Call for Thranhardt Lecture Presentations

to be presented at the co-located

American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists and
Association of Children's Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics (ACPOC)
Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium
March 16-19, 2005 • Orlando, FL

The Abstract Form is available as an Adobe PDF file, which will allow you to view and print it in the proper format. If you do not already have the Adobe Acrobat plugin, you can download it free of charge from the Adobe web site by clicking here.



The Howard R. Thranhardt Lecture Series is an education fund that was established in 1995 by J.E. Hanger Southeast in memory of Howard R. Thranhardt, CP. The fund provides a $1,000 honorarium for one hour of education programming at the Academy Annual Meeting.

Based upon the submitted abstracts four presentations will be chosen as potential recipients of the Thranhardt Lecture Series honorarium. These presentations will be delivered at the Annual Meeting and voted on by the attendees. The winners will be determined based upon content, delivery, clinical, and scientific relevance of the presentation. Two $500 honoraria will be awarded to the selected presentations.

Requirements for Submission of Abstract:

  1. All abstracts must be original work, attributable to the author.

  2. Presentations should be 20 minutes in length.

Thranhardt Abstract Content:

  • The purpose of the abstract is to define the precise content of the presentation to the audience. Thranhardt abstracts must adopt the IMRD (introduction, materials and methods, results discussion, and conclusion) format.

  • The results of the study should be included in the abstract. It is not satisfactory to state that the results will be presented or discussed.

  • It is the responsibility of the presenting author to ensure accuracy of content, spelling and presentation. Abstracts will be published exactly as submitted.

  • All abstracts will be peer reviewed by the Clinical Content Committee, which reserves the right to accept or reject abstracts for inclusion in the program.

Submitting Your Abstract

Abstracts
must be submitted by:

August 4, 2004

Using the online form provided below, follow these easy steps:

  1. Abstracts should be submitted using the Microsoft Word template that follows. The abstract is limited to one page (about 600 words). Figures are acceptable if legible when printed. Abstracts may also be submitted online, however, figures/diagrams must be faxed or mailed to the Academy and identified with your name and title of the abstract submission.

  2. Text should be formatted in at least a 10-point font such as Times New Roman.

  3. A short biographical sketch of the speaker(s) must also be included.

Please do not send supplemental materials. One presenter may submit no more than two abstracts. Abstracts must be typewritten. Proposals constituting sales pitches for products or services are not appropriate. Notification letters will be mailed eight weeks after the submission date.

Submit Your Abstract Online

Title of Abstract:

Author(s):

Speaker Name & Credentials:

*Submitted By:

(*Will be the main contact to which all correspondence will be sent)

Company/Institutional Affiliation:

Address:

City, State, Zip:

Work Phone:

Fax:

Email:

Has this paper been presented, published or accepted for future presentation?
Yes  No
If yes, when and where?

Abstract (Max. 600 words) is to be typed in the space below.

Introduction:

Discussion and Conclusion:

Materials and Method:

Results:

Figure:

Figures/diagrams must be faxed or mailed to the Academy and identified with your name and title of the abstract submission.

References: