On line Case Submissions: What are They and How to Submit
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On line Case Submissions: What are They and How to Submit
Thea Moran, MDAsst Professor
Louisiana State UniversityNew Orleans, Louisiana
Why do online case submissions
• Relatively easy, fast– If you can read and have computer support, you
can electronically submit• Anybody can submit cases: medical student,
resident, fellow or staff• Everybody wins
– ACGME credits academic effort to both participating staff and residents
– Medical students can place on CV– Patients like contributing
• Caters to a large audience• Long leash for all contributors
Case in Point (CiP)
• A section of the ACR website where members of the radiology community can submit interesting cases and readers can review the cases for CME credit.
• $200 honorarium per case
How to submit a case
• Find an interesting case
• Go to ACR CiP website and click on “Want to Submit a Case?”
• File in the blanks• CiP staff will email you
back whether idea was accepted or rejected (usually <1 mo)
• Case acceptance doesn’t necessarily = case posting
What to include in the write up
• Section/subsection• 2-3 “take home points”• History/pertinent data• 2 copies of each image• Findings• Questions• DDx• Discussion• References• Keywords
Miscellaneous info
• Case content should be in a Word document• Images must be in JPEG format• Once case is subjected to peer review, case is
CONSIDERED for posting• Can submit pictures of co-contributors• Payment processed once issued a “go live” date
– Donate to LSU Foundation vs self• Will need to fill out individual agreement forms,
W-9 Tax forms and Conflict of Interest form
Aunt Minnie Case of the Day (COTD)
• Section of the AuntMinnie.com radiology interest website
• COTD managed by Mark Frank, MD from Indiana University– Academic liason to
Aunt Minnie• Direct communication,
fast turnaround
How to submit
• Find an interesting case
• Directly email Dr. Frank at [email protected] with the case idea
• He’ll get back <1 wk at latest
What to include in the write up
• Case contributor and institution
• ACR Code• History, findings and
diagnosis• DDX• Pathologic correlation• Disease• Radiologic w/u and
typical findings• 3-4 pearls• References
Miscellaneous
• Write up should be in Microsoft Word
• Images need to be in JPEG (800x600 at largest)
• Attach write up and all images in 1 email
• Formatting preferences: http://education.auntminnie.com/auntminnie/qmachine.asp?UID=AMWU0001
Thea’s suggestions for case submissions
• Once you think you have found an interesting case, submit to CiP FIRST– Honorarium
• If not accepted by CiP, submit to COTD• Keep list of cases accepted to CiP and
COTD• LSUHSC requires signatures from
patients/representatives before releasing info for publication
Finding “co-contributors”
• Resident research day
• Resident’s fair
– LSU, Tulane each have fairs
• Radiology interest group
• Resident radiology rotations
• Word of mouth
Turning your co-contributors loose
• Start with COTD case first– Less of a “process”– Quicker turnaround– Gets feet wet
• Next, CiP– Process is more “involved”– Longer turnaround
Keeping your co-contributors on a “long leash”
• Excellent forum for medical students, residents and fellows to express themselves– Minimal supervision needed– Value received NOT proportionate to attending
involvement• Gives them a feeling of ownership and responsibility• Frees up your own time and energy while still
getting academic credit• Don’t confuse long leash with no leash
– Be available for questions– Check in with them at least once a week– Read what they write