Proposal Title: A proposal must have a short, specific presentation title (containing no abbreviations) that indicates the nature of the presentation. (200 characters/75 words max)

Presentation Type: Submit your proposal in one format only. Do not revise your proposal and submit it in more than one format. If you are experiencing issues with the submission system, please reach out to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. before submitting your proposal under the incorrect format. The Program Committee strongly encourages you to consider audience engagement strategies and formats as you develop your proposal. The Program Committee may give preference to interactive or engaging formats, such as enrichment hubs, workshops, or debates. Please see the list of presentation type descriptions above for more information on each available type.

You will be asked to indicate your agreement to the following statements:

• All presenters listed on this submission are required to complete a registration form, pay the registration fee, and cover all of their travel and personal expenses if this submission is selected for presentation at the annual conference.
• ASBH has a “two submission” rule. You can submit no more than two abstracts (including flash presentations) or be included in no more than two workshops, panels, debates, or performances submitted by others. This rule does not apply to pre-conference workshop presenters or to co-authors of paper or flash presentations.
• ASBH has a “two presentation” rule. You may present no more than two times during a meeting. This rule does not apply to pre-conference workshop presenters, co-authors or timekeepers of paper or flash presentations (who do not present), or affinity group presenters.
• All presenters must complete a disclosure of any financial interests or other relationships that could be considered a conflict of interest (COI). After proposal decisions have been released, co-presenters listed on accepted proposals will be contacted to complete a conflict of interest disclosure form. Proposals will not be accepted into the conference schedule without the completion of all presenters’ COI information.
• ASBH is unable to accommodate requests for specific presentation dates/times, as rescheduling has a serious cascading effect on other presenters. If your proposal is accepted, you should be prepared to attend the meeting in-person on the day on which your presentation is scheduled.
• Any proposal(s) that contain any identifying information (e.g., names, institution names) in the abstract body will not be reviewed.
• Only complete, online submissions will be reviewed. Proposals received via fax, mail, or e-mail will not be reviewed. All tasks listed on this proposal must be complete in order for the entire proposal to be considered complete and be submitted for review.
• In the event that the 2026 ASBH Annual Conference moves to a virtual or hybrid format due to unforeseen circumstances, you may be asked to pre-record your presentation or reformat your presentation for the virtual landscape.

Presentation Topic: Submit your proposal in one topic category only. Do not revise your proposal and submit it in more than one area. Choose the category that you feel best describes your proposal topic, keeping in mind that the reviewers scoring abstracts will be selected for their experience and expertise related to the field(s) included within the category.

Proposals may be appropriate for multiple categories. If the Program Committee feels that a proposal was miscategorized, they will work to ensure that the proposal is reviewed by reviewers with the appropriate background.

• Clinical Ethics: Proposals in this category are primarily concerned with clinical ethics consultation practice, such as, but not limited to, end-of-life issues, pediatric ethics, or surrogate decision making.
• Diversity, Disparity, and Inclusion: While proposals in this category may relate to the other topics, these proposals are primarily concerned with issues relating to health disparities, diverse perspectives, identity, and inclusion.
• Education/Interprofessionalism: Proposals in this category focus on educational methodologies, pedagogy, and bridging knowledge between disciplines, including education in bioethics and the health humanities for undergraduate, graduate, and professional students as well as current professionals
• Health Humanities: Proposals in this category may relate to the arts, literature, history, culture, or other disciplines in the humanities.
• Law, Public Health Policy, and Organizational Ethics: Proposals in this category are related to the law, public health, organizational ethics, and other systemic issues.
• Philosophy: Proposals in this category primarily use a philosophical lens to analyze a broad array of issues in bioethics and the humanities, such as philosophical theory or the work of a specific philosopher.
• Religion: While proposals in this category may relate to the other topics, proposals in this category primarily focus on a religious framework in their analysis of a specific topic or engage religious theory and methodologies.
• Research Ethics and Social Sciences: Appropriate proposals in this category are of two different types. Research ethics proposals focus on ethical issues in the planning, conduct, or oversight of research, or on ethical issues in the responsibility of the conduct of research. Social science proposals use social science methodologies to investigate questions in a variety of topics related to bioethics and the health humanities. These methodologies include those of anthropology, economics, political science, psychology, and sociology. Submitters should choose this category if the focus of their presentation will be the design, conduct, or results of social scientific work that does not fit more appropriately in other categories.

