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AEM publishes peer- unsolicited opinion pieces not medicine reviewed information relevant to related to the content of the residents), Reflections (humani the practice, educational current issue), The Biros stic essays or photographs), advancement, and investigation Section on Research and Dynamic Emergency of emergency care, including Ethics (original analysis, Medicine (short video (but not limited to): Progressive commentaries, and reviews on productions that provide verbal Clinical Practice (articles that the ethics of research), Special and visual instruction or seek to answer clinical questions Contributions (SAEM policy information). AEM does not through consideration of relevant papers, and narrative publish case reports. clinical evidence or provide an reviews), Research Methods appraisal of existing evidence on and Statistics (descriptions and Academic Emergency a topic pertinent to most explanations of research Medicine publishes both in print emergency physicians - methodologies and statistical and online, and publishing academic and non- techniques), Bench to Bedside, selected papers online-only academic), Original Research Clinical Pathologic allows the editors to conserve Contributions (this combines Conference (published online print space, and take advantage the three previous sections only), Ethics of some of the features that only Basic Investigations, Clinical Seminars, Profiles in Patient electronic publishing can offer. Investigations, and Clinical Safety, Brief Reports (pilot The editorial board will exercise Practice). Possible content studies and methodological its discretion in determining includes: clinical trials, development whether a given submission will observational cohort studies, papers), Evidence-based run in the print journal, or online- other human subject studies, Diagnostics (systematic only in its e-pages. 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After typesetting, the Original Research Permission must be obtained for proofs will be e-mailed to the Contributions both print and electronic corresponding author for routing Original Research Contributions, versions of the material to be to co-authors and final approval. research-related Brief Reports, and Educational Advances members must meet the criteria study should be included here. submissions should contain the for authorship. Identify the When equipment is used in a following sections. Number the members by responsibility or by study, provide in parentheses pages consecutively, and institution on the study group the model number, name, and include the running title as a authorship page. location of the manufacturer. If header. 3. Abstract. The abstract should citing an in-press paper for the contain no more than 500 words. description of methods (i.e. 1. Title Page. The title should not Original research submissions when referencing methods used exceed 50 words. Do not use require a structured abstract that in a prior study, which is abbreviations. List the full defines the Objectives, Methods, currently in press), please names, terminal degrees, and Results, and Conclusions. The upload a copy of the in-press affiliations of all authors or abstract should not include paper for the editor and members of a study group; the references, figures, tables, or reviewers. This in-press material addresses, phone numbers, fax graphs. will be handled with appropriate numbers, and e-mail addresses 4. Introduction. The introduction confidentiality. to which requests for reprints should briefly describe the study Research involving human and author correspondence question, its scope and subjects or animals must meet should be sent; and a short relevance to emergency local legal and institutional running title. If an author’s practice, and the hypothesis requirements and generally affiliation has changed since the and/or objectives of the accepted ethical principles such work was completed, list the new investigation. The reader should as those set out in the and old affiliations. If the work have a very clear understanding Nuremberg Code, the Belmont described in the manuscript has of exactly what the study Report, or the Declaration of been formally presented at a question or objective is after Helsinki. (See Biros MH, scientific meeting or has won a reading the introduction section. Hauswald M, Baren J. presentation award, provide the 5. Methods. The methods should Procedural versus practical name of the organization, date, include subsections with ethics. Acad Emerg Med and location of the meeting. headings that detail the Study 2010;17:989-990 for more Identify financial support of the Design (include human subject information.) investigation or manuscript or animal use committee Manuscripts reporting data development. review), Study Setting and involving human subjects must Describe any financial Population, Study Protocol, indicate a positive review by an arrangements that may Measurements or key outcome Institutional Review Board (IRB) represent conflict of interest. measures, and Data Analysis or equivalent. This requirement Acknowledge individuals who (include sample size includes studies that qualify for have provided assistance or determinations and other IRB expedited status. Most support in the study or relevant information, the names institutions require IRB review of manuscript preparation. of statistical tests, and software