Call for Abstracts
Important Deadlines
November 3, 2020: Online submissions open
December 28, 2020: Deadline for abstract submissions at 11:59 p.m. EST
Late February 2021: Acceptance notifications for abstracts are sent via email
March 5, 2021: Deadline to withdraw an abstract (no refunds will be provided)
March 15, 2021: Deadline for authors of accepted oral presentations to submit conflict of interest disclosures
April 12, 2021: Deadline for authors of accepted oral presentations to submit presentation slides
Presentation Types
Oral Presentation
Oral Presentations may be scheduled beginning on Friday, June 11 through Sunday, June 13 and involve a 10-minute presentation window that may be followed by 5-minutes for questions.
Poster Presentation
Poster Presentations involve display of an e-poster from Friday, June 11 through Sunday, June 13.
Both Oral and Poster Presentation
The presenting author will present both an oral presentation and a poster presentation, as described above, of the same work.
SLEEP 2021 Hot Topics
The Program Committee encourages abstracts on all relevant topics, but in an effort to include sessions on certain topics, the Program Committee is requesting abstracts on the following topics. Submission of an abstract on these topics does not guarantee acceptance.
- COVID-19 and other disasters: Impact on sleep, future of sleep medicine, and sleep research perspectives
- Delayed sleep-wake phase disorder: adolescents and young adults
- Diversity/inclusion, social determinants, and health disparities in sleep medicine and research
- Precision medicine in sleep disorders
- Quality care/measures in sleep disorders
- Sleep and circadian biomarkers
- Sleep and circadian interactions: from cells to networks
- Sleep as a bio-indicator for inflammation following neurological injuries and neurodegenerative diseases
- Sleep disturbance and drug addiction: bi-directional effects
- Social epidemiology and sleep
- Telemedicine: changing the paradigm of practice
- Using sleep as an intervention to improve health outcomes
- Value of PSG beyond the AHI
Abstract Categories
Authors are required to select whether their abstract relates to Basic and Translational Sleep and Circadian Science or Clinical Sleep Science and Practice when submitting their abstracts. The APSS Program Committee reserves the right to move abstracts between categories as it sees fit.
Basic and Translational Sleep and Circadian Science
This category includes basic research on the fundamental aspects of sleep and circadian science from animal models to humans as well as translational research on fundamental mechanisms to understand disease and discover treatments.
e.g. Phase 1 trials, studies on healthy populations, etc.
Clinical Sleep Science and Practice
This category includes a focus on clinical practice, policy, populations, or research with an immediate or direct clinical application.
e.g. Phase 2-3 trials, studies on clinical populations, etc.
Additional Submission Information
Policies, Disclosures, and More
Questions?
Questions regarding SLEEP 2021 submissions should be directed to:
Associated Professional Sleep Societies, LLC
Attn: Meeting Department
Phone: (630) 737-9700
Fax: (630) 737-9790
Email: [email protected]