Abstract Body: In 250 words or fewer, describe the content of your presentation or nature of your study as you wish it to appear in the program. If accepted, your abstract will be added to the program exactly as submitted. Please take the time to review your abstract for errors before submitting. Your submission will not be reviewed if you include the names of presenters or institutions or other information that will compromise the anonymous review process in the body of the abstract. (250 words max)

Audience Engagement: In 250 words or fewer, describe how you will use the presentation time, including how you will engage the audience, with sufficient detail to permit an independent evaluation of the potential effectiveness of your session. Your submission will not be reviewed if you include in the body of this question the names of presenters or institutions or other information that will compromise the anonymous review process. (250 words max)

Diverse Disciplines: If the presentation will bring together speakers from diverse disciplines to examine or demonstrate the intersection of health humanities and bioethics related to your topic, please provide a brief explanation in 250 words or fewer. Your submission will not be reviewed if you include in the body of this question the names of presenters or institutions or other information that will compromise the anonymous review process. (250 words max)

Provide at least 2 and no more than 3 objectives. Begin each objective with a verb, such as understand, apply, analyze, evaluate, create, etc. ASBH recommends the use of Bloom’s Taxonomy Action Verbs as you develop these objectives.

Construct each objective from the point of view of the attendee by completing the following sentence: “At the end of this session, attendees will be able to…”

If accepted, your learning objectives will be added to the program exactly as submitted. Please take the time to review your learning objectives for errors before submitting.

(30 words max per objective)

Provide 1-3 brief key words or phrases that may summarize your presentation topic. Once programming decisions have been made, the Program Committee may use these keywords to group paper and flash proposals and minimize scheduling conflicts between presentations of similar topics. Conference attendees may use these keywords to identify sessions relating to a particular topic.

(10 words max per key phrase)

For each presenter, you will be asked to provide the below information. You must add at least 2 presenter and no more than 4. You can add a maximum of 1 moderator for this proposal.

• First and Last Name
• Email
• Role (Presenter or Moderator)
• Institution
• Credentials
• Mailing Address
• First-time Presenter Status

You may also complete the following optional fields for each presenter:

• Prefix
• Middle Initial
• Suffix
• Office Phone
• Cell Phone
• Pronouns
• Administrative Assistant’s Name, Telephone, and Email
• Position
• Biography

Disclosure Declaration: Do you have an affiliation with an ineligible company that will have an impact on the presentation(s) you are giving at this CUCE activity? IF YES, you will be asked to list the names of proprietary entities producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing health care products used by or on patients with the exemption of non-profit or government organizations and non- health care related companies with which you have, or have had, a relevant financial relationship within the past 24 months that will have an impact on your presentation at this CUCE activity.

Financial Relationship: For any affiliation with an ineligible company, you will be asked to provide the following information.

• Company Name
• Type of Financial Relationship: Grant/Research Support, Consultant, Speaker’s Bureau, Stock or Stock Options, Other Financial or Material Support (Check all that apply)
• Status of Financial Relationship
• Date Financial Relationship Ended (If Applicable)

Disclosure Statements (Agree/Disagree)