studies that qualify for exempt 2. Study Group Authorship used). The role of funding status and that this Page. When authorship is organizations and sponsors in determination be made by the attributed to a study group, all the conduct and reporting of the IRB, not by the authors. The “Methods” section of the Statistical methods used should was blinding successful, was manuscript must explicitly state be defined, and any not in there a high inter-rater that IRB approval was obtained, common use should be reliability?). that the IRB determined the described in detail and/or 7. Discussion. The discussion study was exempt, or that the supported by references. should put the study results in study did not involve human Reporting of randomized the context of current subjects (e.g. publicly available controlled trials must conform to knowledge. An unbiased review and previously de-identified the CONSORT statement and critique of previous relevant information from national data (http://www.consort- studies should be included and sets, or other studies not statement.org/) and include a appropriately referenced. meeting the definition of human flow chart describing patient 8. Limitations. Discuss subjects research as set forth in progress throughout the trial. shortcomings and biases related US Code of Federal Resuscitation studies should to study design and execution. Regulations, Title 45, Part 46 – follow the applicable Utstein Highlight areas where future additional information available criteria when appropriate. We investigations and/or different at www.hhs.gov/ohrp/policy/cdeb support consensus-based methods of analysis might prove iol.html). The “Methods” section methodologic standards for other fruitful. should also indicate the type of study types, including the 9. Conclusions. The conclusions consent used (written, verbal, or MOOSE standards for meta- should not simply repeat the waived), and confirm that analyses of observational results, but rather answer the consent was obtained from all studies, the PRISMA standards study question. subjects (unless waived by the for systematic reviews and other Recommendations supported by IRB). types of meta-analyses, the the study findings may be Manuscripts reporting the results STARD statement on studies of included. of investigations of live diagnostic tests, and the 10. References. Citations and vertebrate animals must indicate STROBE statement on references should be listed in approval by an Animal Care and observational epidemiologic numerical order. Every reference Use Committee or equivalent. studies. Authors are encouraged must be cited at least once in the We reserve the right to request to adhere to these whenever text. Use the NEJM reference submission of IRB or Animal possible. style: all authors up to six, article Care and Use Committee 6. Results. Results should be title (and subtitle, if any), journal documentation at any time. concisely stated and include the name (with no following period), Authors with any questions or statistical analysis of the data year, volume number (and issue concerns, particularly those from presented. Results presented in number if the journal's pages are countries that have different tabular or graphic form should not numbered consecutively requirements for approval, be referred to in the text, but the throughout the year), and should contact Dr. Mark material should not be presented inclusive page numbers. Hauswald, Senior Associate again. In addition to the data (Examples a and b below) When Editor for Global Emergency collected in the study, the results there are seven or more authors, Medicine, should also indicate the success list the first three, followed by “et at [email protected]. of protocol implementation (e.g., al.” (Example c below) Book references should include: b. Wagner EH, Sandhu N, (e.g., *) must also be defined in authors as above, chapter title, if Newton KM, McCulloch DK, a footnote. any, editor, if any, title of book, Ramsey SD, Grothaus LC. 12. Figures and legends. Figures city of publication, publisher, and Effect of improved glycemic must be referenced in the text in year. Include volume and control on health care costs and sequential order. Figures should edition, specific pages, and utilization. JAMA 2001;285:182- clarify and augment the text. Put translators where appropriate. 9. figure legends on a separate (Example d below) Website c. Shapiro AMJ, Lakey JRT, page. Figures in PDF are not of references should include the Ryan EA, et al. Islet acceptable quality for most recent date of access. transplantation in seven patients publication. Photographs must (Example e below) Personal with type 1 diabetes mellitus be submitted electronically communications and using a glucocorticoid-free according to the following unpublished data should be cited immunosuppressive regimen. N specifications: color photographs in the body of the paper in Engl J Med 2000;343:230-8. should be saved as TIF files in parentheses, not listed in the d. Goadsby PJ. Pathophysiology RGB at a minimum of 12.5 cm (5 references section. Manuscripts of headache. In: Silberstein SD, in.) in width at 300 dpi; black and that have been accepted for Lipton RB, Dalessio DJ, eds. white photographs should be publication may be listed as “in Wolff's headache and other head saved as TIF files in grayscale at press”; manuscripts that have pain. 7th ed. 