NCCN is accepting original abstracts from investigators for consideration for the NCCN 20th Annual Conference General Poster Session; Submissions will be accepted from NCCN Member Institutions, academic institutions, teaching and community hospitals, or industry.
FORT WASHINGTON, PA — The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) is now accepting original abstracts for consideration to be presented during the NCCN 20th Annual Conference: Advancing the Standard of Cancer Care™ General Poster Session, March 12 – 13, 2015, at The Diplomat in Hollywood, Florida.
NCCN welcomes original abstracts from investigators in the general oncology community, and submissions will be accepted from NCCN Member Institutions, academic institutions, teaching and community hospitals, or industry.
Topics may fall into the general areas below:
The NCCN General Poster Session, including submission review, is overseen by the NCCN Oncology Research Program (ORP). The submission deadline for the NCCN General Poster Session Call for Abstracts is Friday, October 31, 2014, at 11:59 PM EDT. First authors can expect to receive notification via e-mail in mid-December 2014.
Abstracts will be evaluated using a peer-review process. Oncology research faculty from NCCN Member Institutions will serve as peer reviewers to approve research to display at the General Poster Session. All approved original abstracts will be published on JNCCN.org. Select abstracts will also be published in print in JNCCN — Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
The NCCN Annual Conference: Advancing the Standard of Cancer Care™ attracts more than 1,500 registrants from across the United States and the globe, including oncologists (in both community and academic settings), oncology fellows, nurses, pharmacists, and other health care professionals involved in the care of patients with cancer. Respected opinion leaders present the latest cancer therapies and provide updates on selected NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines®), the data upon which the NCCN Guidelines® are based, and quality initiatives in oncology.
In recognition of NCCN’s 20th Anniversary, NCCN is planning to hold a special live roundtable during the NCCN Annual Conference comprised of NCCN leadership—past and present—as well as other stakeholders who have had a significant impact on the development, progression, and success of NCCN over the years; noteworthy historical NCCN accomplishments and events will be discussed, as well as the impact NCCN has had and continues to have on the quality, effectiveness, and efficiency of cancer care so that patients can live better lives.
To learn more about the NCCN General Poster Session, visit NCCN.org.
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