• I have disclosed to the Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education all relevant financial relationships, and, if accepted, I will disclose this information to learners verbally (for live activities) and in print.
• If accepted, the content and/or presentation of the information with which I am involved will promote quality or improvements in healthcare and will not promote a specific proprietary business interest of a commercial interest. Content for this activity, including any presentation of therapeutic options, will be well-balanced, evidence-based and unbiased.
• I have not and will not accept any honoraria, additional payments or reimbursements from ASBH beyond that which have been agreed upon directly with Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education.
• If accepted, I understand that the Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education may need to review my presentation and/or content prior to the activity, and I will provide educational content and resources in advance as requested.
• If I am presenting at a live event, I understand that a HSCE monitor will be attending the event to ensure that my presentation is educational, and not promotional, in nature.
• If I am providing recommendations involving clinical medicine, they will be based on evidence that is accepted within the profession of medicine as adequate justification for their indications and contraindications in the care of patients. All scientific research referred to, reported or used in HSCE in support of justification of a patient care recommendation will conform to the generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection and analysis.
• If I am discussing specific health care products or services, I will use generic names to the extent possible. If I need to use trade names, I will use trade names from several companies when available, and not just trade names from any single company.
• If I am discussing any product use that is off label, I will disclose that the use or indication in question is not currently approved by the FDA for labeling or advertising.
• If I have been trained or utilized by a commercial entity or its agent as a speaker (e.g., speaker’s bureau) for any commercial interest, the promotional aspects of that presentation will not be included in any way with this activity.
• If I am presenting research funded by a commercial company, the information presented will be based on generally accepted scientific principles and methods, and will not promote the commercial interest of the funding company.

Attestation: I certify that the information I have provided is complete to the best of my knowledge and I accept responsibility for the accuracy of the information in response to the aforementioned questions. If this information changes leading up to the conference, I will notify ASBH staff accordingly.

Glossary of Terms
Ineligible Company
The ACCME defines an ineligible company as any entity producing, marketing, selling, re- selling, or distributing health care products used by or on patients. The ACCME does not consider providers of clinical service directly to patients to be ineligible companies. For more information, see www.accme.org.

Financial Relationships
Financial Relationships are those relationships in which the individual benefits by receiving a salary, royalty, intellectual property rights, consulting fee, honoraria, ownership interest (e.g., stocks, stock options or other ownership interest, excluding diversified mutual funds), or other financial benefit. Financial benefits are usually associated with roles such as employment, management position, independent contractor (including contracted research), consulting, speaking and teaching, membership on advisory committees or review panels, board membership, and other activities from which remuneration is received, or expected.

Relevant Financial Relationships
ACCME focuses on financial relationships with ineligible companies in the 24-month period preceding the time that the individual is being asked to assume a role controlling content of the CME activity. ACCME has not set a minimal dollar amount for relationships to be significant. Inherent in any amount is the incentive to maintain or increase the value of the relationship. The ACCME defines ‘relevant financial relationships’ as financial relationships in any amount occurring within the past 24 months that create a conflict of interest.

Conflict of Interest
Circumstances create a conflict of interest when an individual has an opportunity to affect CME content about products or services of a commercial interest with which he/ she has a financial relationship

If you require special accommodations (e.g. religious, accessibility) that would affect your preferred presentation date, time, and room location at the 2026 ASBH Annual Conference, please describe your need for the accommodation. If your submission is accepted, ASBH will reach out to you directly about your request, however, we cannot guarantee that all requests will be met. If you do not have any special accommodations to disclose, please leave the box blank.

You will be asked to respond to the following statements:

• All presenters listed on this submission are required to complete a registration form, pay the registration fee, and cover all travel and personal expenses if selected to present at the Annual Conference.
• All presenters must complete a disclosure of any financial interests or other relationships that could be considered a conflict of interest. If accepted, co-presenters listed on the proposal will be contacted to complete a conflict of interest disclosure form. Proposals will not be accepted into the conference schedule without the completion of all presenters’ COI information.
• ASBH is unable to accommodate requests for specific presentation dates/times, as rescheduling has a serious cascading effect on other presenters. If your abstract is accepted, you should be prepared to attend the meeting in-person on the day on which your presentation is scheduled.
• Any abstract(s) that contain identifying information in the abstract body will not be reviewed.