Call for Poster Abstracts

2026 APTA Alaska Fall Conference

October 31-November 1 | Anchorage, Alaska

The Alaska Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association hereby issues a Call for Posters for the upcoming Fall 2026 Conference.

Submission & Acceptance

• Abstracts are intended to represent scientific research, or content related to clinical practice. Advertisements are not acceptable.
• All abstracts must be submitted online.
• Submission deadline: October 9, 2026, 11:59 p.m. AK
• There is no limit on the number of abstracts as presenting author or secondary authors.
• Member(s) of the APTA Alaska Conference Committee review abstracts submitted and make the final decision regarding acceptance.
• Notifications of acceptance will be sent to the presenting author on a rolling basis.
• Ensure that your contact information is correct, as all correspondence relating to submissions will occur via email.
• Submit your abstract HERE.

Conference Details

• Posters must be displayed for the duration of the conference.
• Poster authors are encouraged to be present next to their poster during scheduled break sessions to answer questions.

Fees

• There is no fee for submitting a poster abstract.
• There is no waiver of conference registration fees for presentation of a poster.

APTA Membership

At least one of your authors must be an active APTA member.

General Abstract Requirements

• There is a limit of 3,125 characters for the text of your abstract submission, including spaces. This does not include author(s) information and references.
• All submissions require the following elements:
  • Presenter/author information:
    • Full name
    • Email
    • Credentials
    • Institution(s)
    • City and state
  • Title: Limited to 15 words
  • References: Provide a minimum of five to seven current bibliographic references that are no more than seven years old (2018 and later)
  • Abstract text: See below

Research Report Abstracts

• Abstract text
  • Purpose/Hypothesis
  • Number of Subjects
  • Materials and Methods
  • Results
  • Conclusions
  • Clinical Relevance

Special Interest Report Abstracts

• Abstract text
  • Purpose
  • Description
  • Summary of Use
  • Importance to Members

Theory Report Abstracts

• Abstract text
  • Purpose
  • Description
  • Summary of Use
  • Importance to Members

Questions

• If you have questions, please contact the Poster Coordinators by email:
  • info@aptaalaska.org

Helpful Resources for Poster Design

• Canva Poster Templates – https://www.canva.com/posters/templates/
• MakeSigns Research Poster Templates – https://www.makesigns.com/SciPosters_Templates.aspx
• NYU Poster Guidelines – https://guides.nyu.edu/posters
• Purdue OWL: Poster Presentations – https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/subject_specific_writing/writing_in_the_social_sciences/poster_presentations/index.html
• Google Slides Poster Template Tutorial – https://youtu.be/1cQ4oCbc_K8