All investigators in the field of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics, whether or not ACCP members, are invited to submit abstracts of papers to be considered for presentation at the ACCP Virtual Poster Symposium (May 22–24, 2012). Submit abstracts online at http://accp.confex.com/accp/2012vp/cfp.cgi.

Posters will be on virtual display May 22–24 for asynchronous viewing and comment. In addition, two interactive sessions will be scheduled during May 22–24, when authors will be available for real-time online question-and-answer sessions alongside their virtual posters. The technology required for presenters and participants is minimal—a broadband Internet connection, a current browser, and Skype (free software).

All papers accepted for poster presentation, with the exception of “Encore Presentations,” will have abstracts published online in Pharmacotherapy and be automatically entered in Best Poster Award competitions. Abstracts may be submitted in one of the following categories:

ORIGINAL RESEARCH: Abstracts must describe original research in education, therapeutics, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, pharmacoeconomics, pharmacoepidemiology, or pharmacogenomics. Abstracts that describe in vitro or animal research are welcome. Abstracts will be evaluated on originality, hypothesis/objectives, study design, results, and conclusions. All papers accepted will be assigned to a virtual poster format.

CLINICAL PHARMACY FORUM: Abstracts must describe the delivery, development, justification, or documentation of innovative clinical pharmacy services. Abstracts dealing with payments or cost analyses are encouraged. Abstracts may be descriptive only and need not contain an evaluative component. Abstracts must neither have been published in abstract form nor presented elsewhere before the ACCP Virtual Poster Symposium (May 22–24, 2012). Abstracts will be evaluated on originality of the service or program, adequacy of justification/documentation, adaptability to other settings, and significance to clinical pharmacy. All papers accepted will be assigned to a virtual poster format.

RESIDENT AND STUDENT RESEARCH-IN-PROGRESS: Submission and evaluation criteria are those of an “Original Research” presentation except that the research effort is still ongoing. Descriptions of planned research efforts without data should not be submitted. Submission of partly completed data is acceptable. Abstracts should provide an assessment of the likelihood of project completion by the date of presentation. The presenting author must be a resident (“resident” is defined as being either a PGY1 or PGY2 resident in a recognized and accredited residency program) or student (“student” is defined as one who is currently earning his or her first professional degree, 2012 graduates permitted). All papers accepted will be assigned to a virtual poster format. Graduate students and fellows are invited to submit abstracts in the Original Research and/or Clinical Pharmacy Forum categories.

ENCORE PRESENTATION: Submission and evaluation criteria are those of an “Original Research” or “Clinical Pharmacy Forum” presentation except that abstracts may have been presented elsewhere (other than at another ACCP meeting) or published in abstract form only before this Virtual Poster Symposium. All papers accepted will be designated “Encore Presentations” and will be assigned to a virtual poster format.

Submission Deadline

All abstracts accepted for presentation (with the exception of Encore presentations) in the Original Research and Clinical Pharmacy Forum categories will automatically be entered in the Best Paper Award competition. All abstracts submitted in the Resident and Student Research-in-Progress category will be entered in the Best Resident and Student Research-in-Progress Poster. The finalists in both categories will be notified by Tuesday, May 1, and will be judged during the Virtual Poster Symposium by a panel of judges. The winners and runners-up of both categories will also be invited to give a platform presentation at ACCP’s Annual Meeting in Hollywood, Florida, from October 21 to 24, 2012.

The deadline to submit abstracts in the Original Research, Clinical Pharmacy Forum, and Resident and Fellow Research-in-Progress categories is Friday, January 13, 2012, 11:59 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time [PST]). Authors will be notified by e-mail of acceptance of their papers by Monday, April 2, 2012. See complete submission instructions and guidelines at http://accp.confex.com/accp/2012vp/cfp.cgi.