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If a figure there is a proper noun or other http://www.cms.gov/apps/media/ has been previously published, word clearly needing press/factsheet.asp?Counter=42 the legend must acknowledge capitalization in the title. Authors 21. Accessed January 30, 2012. the original source. The ability to are responsible for the accuracy 11. Tables. Tables should be reproduce figures and and completeness of the created using the table tool in photographs in color is limited, references and text citations. MS Word. Tables must be and at the discretion of the Examples: referenced in the text in editor-in-chief. Line drawings a. Cone DC. Knowledge sequential order. Each table and graphs are not published in translation in the emergency should be submitted on a color, and color should not be medical services: a research separate page with a descriptive used to differentiate data in agenda for advancing title. Define all abbreviations in a these. In some circumstances, prehospital care. Acad Emerg footnote to the table. Symbols color figures and photographs Med 2007;14:1052-7. related to the table contents may be published. Brief Reports are aware of other papers should be reported in these Brief Reports related to research underway from that same analyses, including interval efforts should be formatted as in conference's research agenda, likelihood ratios for continuous the general methods listed they are encouraged to data. Test-treatment thresholds above. However, brief reports coordinate submission with the should be defined using the should not exceed 1,500 words, authors of those other papers. methods of Pauker and Kassirer. and should contain no more than Contact: Gary Gaddis, MD, PhD The discussion section should 10 references and no more than ([email protected]) include a succinct summary of one table or figure. The title Evidence-based Diagnostics implications for future diagnostic page and AEM cover page Submissions to this section seek research within this field. All should follow the format listed to answer diagnostic clinical articles in this series undergo above. Case reports will not be questions on a single topic standard blinded peer review. considered and case series are pertinent to most emergency Authors are encouraged to generally assigned a low priority physicians using a diagnostic contact the section editor with for publication. systematic review. An any specific questions regarding Consensus Conference appropriate report would seek to submission to this section. Follow-Up Manuscripts promote the use of information Contact: Christopher R. Submissions in any category drawn from previous high quality Carpenter, MD (Original Research diagnostically-focused clinical ([email protected]) Contributions, Brief Reports, etc) research upon the routine Non-research Educational that describe research that was clinical practice of emergency Advances and Special initiated to address a research medicine. Search methods Contributions agenda topic generated at one should be explicit and These submissions should of the priorAcademic Emergency reproducible. These submissions include a non-structured Medicine consensus should use at least two abstract, an introduction, conferences should be identified investigators to rate the discussion, and conclusions or a as such in the cover letter that evidence quality using summary statement. The title accompanies the manuscript, the Quality Assessment Tool for page and AEM cover page when the manuscript is Diagnostic Accuracy Studies. should follow the format listed submitted for review. Authors Heterogeneity should be above. A blinded copy is should state to which consensus assessed and meta-analysis required. conference the manuscript performed, when applicable. relates, and should also state Disease prevalence in Ethics Seminars/Profiles in which issue(s) discussed or emergency medicine populations Patient Safety raised at that consensus presenting with the suspected Ethics Seminars and Profiles in conference is/are addressed by condition should be defined via Patient Safety should include a the manuscript. Attempts will be the literature review. Diagnostic brief case presentation, a made to publish consensus accuracy (sensitivity, specificity, discussion of relevant principles conference follow-up likelihood ratios) for history, and concepts related to the manuscripts as a group, rather physical exam, bedside tests, case, and a discussion of their than individually, and if authors and relevant imaging studies application. Discussion of innovative concepts, new in the acute care setting, and medicine (EBM) reviews observations, and analysis of ethical analysis of existing or (click here for instructions on approaches to solving dilemmas potential guidelines are invited. structured EBM reviews). All are encouraged. A Protecting research subjects articles in this series undergo comprehensive review of the during investigations conducted standard blinded peer review. subject is not required. Citations under emergent circumstances Authors are encouraged to are encouraged, but are limited is a priority focus. AEM is contact the section editor with to 15. dedicated to advancing the any specific questions regarding science of the specialty, and submission to this section. Bench to Bedside manuscripts that help shape, Contact: Alan E. Jones, MD Articles for this series should advance, enable, and improve ([email protected]) include a brief abstract the way that research