Abstract Submission Instructions

Abstract submissions for the Innovation Festival demonstrate innovative tools and resources that can be used to advance ob-gyn medical education. Examples include low fidelity simulation, educational videos, gamification, case-based flipped classroom, digital applications, or interactive web-based curricula. Submissions should be actual products that can be and/or are being used for ob-gyn health care education. Consider submitting an abstract describing your innovative tool or resource for review. Medical students, residents, fellows and faculty are all encouraged to submit innovations.

Innovation Festival tools/resources must meet the following criteria:

• Relevant to the field of ob-gyn
• Relevant to undergraduate medical education (UME)
• Usable as an educational tool/product to teach students, faculty, others
• Free for use by the APGO membership

Each presentation team will be asked to rank their preferred presentation format:

• In-Person Innovation Festival: In-person trade show format; up to two one-hour time slots for innovation demonstration
• Virtual Innovation Festival: (60-min per group) Virtual, small group discussions. Each abstract team (maximum of two presenters) will have 20 minutes to present. Includes live Q&A with virtual attendees. There may be as many as three abstracts presented in each 60-min small group. Abstracts will be grouped by themes.
• Virtual, On-Demand Innovation Festival: 30-min prerecorded demonstration video

Abstract Format:

• Title of the Innovative Tool/Resource (maximum of 100 characters, including spaces)
• Author(s)
• This presentation is a _____________ project:
  • Single-institutional
  • Multi-institutional
• Type of tool/resource (low tech model, mobile app, web-based app, film, other (specify))
• Targeted learners
• Précis (maximum of 140 characters, including spaces)
• Abstract (maximum of 200 words)
  • Objective or purpose of the tool/resource
  • Description of how the tool/resource is currently being used or how you plan to use it at your home institution
  • Word count
• Innovation Festival presenters are required to bring ALL equipment/supplies needed for their displays. Will you need power (standard 120V outlet) to operate your innovation? (Y/N)
• If resource is currently online, provide weblink
• If resource is currently password protected, provide password
• Upload: If tool/resource is NOT online, upload a photograph (jpg, pdf) or video (mp3, mp4) displaying innovation

Abstract authors will be able to select if they require a virtual-only option for presentation.

Audiovisual Support

Innovation Festival: Innovation Festival in-person presenters are required to bring ALL equipment/supplies needed for their displays. Access to one (1) standard 120V outlet will be the only audiovisual support available for Innovation Festival presenters.