PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Butina, Michelle
AU  - Pretlow, Lester G.
AU  - Sawyer, Barbara
AU  - Scarano, Frank J.
AU  - Polancic, Joan
TI  - Causes of Historically Low Abstract Submissions for the ASCLS Annual Meeting
AID  - 10.29074/ascls.26.2.100
DP  - 2013 Apr 01
TA  - American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
PG  - 100--105
VI  - 26
IP  - 2
4099  - http://hwmaint.clsjournal.ascls.org/content/26/2/100.short
4100  - http://hwmaint.clsjournal.ascls.org/content/26/2/100.full
SO  - Clin Lab Sci2013 Apr 01; 26
AB  - The Abstract Review Committee (ARC) has an ongoing objective of encouraging abstract submissions for the American Society of Clinical Laboratory Science's (ASCLS) Annual Meeting. The purpose of this research study was to survey ASCLS members to determine the cause of historically low abstract submissions and how submissions could be increased. An electronic survey was developed and sent to ASCLS members via electronic mail blast. The survey focused on five areas: 1) participant demographics, 2) positives and negatives of the current submission and review process, 3) suggestions for improvement, 4) barriers to participation, and 5) level of attendance at poster and oral presentation sessions at annual meetings. Results of the survey indicated that the foremost reason cited for not submitting an abstract was lack of active research. The ARC believes limited research activity is due to the lack of educational preparedness of educators and practitioners to conduct research.ABBREVIATIONS: ASCLS - American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science, ARC - Abstract Review Committee, MLS - Medical Laboratory Science