Invited Participant Information
All documents outlined below, unless otherwise indicated, may be submitted through invited speaker letters of invitation.
Presentation Materials
Deadline: March 11, 2013
All presentations must be in PowerPoint format. All speakers’ PowerPoint presentations are included in the Final Program. A presentation abstract is optional. All presentations must be given in PowerPoint. A presentation abstract is optional.
Presentation Tips
- Make PowerPoint font easily readable for afar by using 18pt or larger font and limiting the amount of text per slide.
- A light background with dark text is easily readable. Use colored text with caution. Make sure it is easily read by your audience.
- Introduction and summary slides are of great benefit to your audience.
- Keep to the allotted presentation time as outlined in your letter of invitation. Ample additional time is provided for discussion.
Digital Recording
Deadline: March 11, 2013
As part of the educational mission of USF Health and ASM, arrangements have been made for recording and producing DVD and Internet-based versions of speakers' presentations delivered at the Symposium.
Disclosures
Deadline: March 11, 2013
USF Health requires that all speakers complete a Faculty Disclosure statement. This statement is necessary for your presentation to be eligible to receive CE credit. As an ACCME accredited provider, USF Health must insure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all its directly or jointly sponsored educational activities. Therefore, any person who is in a position to influence or control the content of a CME activity must disclose any financial interest or other relationship with a commercial interest producing healthcare goods or services that has a direct bearing on the subject matter of the CME activity. A relevant financial interest or other relationship may include such things as grants or research support, employee, consultant, major stockholder, member of speaker’s bureau, etc. that has occurred for any dollar amount over the past 12 months. The intent of disclosure is not to prevent a speaker with a relevant financial or other relationship from making a presentation, but rather to resolve any conflicts prior to the CME activity so the learner may participate in a balanced, unbiased CME event. It is the responsibility of the USF Health, in collaboration with the course director, planning committee and CME advisory committee to review the disclosure statements and assure that CME activities sponsored by USF Health are free of commercial bias and that clinical recommendations are based on evidence that is accepted within the profession of medicine as adequate justification for the care of patients.
Presentation Compliance with ACCME Standards
The ACCME Standards for Commercial Support also requires that your presentation be free of commercial bias and that any information regarding commercial products/services be based on scientific methods generally accepted by the medical community. When discussing therapeutic options, it is our preference that you use only generic names. If it is necessary to use a trade name, then those of several products must be used. Furthermore, if your presentation includes discussion of any unlabeled/investigational use of a commercial product, you are required to disclose this to the participants. If you determine that you cannot comply with these requirements or any of the provisions of the Standards for Commercial Support, please contact Nicole LeClair (
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) as soon as possible.
Biographical Information
Deadline: March 11, 2013
The requested biographical information will be used in the Final Program, as well as for preparing speaker introductions.
Hotel and Travel
Deadline: March 11, 2013
USF Health and ASM recognize the value of your participation, and are pleased to offer you complimentary meeting registration, hotel accommodations, and airfare. We will book your hotel room on your behalf based upon your travel dates. Confirmation of your hotel and registration will be sent to you via email.
To book your travel to Daytona, please contact our travel agent, Donna Speltz, at Travel Specialists, Inc., via
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or phone (813 962-1901). It is required that all speakers book their travel through Donna Speltz at Travel Specialists, Inc.
Banquet Attendance and Miscellaneous Information
Deadline: March 11, 2013
You are invited to attend the Banquet on Monday, April 29, 2013 at 7:00pm. Speakers will receive commemorative shirts for their participation in the Symposium.