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Continuing Education Information

Physicians: Physicians' Education Resource is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

This activity is approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

Physician Assistants: AAPA accepts category 1 credit from AOACCME, Prescribed credit from AAFP, and AMA Category 1 CME credit for the PRA from organizations accredited by the ACCME.

26th Annual Miami Breast Cancer Conference

Fontainebleau Miami Beach Hotel
Miami, FL
March 4-7, 2009

Abstract Submission Instructions

Abstract Service Center

Abstracts were selected by the Conference Program Committee for presentation at the 2009 MBCC.They, along with slide presentations and posters, will be available for viewing online.

Awards will be given for the most outstanding abstracts.

Overall Program

The scientific program consists of invited lectures and a Minisymposium presented by experts in breast disease and breast cancer. MBCC poster sessions will be held in the Exhibit Hall. Breakfast and refreshment breaks during the main conference will also be held in the Exhibit Hall.

Poster Reception Hours

Wednesday, March 4: 6:30 pm-8:30 pm, in conjunction with a reception. The presenter will present the poster during this time.

Other poster viewing hours:

  • Thursday, March 5: 7:00 am-7:30 pm (Please note that a reception will be held from 6:00 pm-7:30 pm.)
  • Friday, March 6: 7:00 am-5:00 pm
  • Saturday, March 7: 7:00 am-10:30 am

Responsibilities of Abstract Presenter

  • The presenter will be the contact person for all correspondence about the abstract and will keep coauthors informed about its status. The presenter does not need to be the first author. The presenting author should be designated with underlined text.
  • The presenter accepts responsibility regarding the MBCC No-Show Policy.
  • The presenter accepts responsibility regarding the MBCC Publication and Embargo Policy.
  • The presenter accepts responsibility on behalf of all coauthors and has the authority to provide permission to reproduce the poster.
  • Expenses (eg, registration, transportation, and lodging) associated with the submission and presentation of an abstract are the responsibility of the presenter.
  • Submission of an abstract constitutes a commitment by the authors to present it if accepted. The authors must be present on Wednesday, March 4, 2009, from 6:30 pm-8:00 pm.

Abstract Revisions

Abstracts cannot be revised or resubmitted after acceptance.

Presentation

  • All abstracts submitted are for consideration for a poster session only. The presentation will be in a question-and-answer format conducted in English on Wednesday, March 4, 2009, at 6:30 pm-8:30 pm.
  • The accepted abstract will be published in the on-site syllabus and online. The MBCC reserves the right to publish the abstracts in other media.
  • The MBCC reserves the right to all video or audio recordings of presentations at the conference.
  • Poster sessions will end Saturday, March 7, 2009, at 10:30 am. All posters must be removed by 12:00 pm. Please plan to pick up all posters from 10:30 am-12:00 pm. If you have not removed your poster by 12:00 pm, MBCC will remove and discard it. If you require your poster and are not on-site, please make other arrangements to have your poster shipped to you.
  • The MBCC will provide 1 poster board and tacks for your poster. Dimensions are 4 feet high × 8 feet wide (“landscape” orientation).

No-Show Policy

  • Please notify the Conference Director as early as possible if your presentation will not be made, and refer to your assigned program number.
  • If a scheduled presenter fails to appear in person or to send a replacement and does not cancel the poster or slide presentation before the meeting, that presenter will be barred from having an abstract accepted for the MBCC for 1 year.

Publication and Embargo Policy

Violation of the following requirements will result in the withdrawal of the involved abstract from any MBCC presentation:

  • By submitting an abstract for the 2009 MBCC, the presenter verifies that the abstract’s original content and its conclusions have not been published or presented before the 2009 conference.
  • All authors must comply with the conference embargo policy, which states that no author is to provide information regarding the abstract or related research to be presented during the conference to the media or public prior to the scheduled time of presentation at the 2009 MBCC.

Timeline

EXPIRED Abstract submission deadline: January 15, 2009, 11:59 CST

EXPIRED Notification of acceptance/nonacceptance: January 20, 2009

Registration deadline: March 4 , 2009

Hotel reservation deadline: February 27, 2009

Poster presentation: March 4, 2009, 6:30 pm-8:30 pm

Educational Grants

An educational grant for this activity was provided by:


  1. Educational Partners
  2. Genentech BioOncology
  3. GlaxoSmithKline
  5. Major Contributors
  6. AstraZeneca/Abraxis BioScience
  7. Bristol-Myers Squibb
  8. Novartis Oncology
  9. sanofi-aventis U.S.
  11. Supporters
  12. Amgen
  13. Centocor Ortho Biotech Inc.
  14. ImClone Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly and Company
  16. Honorary Supporter
  17. Joe’s Stone Crab Restaurant