is Educational Advances describing the purpose of the conducted will be considered for Authors are encouraged to article and a brief overview of this section. Submissions should submit educational advances the topic. The usual instructions follow existing guidelines, while both as original research regarding structured methods mentioning the Biros Section on manuscripts and non-research section do not apply, but the Research Ethics in the cover educational advances. Research manuscript should include a letter. Contact: James G. advances should follow the section that specifically Adams, MD ([email protected]) journal guidelines above for discusses the topic from the Progressive Clinical Practice original research articles. Non- perspective of its role in Articles in this section seek to research educational advances emergency medicine research answer clinical questions should include a non-structured and clinical practice. Other through consideration of relevant abstract, an introduction, guidelines for format and style clinical evidence, or provide an discussion, and conclusion(s) or are consistent with those listed appraisal of existing evidence on a summary statement. Studies in the general author guidelines. a topic pertinent to most that assess changes in behavior emergency physicians - and practice and benefit to The Biros Section on academic and non-academic. An patients from the educational Research Ethics appropriate report would seek to intervention (higher on the The journal invites submissions promote the use of information modified Kirkpatrick for the ongoing Biros Section on drawn from previous clinical hierarchy,http://www.facs.org/ed Research Ethics. Original research in the routine clinical ucation/technicalskills/kirkpatrick analysis, commentaries, and practice of emergency medicine. /kirkpatrick.html) are preferred to reviews are invited. The goal is Examples of appropriate formats those that assess learner to advance the practical issues for this section include (but are participation, satisfaction, and philosophical thinking not limited to): systematic attitudes, and perceptions. related to research in emergency reviews, meta-analyses, Authors may wish to consult the medicine. comprehensive topical reviews following two articles for Investigator experiences with evidence grading, clinical information regarding principles regarding patient consent, scenarios with limited evidence, and methodologies of high- original insights about research and structured evidence-based quality education research: Kessler C, Burton JH. Moving related topics will also be editorials are occasionally beyond confidence and considered. Manuscript published, and submissions competence: education submissions should target should include a title page and outcomes research in clinicians and other end-users, acknowledgment page, similar to emergency medicine. Acad with a goal of promoting mastery that described above. Emerg Med 2011;18:S25. Yarris of an increasingly complex Unsolicited submissions should LM, Deiorio NM. Education scientific literature and be limited to 10 double-spaced research: a primer for educators enhancing the conduct of high- pages and include no more than in emergency medicine. Acad quality emergency care 10 appropriate references. Emerg Med 2011;18:S27. research. Articles describing Correspondence Contact: John H. Burton, MD applied methodology are All letters that comment on a ([email protected]) encouraged, with use of relevant published work must be received clinical examples, sample data, by the end of the month Research Methods and and sample statistical code (e.g., following publication (e.g., by the Statistics available through an online end of December for letters As the biomedical research appendix), as appropriate. commenting on material from the enterprise becomes increasingly Manuscripts simply expanding November issue). Letters should complex, investigators who and detailing the methods be no longer than 500 words, perform studies and clinicians section of another study are with no more than five who incorporate research discouraged. Organization of the references. An editorial decision findings into clinical practice may manuscript is flexible, but should regarding acceptance of the benefit from literature that be appropriate to the technique letter will be made after the describes and explains the or methodology being described, author of the related work has applied use of these methods. and should typically be had the opportunity to review the Submissions to this section instructional in format, rather letter and comment. Letters should address innovations in than using the traditional regarding current issues in methodology that can facilitate manuscript headings academic aspects of emergency the conduct of research in (Introduction, Methods, Results, medicine, but not related to a emergency medicine, or provide Conclusions). We suggest published work, are also new insights into the critical reviewing the format and content encouraged. Research studies appraisal of studies that address of previous “Advanced Statistics” will not be accepted as the interpretation, evaluation, or publications in AEM for correspondence. No tables or application of research into formatting examples. Contact: graphs should accompany practice. Acceptable Craig D. Newgard, MD, MPH letters to the editor. submissions of particular interest ([email protected]) Contributions