Midwest SPR Scientific Meeting

If the presenting author is unable to participate, another co-author named in the abstract may be designated to present, provided the change is communicated to Midwest SPR by August 23, 2022.

ORAL PRESENTATION GUIDELINES

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POSTER PRESENTATION GUIDELINES

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Completion: Ask yourself:

What do I want the viewer to remember?
Is the message clear?
Do important points stand out?
Is there a balance between words and illustrations?
Is the pathway through the poster clear?
Is the poster understandable without oral explanation?

AWARDS

Founders Award for Outstanding Service to Pediatric Research

The Founders Award for Outstanding Service to Pediatric Research

Sponsored by Mead Johnson Nutrition

The Founder’s Award is the highest honor given by the Midwest Society for Pediatric Research to a senior member in recognition of contributions made in the development of the careers of academic pediatricians and in the advancement of pediatric research.

PAST AWARDEES:

Frederic M. Kenney Memorial Award for Outstanding Fellow

The Frederic M. Kenney Memorial Award for Outstanding Fellow

Sponsored by Abbott Nutrition

The Frederic M. Kenney Memorial Award is given for outstanding research presentation by a fellow at the MSPR.

PAST AWARDEES:

Jack Metcoff Award for Outstanding Resident or Fellow Presentation

The Jack Metcoff Award for Outstanding Resident or Fellow Presentation

Sponsored by Abbott Nutrition

The Jack Metcoff Award is given for outstanding research presentation by a resident or fellow at the MSPR.

PAST AWARDEES:

James Sutherland Award Junior Faculty Award

The James Sutherland Award Junior Faculty Award

Sponsored by Mead Johnson Nutrition

The Sutherland Award is presented for the outstanding abstract presentation by a junior faculty member (<5 years on faculty) at the Scientific Meeting. The James Sutherland Award was named after a neonatologist from the University of Cincinnati, who was instrumental in establishing their neonatal unit. The award, which recognizes the best investigative work presented by a junior faculty member, was first given in 1991. To be eligible for this award, the junior faculty candidate must be no more than five years out of fellowship training.

PAST AWARDEES:

2023 | Michelle Starr
2022 | Adrianne Rahde Bischoff
2021 | Katie Satrom
2020 | Kok Lim Kua
2019 | Matthew Durbin & Zachary Vesoulis
2018 | David Gordon
2017 | Jennifer Bermick & David Gordon
2016 | David McCulley
2015 | Sarah Haskell
2014 | Naim Alkouri
2013 | Craig A. Byersdorfer
2012 | J. Boriosi
2011 | Amie VanMorlan
2010 | Sharon Celeste-Morley
2009 | Michael Wilhelm
2008 | Alex Y. Huang
2008 | Mara Becker
2007 | Jayme D. Allen
2006 | Matthew I. Goldsmith
2005 | Michael J. Blake
2004 | J. Carter Ralphe
2003 | Shruti M. Phadke
2002 | Steven Pipe
2001 | Janine Y. Khan
2000 | D. Balkundi
1999 | I.I Ekekezie
1998 | Robert H. Lane
1997 | Carol Gilmour
1996 | Michael R. Uhing
1995 | Edward N. Guillery
1994 | Thomas Scholz
1992 | Rebecca A. Simmons

Segar Family MSPR Lectureship Award

The Segar Family MSPR Lectureship Award

Sponsored by Reckitt Mead Johnson Nutrition

The Segar Family Lectureship Award is given annually at the MSPR meeting to an invited speaker in recognition of their contributions to pediatric research and career mentoring in the Midwest. This award is given in honor of the Segar Family whose multigenerational support for the MSPR has sustained and inspired the Society and its mission.

PAST AWARDEES:

2023 | Chandy John
2022 | Michelle Baack

Stanley Phillips Best Poster Award

The Stanley Phillips Best Poster Award

Sponsored by University of Wisconsin

Awarded for the best poster or posters at the MSPR meeting.

PAST AWARDEES:

2023 | Kathrine O’Connor
2022 | Elizabeth Smet
2021 | No Award Given
2020 | No Award Given
2019 | Mitchell Luangrath & Brandon Tomlin
2018 | Katie Satrom
2017 | June Hu
2016 | Kristin Kan
2015 | Michael Thompson
2014 | Michael Thompson
2013 | BreAnn Sheehan
2012 | Frances A. Boyle

Student Award

The Student Award

Sponsored by the Midwest SPR

The Student Award is given for the most outstanding abstract presentation by a student.

PAST AWARDEES:

William E. Segar Award

The William E. Segar Award

Sponsored by Friends of William E. Segar & the Midwest SPR

The William Segar Award was initiated in 2012 to be given annually to a student, resident or fellow trainee with a hypothesis driven clinical research or behavioral/social or education project that involves innovative improvement in patient care delivery. MSPR wishes to thank the Segar family for their generous donation to this award.

PAST AWARDEES: