Call for Abstracts

2025 Annual Research Meeting (June 7 - 10, 2025)

On June 7-10, 2025, health services researchers, policy analysts, clinicians and community members using evidence and data to transform health and health care will once again convene
in-person for the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting (ARM). This year's conference will take place in Minneapolis, MN. All submitters should be prepared to present in-person.

An important annual milestone for the community, the ARM is AcademyHealth's biggest and most popular meeting of the year, offering an irreplaceable forum for connection, recognition, reflection, learning and professional networking opportunities.

Instructions and Needed Information for Submitting an Abstract:

1. Theme

   • Each abstract must be submitted under one conference theme. Choose the theme that most closely relates to your submission. You may review the list of themes and their associated subtopics before making your selection.

2. Subtopic

   Abstracts:

   Each abstract must be submitted under one conference theme and corresponding subtopic. Please review the list of themes and their associated subtopics carefully before submitting.

   When selecting your subtopic, choose the one that:

   • Most closely aligns with the primary focus, methods, or outcomes of your work.
   • Reflects the core question or contribution your abstract addresses.
   • Represents the intended audience or area of impact for your findings.

   If your work relates to multiple subtopics, please select the best overall fit. Theme leaders will use your subtopic selection to help group accepted abstracts into topically cohesive sessions.

   An “Other” category is available for abstracts that do not align with any listed subtopics. However, this option should be selected only when no existing subtopic appropriately captures the scope or content of the abstract.

   
   Panels:

   Each proposed panel must be submitted under one conference theme and one corresponding subtopic. Please review the list of themes and their associated subtopics carefully before submitting.

   When selecting a subtopic, panel organizers should:

   • Identify the subtopic that most accurately reflects the central focus, objectives, or contribution of the proposed session..
   • Consider the collective emphasis of the panel rather than any single perspective.
   • Select the single subtopic that best captures the unifying theme or inquiry addressed by the panel.

   If your panel relates to multiple subtopics, please select the best overall fit. Conference planners will use the subtopics to help determine session placement and program alignment.

   An “Other” category is available for panels that do not align with any listed subtopics. However, this option should be selected only when no existing subtopic appropriately captures the scope or content of the panel.

3. Title

   • Enter your abstract title in title case. Do not end titles with a period.
   • Enter the submitter's e-mail address where correspondence should be sent regarding the submission.
   • Answer any additional questions specific to the call that you are submitting to.

4. Author

   • Type the lead presenter's name in the provided box.
   • If the author is already in the system, you can select their pre-populated information or update the information from previous years.
   • If the author is not already in the system, you will be prompted to create a new record.
   • You must include information for all fields with a star.
   • To add additional authors, click the 'add new author' button.
   • You can edit the order of the co-authors by using the up and down arrows. The order they appear on the screen is the order they will be listed online.
   • Only one author should be selected as the presenting author.

5. Abstract Text

   • Enter the text of your abstract (maximum 500 words).
   • Do not remove the pre-populated headings. They do not count toward your word count.
   • Do not include authors' names or references.
   • You may include tables and special characters as desired.

6. Confirmation

   • Review your submission.
   • You may return to any step of the process by using the top navigation bar.
   • You may print your submission at this point.
   • Once your submission is complete, press the 'conclude submission button.'
   • You may return to your submission to review or edit at any point before the 5:00 pm ET deadline on January 6, 2026, using the provided ID and password.

7. General Instructions

   • No names or titles should be included in the abstract text. Names will be automatically hidden during the abstract review process and will be automatically inserted and properly formatted upon publication.

   • Presenting authors will be automatically informed of the unique ID numbers and passwords assigned to their abstracts. Abstracts may be viewed and modified at any time between submission and the deadline, using the assigned ID# and password.

   • Instructions and Frequently Asked Questions are available to assist in your presentation.

   Technical Support

   For help in submitting an abstract online, Contact technical support.

Instructions and Frequently Asked Questions are available to assist in your presentation.

Patient Engagement
AcademyHealth recognizes that the patient perspective is an important component of health services and health policy research. We encourage submitters to consider and demonstrate how their research is relevant to, inclusive of, and influenced by patients where appropriate.

• Patient Relevance: The abstract addresses the needs and concerns of the patients or communities. Abstracts that are developed or led by patient partners are strongly encouraged.
• Patient Inclusiveness: The abstract or findings being discussed includes the voice of people with lived experience or the experience of care partners, which includes in its co-design, and co-development processes.
• Patient Influence: The abstract was co-designed or co-developed by people with lived experience. Abstracts that have been collaboratively created or led by patients and care partners are strongly encouraged.

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