must otherwise to researchers can cover the Commentaries conform to the relevant gamut from study design to In most circumstances, manuscript submission novel or complex analytic commentaries are solicited and guidelines. The editors reserve methods to standards for the the author will be provided with the right to edit the length of reporting of clinical research, appropriate information. letters, and the number of letters though additional methods Unsolicited opinion pieces or published on a given subject. In general, after publication of editor. Contact: Peter E. A Clinical Pathologic Conference letters and the author reply (if Sokolove, MD (CPC) manuscript describes the any), further letters on the same ([email protected]) logical systematic evaluation and subject will not be considered. diagnosis of a clinical case as it General tips on writing letters to Dynamic Emergency Medicine unfolds in the emergency the editor can be found at: Golub Videos of interest to our readers department. An effective CPC RM. Correspondence are published in this online-only case illustrates the typical course. JAMA 2008; 300:98-99. section of the journal. Each presentation of an uncommon Contact: Jeffrey A. Kline, MD submission must be disease or the unusual ([email protected] accompanied by a brief written presentation of a common rg) description of the video contents. disease. We invite all Reflections Examples of acceptable content participants of the Annual CPC The Reflections section include the demonstration of a Competition sponsored by publishes essays, poetry, procedure, an overview of a CORD/EMRA/ACEP/SAEM to reflective writing, and creative disease process, an interview submit their cases for photographs. The general author with an author, and any other publication. CPC cases not guidelines listed above should creative or professional presented at the Annual be applied for any text presentation of useful Competition will also be submitted. There is a limit of 600 Emergency Medicine-related considered. The manuscript words, and shorter works that content. In general, case reports format should mirror the format can be used as filler on partial with short video clips (such as of the CPC competition: case pages are preferred. In most ultrasound) will not be presentation, discussion of the circumstances, photographs will considered for publication. differential diagnosis, and case be accepted only in black and Videos should not exceed ten resolution. All accepted white. Each photo should be minutes in length, and will manuscripts are published as titled, and should contain a brief undergo peer review. The online-only articles. Contact: legend. If the photo includes preferred formats are Apple Mark B. Mycyk, MD identifiable patients, health care QuickTime, MPEG or Windows ([email protected]) providers, or other individuals, Media. Please submit through Resident Portfolios permission must be obtained to the online website as any other Manuscripts of reflections and publish them in the journal. submission. Upload the video as introspection of experiences Reflections are published on a "supplemental materials for encountered by emergency space-available basis. Contact: online publication." The section medicine residents during their Brian Zink, MD editor will contact you if there are training are invited. Submissions ([email protected]) file size, quality, or compatibility should be no more than five issues with the video you submit. pages, with no more than 15 Media Reviews Contact: Scott Joing, MD references, and may include one Media reviews are, in general, ([email protected]) table or figure. Patient and solicited, and information colleague confidentiality must be regarding these can be obtained Clinical Pathologic assured. An abstract that places directly from the department Conference (CPC) the experience into a professional development Des Plaines, IL 60018 high level of educational content context and a “take home” point Tel: 847-813-9823 for an audience of practicing are required. Portfolios may Fax: 847-813-5450 emergency physicians. Video undergo invited commentary [email protected] content should enhance the from individuals with expertise in practice of emergency medicine the identified area of discussion. PeRLs Author Guidelines by rendering additional insight, These commentaries will be a Introduction data, or expertise to the maximum of two pages and will Academic Emergency audience. General core focus on “learning points.” Medicinepublishes selected curriculum reviews for Primary authors must be videos of lectures on topics in emergency medicine topics will emergency medicine residents emergency medicine. These are not be accepted for review. or reflect an experience intended to represent the state Videos should contain both the encountered in the residency of the art in EM education. presented AV materials for the training environment by an Residents, practicing physicians, lectures (such as PowerPoint emergency medicine graduate. and medical students may use slides) and live video of the Contact: Carey D. Chisholm, MD them for didactic education. presenter. Each video lecture ([email protected]) Prospective authors should should contain the following Contacts consider contacting the PeRLs information: Editor-in-Chief Editorial Board for a discussion - A written abstract describing David C. Cone, MD before starting video production the content of the lecture [email protected] of a lecture for a determination - Lecture title, author, and Tel: 203-785-4710 of topic suitability. Videos can be institutional affiliation on a title Fax: 203-785-3196 complex to produce, and given slide the effort involved, having a - Conflict of interest statement Journal Manager discussion with an editor either - A brief overview of the lecture Sandra K. Arjona by e-mail or phone before content (~1 minute) [email protected] producing the video is - The body of the lecture ( 30 Tel: 412-772-1190 recommended. 