Call for Cases 

Do you have an interesting case presentation or anesthetic to share?

Submit your case study and be an official presenter at next year’s AVANA Annual Meeting Case Study Series.

Speakers will receive a free conference day on the day of their presentation and will be listed on the schedule as a lecturer. You can also use this opportunity to apply for VA mission essential travel, as you are required to attend as a presenter! Each speaker should expect to discuss their case for 15-20 minutes followed by a brief Q&A.

Submit your information through the link below! 

2025 Case Study Submission Submission Form

Call for Posters

Want to present a poster at the 2025 AVANA Spring Meeting? Submit a poster proposal below

2025 Poster Submission Form

Please submit by April 19, 2025 / Email [email protected] with any questions!

Requirements:

Title

The abstract title conveys the content/subject of the poster. The title may be written as a question or the title may be written to suggest the conclusions, if appropriate. A short concise title may more easily catch a reader’s attention. Try not to use abbreviations or acronyms in titles.

Purpose

The introductory sentence(s) may be stated as a hypothesis, a purpose, an objective, or current evidence for a finding. The Hypothesis is a supposition or conjecture used as a basis for further investigations. The Purpose is a statement of the reason for conducting a project or reporting on a program, process, or activity. The Objective is the result that the author is trying to achieve by conducting a project, program, process or activity.

Methods

Briefly describe the methods of the project to define the data or population, outcome variables, and analytic techniques, as well as data collection procedures and frequencies. A description of statistical methods used may be included if appropriate.

Results

The results should be stated succinctly to support only the purpose, objectives, hypothesis, or conclusions.

Conclusions

The conclusion(s) should highlight the impact of the project, and follow the methods and results in a logical fashion. This section should not restate results. Rather, the utility of the results and their potential role in the management of the project should be emphasized. New information or conclusions not supported by data in the results section should be avoided.

They should include any pertinent acknowledgments.

General suggestions:

• Check for proper spelling and grammar.
• Use a standard typeface, such as Times New Roman.
• It is important to keep nonstandard abbreviations/acronyms to a minimum, to allow for readability and understanding.
• Do not include tables, figures, or graphs in the abstract. Such content is appropriate for the poster. 
• Abstract should be 250 words or less and should summarize the overall objectives being presented in the poster.  This can be included in bullet point format if preferred.
• The application should include a detailed description of poster make up itself and include the outcomes to be presented.  Limit to 500 words (use the less=more concept).

Try to organize the abstract with the following headings where appropriate, as explained below; purpose, methods, results, conclusions.