Save the Date for Physiatry '26
San Juan, Puerto Rico – February 17 – 21, 2026
Abstract submissions for Physiatry '26 will open in summer 2025. We look forward to reviewing your cutting-edge case reports, research studies, and scientific papers!
If you have any questions in the meantime, please email abstracts@physiatry.org.
Thank you,
AAP Staff
Check out our Poster & Scientific Paper guidelines to help you craft a stellar presentation.
The Physiatry '26 poster gallery will provide a forum for in-depth discussion using narrative and visual material to display and communicate the objectives, methods, results, and conclusions of your Case Report, Research Study, or Scientific Paper. Use of visual material (such as photographs, charts, and diagrams) is very important. The Presenting Author, as the resource person or consultant, must register for the meeting and be available at your scheduled presentation time to engage in discussion with interested individuals.
All abstracts presented at Physiatry ’26 will be published in an online supplement to the American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. The supplement will be available after the meeting has concluded.
The AAP encourages submissions that address these topics of interest:
Case Report content must be structured in the following four categories: Case Diagnosis, Case Description, Discussion, and Conclusions. Case Reports are limited to 300 words.
Research Study abstracts must be structured to summarize the research objectives, design, results, and conclusions. Research Studies are limited to 300 words. Case Reports and Research Studies will be presented as posters.
Scientific Paper Presentations convey the nature of high-quality research practice to the meeting participants. Papers for this session should be experimental in nature and will be chosen not only for their intrinsic scientific merit but also for their educational value in illustrating the research process. Abstracts must be submitted as a Scientific Paper Presentation to be eligible for an oral (podium) presentation and for the Best Paper prizes. If selected, the presenter must be available at this time to present. An additional 1,000-word abstract along with your 300-word submission is required.
Author Contact Information
Abstracts prepared according to the instructions and received through our AAP Abstract Site will be independently peer-reviewed on a ‘blind evaluation’ basis. Only the abstract will be available to the reviewers for evaluation to determine merit for presentation.
The criteria for reviewing all abstracts include: scientific merit, relevance, originality, and clarity. Evidence of completion of the project (i.e. specific results data) should be included in the abstract. The educational value and extent to which significant information is presented will be considered. Professional and academic writing, spelling, and grammar will be considered in the judging process.
All authors will receive electronic notification (via email) indicating acceptance or rejection of the abstract(s) submitted in Fall 2025. No phone calls please. Following notification of acceptance, all authors will have one week to complete all author information and disclosures.
Statements made in presentations are the sole responsibility of the authors. Any statement made should not be viewed as, or representative of, any formal stance or position taken on any product, subject, or issue by the AAP.
Dates and deadlines will be updated and posted upon the opening of initial abstract submissions in summer, 2025.
"I have been honored to present my original research at the AAP’s Annual Meeting throughout my residency and fellowship training, and now as a junior faculty. Spending time at the scientific paper and poster presentations are great opportunities to learn about the latest research in our field. The AAP’s Annual Meeting is also an excellent platform for networking and mentorship, which has been invaluable in my career development."
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