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INSTITUTES are 6-7 hours in duration. Institutes differ from other formats in several ways. First, participants devote one whole convention day, and therefore receive more CME credit for this type of activity. Second, participants purchase a ticket to attend Institutes. Third, Institutes focus on a review of a topic in addition to supplying new research information relevant to the topic. Thus, the Institutes attract members who wish to be taught a comprehensive and expert overview of a topic area. Institutes also focus on "how to do it" with respect to clinical problems, academic areas, or a blending of the two. Teaching materials are required.

Institute chairs are required to submit notebooks with each lecturer's slides, talk outlines, annotated bibliographies, and multiple-choice self-assessment questions in July 2014. Additional information and guidance will be provided if the Institute is accepted by the Program Committee. If any speaker for the Institute cannot submit materials by the end of July, it is the chair's responsibility to replace him or her.

The CME Committee will chose up to 3 Institutes to participate in an outcomes measurement evaluation system, where a set of pre-test, post-test, and follow-up self-assessment questions will be required. More information will be provided if your Institute is selected.

The chair or a co-chair of an Institute must be an AACAP member. Institutes are didactic in nature, use a maximum of 7 presenters (including the chair), and provide interaction/discussion between the presenters and participants for up to 900 fee-paying participants. Case examples are helpful. Submissions about clinical techniques should include a brief description of or reference to the scientific evidence for and limitations of the treatment technique.

The AACAP supports expenses of up to 2 domestic non-member presenters. All accepted submissions must display full disclosure slides to the audience. 8-9 Institute spaces are available.

Questions regarding Institutes can be directed to the Program Committee’s Institute Subcommittee Chair, Barbara Coffey at barbara.coffey@mssm.edu.

The following information is required:

  • The title of the submission
  • The chair’s affiliation and email address
  • Institutional Review Board (IRB) or Ethics Committee review status, if applicable
  • Educational Learning Objectives
  • Professional Practice Gap Identification
  • A Review Abstract and Proceedings Abstract for the overall Institute describing the reasons why the individual components belong in the same Institute and providing a description of each person’s participation
  • Each co-presenter's, discussant's, and co-author’s name, affiliation, contact information, email address, disclosure of affiliations, and recording permission.
  • A Review Abstract and Proceedings Abstract for each individual presentation
  • Presentation Schedule – order of presenters as well as time allotted per person

Pending acceptance, the Chair will receive Guidelines for Institute Presenters and it is agreed that Institute chairs and presenters will follow these guidelines. The Chair should submit the Institute notebook formatted for publication in July 2014. All materials must be assembled by the Institute chair, and then reviewed and approved by our Institutes Subcommittee.
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