From Conference Presentation to Publication: An Analysis of Abstracts Presented at NAEMSP Scientific Sessions, 2018-2022.

Objectives: We aimed to identify the abstract-to-manuscript conversion rate of abstracts presented at the National Association of Emergency Medical Services Physicians (NAEMSP) conference by year, abstract number, and status as oral or poster abstract.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional evaluation of all abstracts presented at the NAEMSP annual meetings from 2018 to 2022, and withdrawn abstracts were excluded. We used PubMed to identify publication status, year of publication, journal of publication, and first-author continuity from abstract to manuscript. We used a Chi-square test to assess changes in the proportion of abstracts published as manuscripts.

Results: A total of 1,010 abstracts were included and 348 (34%) were published in a PubMed-indexed journal within two years of presentation. The conversion rate was higher for oral abstracts (n = 71/150, 47%) than poster abstracts (n = 277/765, 36%). The conversion rates were not different across the five years (lowest: 2018, 29%; highest: 2022, 39%, p = 0.137); however, author continuity varied across years (lowest: 2018, 64%; highest: 2021: 86% p = 0.046).

Conclusions: In this cross-sectional analysis of NAEMSP conference presentations from 2018 to 2022, abstract-to-manuscript conversion rates were low and did not change over time.