2025 AAD Innovation Academy: Abstracts

Access the following information for abstract submissions

Submission timelines and guidelines are subject to change. Visit this page frequently for any updates.

	Scientific Posters
Guidelines	Scientific Poster Guidelines (PDF)
Submission Timeline	Monday, Jan. 27 – Wednesday, May 14, 2025 11:59 a.m. CST
Submission Link	Submit an abstract
When	Scientific posters will be displayed in the Experience Hub on Thursday, July 10 with the Welcome Reception. Presenters are expected to be present with their poster to discuss their research and network with attendees.
Target Audience	All members of the Academy, residents and fellows, medical students, and nonmembers are eligible to submit.
Description	Posters present new ideas and original observations of scientific information utilizing narrative material, photographs, charts, diagrams, etc. The highest scoring abstracts will be considered for the opportunity to provide a brief oral presentation on their poster at the 2025 Innovation Academy. The primary author of the top five scoring posters will be given letters of recognition and monetary AAD certificates.
Notification of Acceptance	Sent via email to primary author in June with guidance on producing the poster for display at the meeting.

The following information will be released 1-2 weeks prior to the Innovation Academy:

Full abstract content will only be available in-person by viewing the poster. Poster content will not be online.

Read guidelines for the program prior to submission.
Abstracts must be submitted on the published deadline date in order to be eligible. Late submissions will not be accepted.
Changes cannot be made to an abstract once it has been submitted. For instance, no change in authors, title, category, content, or spelling will be allowed. If a change is required for scientific or academic accuracy, the poster submission should be withdrawn.
Abstract content will be embargoed until the first day of the AAD meeting.
If your submission is accepted, in order to present at the meeting, you will be required to register for the Innovation Academy and pay the appropriate registration fees. Non-member physicians who wish to participate will be required to register for the Innovation Academy as a non-member at the non-member fee.
Timelines are subject to change. Visit this page frequently for any updates.

Questions regarding your submission should be emailed to abstracts@aad.org.