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American Society of Clinical Hypnosis
52nd Annual Scientific Meeting and Workshops 
March 12-16, 2010  •   Sheraton Music City    •  Nashville , TN  37214

"Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy:  Shared Experiences, Shared Questions and Shared Visions"

CALL FOR PAPERS

Our society has a long history of openness, collegiality, and interdisciplinary collaboration.  This tradition of sharing is the focus of this year’s program theme. We are particularly interested in presentations which integrate current research, clinical practice and experience to communicate the contemporary status and synthesized understanding of a particular topic or issue in the field or which develop the current best practice standards for a specific application of hypnosis in clinical settings.  It is hoped that our meeting in Nashville, Tennessee scheduled for March 12-16, 2010 will highlight the very best integration of our current knowledge regarding hypnosis and how most effectively to utilize it for a wide range of clinical problems.  Presentations will include advanced workshops and scientific symposia in all areas related to the use of clinical hypnosis in mental health, medicine, and dentistry.

A. SUBMISSIONS FOR ADVANCED WORKSHOPS

The Program Committee invites proposals for workshops of half-day, one-day, and two-day formats. Possible content categories include, but are not limited to:  

The Program Committee will evaluate each workshop submission based on relevance to the field of hypnosis and or clinical practice as well as previous evaluations of the presenter's work. In addition, a clear statement of educational objectives and a concise abstract will add to the presentation's acceptability. Important items include:

1.      Relevance to program theme

2.      Relevance to clinical practice

3.      Relevance to hypnosis science

4.      Clarity of educational objectives

5.      Specificity of description of target audience

6.      Clarity of abstract

7.      Quality of integration and synthesis of current knowledge for understanding and/or clinical application

8.      Scientific validity as demonstrated by reference to published literature in peer-reviewed journals

All advanced workshop proposals must clearly delineate an experiential learning component integral to their program and include at least three relevant references from published literature in peer-reviewed journals. In order to adhere to ASCH Standards of Training, all educational objectives must be stated in quantifiable terms. More information is available online at www.asch.net, by calling 630-980-4740, by emailing info@asch.net, or by consultation with an appropriate co-chair.

Advanced workshop co-chairs:

      Shirley McNeal, PhD (berkmont@comcast.net)
      Moshe Torem , MD (mstoremmd@yahoo.com)

B. SUBMISSIONS FOR SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM AND SYMPOSIA

Our scientific program will be organized around relevant topical tracks for those in the medical, behavioral and dental health arenas. We especially welcome submissions (papers, clinical and basic research reports, talks, literature reviews, clinical case reports, and models) which provide conceptual or empirical synthesis which advances our understanding of core issues regarding hypnotic phenomena, mechanisms of action, explanatory constructs and clinical efficacy, as well as other research or clinical issues (e.g. clinical outcome, performance, culture, enhancement of other treatment modalities, etc). 

Scientific papers will be judged according to the following rank-ordered criteria (highest=first).

1.      Controlled studies with clear outcomes (“pure” research of a specific phenomenon)

2.      Replication studies

3.      Evidenced based approaches (i.e. direct testing of a specific clinical approach)

4.      Qualitative research with relatively low N (at least 10)

5.      Outcome research w/o controls

6.      Research based methodology for clinical populations (e.g. the research says this is the way to get the best results, so here is the suggested, but untested protocol)

7.      Exploratory research with low N

8.      Techniques backed with anecdotal evidence

In addition to describing the participants’ background in hypnosis, abstracts for scientific presentations should state the methods used, summarize the results obtained, list three or more educational objectives, include at least three relevant references from published literature in peer-reviewed journals and offer conclusions reached including research and clinical implications.

Click here for three examples of appropriate scientific symposia submissions.  

Scientific symposia co-chairs: 

      Ian Wickramasekera, II, PsyD (rigdzen@hotmail.com)
      Ran D. Anbar, MD (anbarr@upstate.edu)

C. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

The following guidelines are designed to insure that proposals and abstracts produce high quality instruction; qualify participants for appropriate CEUs; and generate information to give instructors useful feedback. Each submission must include a description of participants: List the background and prior knowledge of hypnosis that the presenters assume participants will have.  

As an ACCME accredited provider, the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH) must insure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all of its directly or jointly sponsored educational activities.  In order to do so, research referred to within the content of presentations held at ASCH-sponsored educational events should adhere to Level II-3 and Level III of the following system.  Please be prepared to supply ASCH with references illustrating the rigor of any research that you make reference to within your presentation. 

