Career Development Member Resources-Dissemination of Your Work

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Dr. Liz Samuels gave a practical talk on how to disseminate addiction medicine research through conference abstracts and scientific manuscripts. She explained why dissemination matters: it helps improve patient care, bridges academia and clinical practice, and increases the impact of research and innovation.<br /><br />For conference abstracts, she reviewed where to submit, including addiction medicine, harm reduction, health services, and specialty-specific conferences. She outlined the standard abstract structure: background, methods, results, and conclusion, emphasizing clear, concise writing and careful attention to each conference’s formatting rules.<br /><br />For manuscripts, she described common article types such as full-length papers, research letters, short reports, commentaries, and letters to the editor. She stressed choosing the right journal based on audience, scope, and article type, and briefly discussed impact factor and open access publishing. She also covered essential submission materials like cover letters, title pages, figures, and supplemental files.<br /><br />Dr. Samuels highlighted the importance of reporting guidelines, citation managers, preprints, visual abstracts, and post-submission steps like revisions, proofs, and media dissemination. Her main message: follow journal instructions closely, write clearly, and use dissemination strategically to maximize the reach and value of your work.

Keywords

addiction medicine

research dissemination

conference abstracts

scientific manuscripts

journal submission

abstract structure

open access publishing

reporting guidelines