General Information
Thank you for your interest in submitting an abstract to the 28th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists (AAPP). Posters will be displayed April 28th and 29th and published on aapp.org and in the April or June 2025 issue of the Mental Health Clinician.
The
2025 Poster Presenter Handbook provides the most important details for abstract authors. It contains deadlines, submission requirements, poster guidelines, and example abstracts. Download it and review the information carefully.
Abstract submissions will be due January 16, 2025.
Accepted Abstract Categories
Original Research: Abstracts should describe original research in therapeutics, pharmacodynamics, pharmacoeconomics, outcomes, drug utilization, kinetics, genetics and academic pursuits. Abstracts must not have been published in abstract form nor presented as a poster elsewhere before the AAPP 2025 Meeting.
Encore Presentation: Abstracts of papers that have been previously presented and peer reviewed. Submission must include where it was previously presented or the abstract will be disqualified. Encore submissions are not eligible for any of the award categories and should not be submitted for award consideration.
Work in Progress (WIP): Abstracts describing preliminary results or status of ongoing work may be submitted by principal investigators at any stage of their career. Abstracts submitted without results at the time of submission will be considered for this category only.
Innovative Practices: Abstracts describing the development, justification, documentation, and/or delivery of innovative services or activities applicable to psychiatric and neurologic pharmacy. The descriptive abstract should not duplicate any other poster category and should describe the development of innovative services/activities and should provide background/rationale, a description of the innovative service, the impact on patient care/institution and a conclusion.
Therapeutic Case Report: Abstracts describing the various aspects of pharmaceutical care relating to individual psychiatric and/or neurological pharmacy cases. Abstracts should provide a complete patient history including age, gender, time from first diagnosis, social background, and details of, and response to, previous and current treatment(s). Cases should include background, complete patient history, review of literature, and conclusion.
Research and Practice Awards
Awards are available in five different categories:
Research Trainee Award: Qualified abstracts include Work in Progress and Original Research. Interim data analysis is required and the first author must be a student, resident, fellow, or within 12 months of completion of training.
Original Research: Abstracts should describe original research in therapeutics, pharmacodynamics, pharmacoeconomics, outcomes, drug utilization, kinetics, genetics and academic pursuits. Abstracts must not have been published in abstract form nor presented as a poster elsewhere before the AAPP 2025 Meeting.
Innovative Practices Award: Abstracts describing the development, justification, documentation, and/or delivery of innovative services or activities applicable to psychiatric and neurologic pharmacy. The descriptive abstract should not duplicate any other poster category and should describe the development of innovative services/activities and should provide background/rationale, a description of the innovative service, the impact on patient care/institution and a conclusion.
Therapeutic Case Report Award: Abstracts describing the various aspects of pharmaceutical care relating to individual psychiatric and/or neurological pharmacy cases. Abstracts should provide a complete patient history including age, gender, time from first diagnosis, social background, and details of, and response to, previous and current treatment(s). Cases should include background, complete patient history, review of literature, and conclusion.
Health Equity Award: Abstracts that address impact of social determinants of health on patients with psychiatric disorders or the role of psychiatric pharmacists in helping this patient population attain health equity.
Research and Practice Awards are sponsored by the AAPP Foundation
Awardee Benefits
- $500 honorarium
- Recognition/announcement at the AAPP Annual Meeting
- Post-meeting press release announcements
- Historical recognition on the AAPP website
- Recognition as an award finalist in the Mental Health Clinician
Poster Sessions
Authors will accepted abstracts will be assigned to a poster session according to their career level. Posters will be on display throughout the day of the assigned session, and during scheduled sessions, authors will be available at their posters to discuss their research and answer questions.
- Monday, April 28, Salt Lake AB: Students, Pharmacists, and other Health Care Professionals
- Tuesday, April 29, Salt Lake AB: Residents and Fellows