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The outline should be videos submitted separately. regarding the topic being submitted with relevant Consent presented on a slide after the accompanying visuals (video When using images of patients title slide. and graphics that are a central and staff, either the subjects portion of the lecture) as should not be identifiable, or Lecture appropriate. their pictures must be The lecture should be produced The outline will form part of the accompanied by written as a split screen with two views: review process by both the permission to use the material. one of the lecture slides (e.g. editors and peer-reviewers, and Original Material PowerPoint), and one of the the editor will respond to the The authors must ensure that all presenter. Slide resolution authors with recommendations video, graphics, and audio should be adequate to make text regarding proceeding with portions of submitted work are easily readable, usually equal to recording. In the event that a original. Written permission is or larger than the video of the video has already been recorded needed for figures, tables, and presenter. Timing of the slide (e.g. a recording is made at a other material that is borrowed changes in the video should regional conference and it is or adapted from other works, match the actual changes used later decided to submit it for using the same process as by the presenter during the consideration), please indicate permission for re-use of material lecture. this in the cover letter. in a regular journal article. Permission can either be listed There are many ways to produce Written Abstract on the appropriate slide a high-quality split screen video A written abstract should be (preferable), or on a separate presentation of a lecture. Timing submitted with the video. The slide at the end of the of the slide changes can be abstract should provide an presentation. accomplished by capturing the overview of the lecture content. Journal Style slides real-time with a VGA The text is limited to 350 words, Academic Emergency grabber such as those made by and it will be published online Medicine has created a template Epiphan (epiphan.com) and and made available through for consistent video various recording software. Post- PubMed and other search presentation, abstract, title slide, production editing can be engines. The intent for the disclosures / conflict of interest reduced by using real-time abstract is to give the potential (COI) slide, introduction slide, layering/recording software such viewer enough information to body of presentation, reference as Boinx TC (boinx.com). know whether he or she wishes slide, contact information, and Another way to accomplish slide to view the video. concluding slide, as well as capture is by using screen Video Length disclaimer and copyright casting software such as The lecture should be limited to information. It is recommended ScreenFlow by Telestream 30 minutes. If more time is that authors review this template (telestream.net). Final Cut Pro required, this should be prior to beginning production. (or any other video editing discussed with the editor. A Disclosure Statement software) can be used to longer lecture can be Author must disclose any combine two video sources restructured as several shorter potential conflicts of interest (slides and video of the presenter) into one video, with the intent to arrange for the available, the Progressive Scan though syncing the slide production of a higher quality option in the camera should be changes with the video of the product if advised by the journal enabled. If the video footage presenter requires more time reviewers/editor following the was not shot with progressive and editing work than real-time initial review of the lower quality, scan, the video needs to be de- capture of the slide changes. PeRLS-specific submission. interlaced when compressed. Video filming opportunities may The lecture should be presented be arranged with a PeRLS Lighting with a well-paced clear voice, editor. These opportunities can It is important that there is free of excessive accenting or be scheduled with Academic adequate lighting on the dialect, using conversational Emergency Medicine editorial presenter. Overhead lights are inflections. Acronyms and board support at regional or not always sufficient. Often, a eponyms should be defined and national emergency medicine light at 45 degrees from the used carefully. Acronyms are conferences (e.g. SAEM Annual lecturer provides superior generally appropriate only when Meeting). lighting than overhead lights. Direct light may cause the they are immediately recognizable by our readership Slides lecturer to squint, and can cause (such as ED for Emergency The editorial board recommends unwanted reflection from Department). The addition of PowerPoint slides, with a plain hardware. 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