Systems to stratify evidence by quality have been developed, such as this one by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force for ranking evidence about the effectiveness of treatments or screening:

•  Level I: Evidence obtained from at least one properly designed randomized controlled trial. 

•  Level II-1: Evidence obtained from well-designed controlled trials without randomization. 

•  Level II-2: Evidence obtained from well-designed cohort or case-control analytic studies, preferably from more than one center or research group. 

•  Level II-3: Evidence obtained from multiple time series with or without the intervention. Dramatic results in uncontrolled trials might also be regarded as this type of evidence. 

•  Level III: Opinions of respected authorities, based on clinical experience, descriptive studies, or reports of expert committees.

All interested parties must submit proposals and abstracts using the 2010 Proposal and Abstract Submission Form (RTF format) also available online at 2010 Submission Form.

1)      Please include the type of presentation desired: Advanced Workshop or Symposium.

2)      Name, address, phone and email for all presenters involved are required. The Scientific co-chairs may combine abstracts from single presenters with others connected thematically.

D. Faculty Disclosure

All faculty members will be expected to disclose any and all significant financial or material relationships between faculty member(s) and any manufacturer, supplier, third-party vendor, product or device influencing their presentations at this activity. It is the responsibility of the presenter(s) to ensure that the presentation contains no copyright, patent, or intellectual property (IP) infringements and that all sources of information, whether originating in research or clinical experience or otherwise, in the presentation are properly cited and credited to the original authors. ASCH accepts no responsibility for any IP infringements. By accepting ASCH’s offer to present at the 52nd Annual Scientific Meetings and Workshops, the presenter(s) agree(s) to hold ASCH, its employees, board members and vendors harmless in the event of any litigious IP infringements. Incomplete submissions that do not adhere to relevant guidelines will not be considered.

All submissions must be received at the ASCH office no later than
5:00 PM on Friday, June 19, 2009.

The preferred method of submission is electronic media. Submission forms may be by emailed to Emma Leighton, ASCH Director of Meetings at eleighton@asch.net. If you are unable to email your submission you may send it to:

Emma Leighton 
140 N. Bloomingdale Road
Bloomingdale, IL  60108-1017 
Fax: (630) 351-8490

If you have any questions contact Ms. Leighton at 630-980-4740 or the Program Chair, Elgan Baker, Jr., PhD, ABPH at eblxa@aol.com.

Authors will be notified of a decision about each submission by August 15, 2009.  Notification will be via email or US mail if no email address is available, and will be sent to the primary or “Chair” presenter only.  

The Sheraton Music City , located at 777 McGavock Pike in Nashville, Tennessee will host our 52nd Annual Scientific Meeting and Workshops March 12-16, 2010. ASCH has contracted a limited number of rooms at a discounted room rate of $139 single/double per room per night, plus applicable taxes. The contracted rate will be available until the ASCH block is full or until 5:00 pm CST on Sunday, February 28, 2010 whichever occurs first. Make your reservation early to take advantage of the discounted contract rate.  

The Sheraton Music City is an elegant, plantation-style hotel nestled atop 23 beautifully landscaped acres.  Connect with the heart of downtown Nashville at The Grand Old Opry or the Country Music Hall of Fame.  Spend a relaxing day at the nearby Adventure Science Center or tour the home of President Andrew Jackson, the Hermitage.  The Nashville International Airport is also just minutes away.    

Call the Sheraton Music City Hotel directly at +1-615-885-2200 or toll-free at +1-888-627-7060 to make reservations for this event.

For the 2004-2008 Annual Scientific Meeting an Workshops, as a special service for those members who could not attend, ASCH contracted with Content Management Corporation to record and sell audio recordings of the sessions. Recordings are available for the 2004–2008 annual meetings at Content Management's secure site. You will need your e-mail address and ASCH member ID (or the registration ID for non-members attending the meeting) in order to gain access to the site. 

For the 2009 Annual Scientific Meeting and Workshops, ASCH contracted with Fleetwood Onsite Conference Recording to record and sell audio recordings of the sessions.  Recordings are available at their secure site.

140 N. Bloomingdale Rd., Bloomingdale IL 60108  •  630-980-4740  •  info@asch.net