Abstract Submission Guidelines

Interested in submitting an abstract? Please review all of the information and instructions below.

The deadline for submissions is September 30, 2010.

Definition of Faculty Development

For purposes of this conference, faculty development is defined as the broad range of activities that institutions use to renew or assist faculty members in their multiple roles. Faculty development activities include programs to enhance teaching and education, research and scholarly activity, academic leadership and management, and faculty affairs, including faculty recruitment, advancement, retention, and vitality. The intent of these activities is to assist faculty members in their roles as teachers, educators, leaders, administrators and researchers.

Conference Goals

• Bring together international faculty development leaders / educators in the academic health sciences
• Share best practices and current research in faculty development
• Foster a global community of leaders in the field

Conference Themes

1. Faculty Development Programs and Innovations
2. Research and Scholarly Activity in Faculty Development

Example Topic Areas for Submissions

Example topic areas include, but are not limited to:

• conceptualization of faculty development
• teaching improvement (e.g. innovations in faculty development programs and curricula, approaches to remediation, distributed faculty development, use of technology in faculty development)
• leadership development
• research skill development
• faculty development outcomes
• research and scholarship in faculty development
• interface between faculty development and continuing professional development
• barriers to and enablers of faculty development
• political and socioeconomic issues influencing the accessibility of faculty development initiatives
• lessons learned in professions outside of health care· building a faculty development community
• personal/professional wellness

All submissions must be made online via clicking the link at the bottom of this page.

We anticipate sending notification of acceptance or rejection of abstracts by mid-November 2010. Once an abstract is accepted, the presenting author(s) must register and pay the registration fee.

Workshops

Workshops will either be either 90 or 180 minutes in duration and should focus on skill development, discussion for consensus building and active participation. Maximum number of participants will be 24-30 per workshop.

Oral Presentations

Oral presentations may include completed scholarship or research in faculty development, or programs descriptions and innovations in faculty development.
They will be 15-minutes each followed by a five minute question and answer period.

Posters

Poster presentations may include scholarship or research in faculty development, or programs/innovations in faculty development.

Presentation of posters will include one of two formats:

1. Dedicated Poster Session

   During this time all poster presenters will be available at their posters as delegates view the posters. This encourages attendees to participate in extended discussion with the authors regarding their specific poster.

2. Facilitated Posters (in Digitized Format*) arranged by theme of poster.

   Presenters whose abstracts are accepted for the facilitated session will be asked to bring their poster in digitized format. Each poster will be presented as a single Powerpoint slide projected for the audience accompanied by a short (3-5 minutes) presentation from each poster presenter highlighting key points from their poster followed by group discussion. The purpose of facilitated sessions is to allow an opportunity for participants to share ideas and insights and interact around a theme addressed by a number of related posters.

   Digitized format is a novel, inexpensive poster approach for the facilitated poster sessions that allows these presenters to choose to bring their poster as a digitized poster only, or in both traditional and digitized format.

   *Instructions for creating a digitized poster will be available on the conference website for those invited to present at the facilitated poster sessions.

Resource Fair

The Resource Fair will provide a forum for participants to share materials/tools and/or resources. This will be an opportunity for sharing ideas, providing feedback and learning from others. Presenters will be provided with ‘booths’ or tables on which to display their materials, and will sit by their booth while other participants walk from booth to booth to view and discuss the materials with the presenters.

Submission Guidelines

Please be clear and concise. Abstracts should be structured with subheadings to clearly display the required sections (see submission formatting below for workshops, oral and poster presentations).

All Submissions MUST include:

Author(s) Information

1. Contact person’s given name, surname and affiliation and email address.
   Note: This person will receive all information concerning this abstract. It is his/her responsibility to communicate this information to the co- authors.

2. Principal/Presenting author’s information including – given name, surname and affiliation.
3. Given names, surnames and affiliations of all other presenters/authors.
4. Faculty development theme (Faculty Development Programs and Innovations OR Research and Scholarly Activity in Faculty Development )

For Workshops

Note: Abstracts exceeding the maximum length will not be considered.

Submission Formatting:

1. Title of Workshop
2. An abstract of a maximum of 2500 characters (including spaces). This is approximately 350 words.

   Abstracts should use the following subheadings:

   1. Rationale/Background – Describe the rationale for the workshop, drawing upon theory and/or evidence as applicable.
   2. Content – Describe 2-3 key points you will be making during the workshop
   3. Instructional Methods – Briefly describe the instructional methods to be used during the workshop.
3. Three (3) key words. (e.g. mentoring, faculty, mentors)
4. Indicate whether you are submitting for a 90 or 180 minute workshop

Accepted workshop presenters will have the option to post material for their workshop on the conference website prior to the conference. Further details will be posted on the conference website.

For Oral Presentations and Posters

Note: Abstracts exceeding the maximum length will not be considered.

Submission Formatting:

1. Title of Abstract
2. An abstract of a maximum of 1800 characters (including spaces) plus 3 key words. This is approximately 250 words.

   Abstracts should use the following subheadings:

   1. Background and Purpose/Objectives of study or program/innovation
   2. Methodology – For research studies this should include study design, methods and analyses; for programs/innovation this should include development, implementation and evaluation
   3. Results/Impact/Outcomes
   4. Conclusions and Discussion

For Resource Fair

Note: Abstracts exceeding the maximum length will not be considered.

1. Title of Resource
2. Brief overview of the resource describing the innovative aspect. This overview should be a maximum of 2500 characters (including spaces). This is approximately 350 words.

The deadline for submissions is September 30, 2010.

If you do not receive immediate confirmation of your abstract submission or experience any technical difficulties when submitting your abstract online please contact: info.cepd@utoronto.ca or 1-416-978-2719