Research Abstract

PeerPoint Accreditation Manual

  • All scientific research referred to and reported or used in CME in support or justification of a patient care recommendation must conform to the generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, and analysis.
  • All Research Abstracts must contain a minimum of 2 citations from recognized, peer-reviewed journals. If the citation is an article written by the presenter of the topic, at least one other author is required for the peer-reviewed article.
  • Peer-reviewed articles that are found in NIH PubMed are acceptable. Those articles not found in PubMed should be reviewed at one of two websites.
    https://predatoryjournals.com/journals/#C
    https://beallslist.net/standalone-journals/

All content that is created based on the reviewed Clinical Education Abstracts and Research Abstracts must also be reviewed based on the criteria above, including PowerPoint Slides, Handouts and Case Studies.