Annual Scientific Conference
Registration is Open for the CHRI Scientific Conference
Join us Friday, Nov. 8 at UNO's Scott Conference Center for the third annual CHRI Scientific Conference. Doors will open at 7:00 a.m. and a light breakfast will be served at 7:30. The Children's Nebraska Grand Rounds presentation that day will be incorporated into the Scientific Conference agenda and will start at 8:00 a.m. CST.
The CHRI Conference is scheduled to include:
- Children's Nebraska Grand Rounds Keynote presentation,"Using AI to understand the real thing: the role of intelligent cryptographic analysis for the interpretation of deep brain signals in children with movement disorders," from Terence Sanger, MD, PhD, Vice President, Chief Scientific Officer, CHOC Children’s Hospital; Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, UCI Samueli School of Engineering; Dept. Pediatrics Vice Chair for Research, UCI School of Medicine; CHOC Children’s Hospital
- Featured CHRI members highlighting exceptional work across several disciplines
- Breakout sessions with presentations from CHRI's six Areas of Emphasis (AOE)
- Dedicated time to meet and network with other attendees
PLENARY SESSION
Invited Speakers & Faculty Abstract Awardees
"Antiretrovirals during pregnancy and Neurodevelopmental impairments"
Assistant Professor, Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience
Faculty Abstract Award Winner: Clinical
"Use of Pulsatility Index to Predict Hemodynamic Significance in Patients with Patent Ductus Arteriosus"
Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Cardiology
"Platforms to model connective tissue biology and disease"
Associate Professor, Genetics, Cell Biology and Anatomy
Faculty Abstract Award Winner: Basic Science
"The 3D Genome is Disrupted by Alcohol Exposure - Implications for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder"
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Genetics
Faculty Abstract Award Winner: Translational
"Microbial and Metabolic Shift Associated with Inflammatory Signaling After Pediatric Cardiac Surgery"
Associate Professor, Pediatric Critical Care
Assistant Professor, Physiology
"Contemporary Infant and Neonatal Dialysis (COINED) Study: Practice Patterns and Outcomes"
Associate Professor, Pediatric Nephrology
Abstract submission is now closed.
Outstanding scientific work submitted in the following three categories will be recognized via opportunities to present during the conference.
- Basic Science
- Clinical Research / Health Outcomes
- Translational Science
Top scoring abstracts will also be featured during the area of emphasis breakout sessions in the afternoon.
Investigators who submit must be registered or register for the CHRI Conference by the registration deadline (Oct. 30).
Please note that case studies, QI projects and educational projects are not eligible for submission for this platform.
Full members of CHRI (see membership page for eligibility and/or apply) with qualifying entries will be considered for three $1,000 faculty development awards to use toward publication expenses. One award in each of our focus areas will be awarded: Basic Science, Clinical Research / Health Outcomes, and Translational Science. The award-winning entries will also be invited to present in the plenary session on Friday, November 8th in the morning.
Abstracts are evaluated according to the following criteria below. Please make sure to address each criterion while limiting your entry to 400 words. Submitted abstracts will not be edited for typing, spelling or grammatical errors.
- Background: Is the background sufficient to frame the hypothesis or question under investigation?
- Significance of the Problem: Is the significance of the problem under study conveyed convincingly?
- Hypothesis, Problem OR Question: Is the hypothesis, problem or question well focused and clearly stated?
- Experimental Design: Is the design described adequately? Is it an appropriate approach to the question under study?
- Results/Data: Are specific results given and stated clearly?
- Conclusions: Are stated conclusions supported by the data presented? Are conclusions appropriate in scope?
