Qualifications
Fellows may submit a maximum of 3 case presentations.
To be selected as one of the top 5 presentations:
- You must be a current Fellow (Total Joint).
- You must be a member of the IEP.
- You must submit your case presentation(s) in the required format by December 15, 2010.
- You must have completed all the IEP Product Surveys by December 1, 2010.
- You must attend the Annual Users' Conference to be eligible to receive any award.
General Guidelines
Case presentations must not have been previously published with the exception of self-published material. Entries not conforming to contest rules will not be eligible for the competition. Submit text only in a readable font, such as Times Roman or Arial.
Judging Criteria
Each Case Presentation must focus on the educational value of the case and address the following:
- Why is the case significant to your Fellowship education and development as a spine surgeon?
- How does the case fit into your decision-making process for surgical indications and technical considerations?
- How will this case influence your future care of similar cases? What did you learn from this case?
- How does this case relate to currently available evidence?
Judges will weight the submissions based on:
- Presentation - 75%
- Actual Case - 25%
All decisions will be final.
Submission Requirements
Fellows may submit multiple case presentations.
Each case presentation must include:
- Patient History
- Pertinent Physical Exam Findings *
- Pertinent Lab and Imaging Findings *
- Differential Diagnosis
- Treatment Options
- Selected Treatment
- Discussion: Summary of case, significance, and educational value of case
* Please include all relevant images with your submission.
Note: Please ensure all patient identifiable data is removed from your submission per the HIPAA Guidelines.
Questions
Please contact Magnifi at info@totaljoint-iep.com or 858/273-2459 x 107. |
