The University of South Carolina Big Data Health Science Center invites you to submit abstracts for oral and poster presentations at the 6th National Big Data Health Science Conference, to be held February 13-14, 2025, in Columbia, SC.

Abstracts may be submitted for,

  • In-Person Poster Presentations
    Delegates will hang their poster in the poster hall during a designated hour and engage in Q&A with an in-person audience. Delegates will also have the option to participate in the virtual poster hall on the conference app, Whova to boost engagement for their poster.
  • Virtual Poster Presentations
    Delegates will upload their poster and an optional video presentation to the conference app, Whova. This option is intended for individuals who cannot travel to this in-person conference.
  • 15-Minute Oral Presentations
    Delegates will have 15 minutes to present their abstract in a relevant breakout session.

Abstracts must be responsive to the theme “Unlocking the Power of Big Data in Health: Transforming Data into Actionable Intelligence.” Abstracts may be research- or program-based, regardless of presentation format.

Research-based abstracts describe empirical studies or methodological studies. They may focus on data or data analytics in the following areas, among others: Big Data analytics and emerging methodologies; Big Data policy, ethics, cyber infrastructure and cybersecurity; Big Data for public health and community health; Big Data for biomedical research; Big Data for clinical practice and patient care; Other  

Program-based abstracts must describe problems or lessons learned from program development and implementation or policy issues related to Big Data analytics and their application in health science research in the following areas, among others: Infrastructure and capacity development; Professional development; Community/industry engagement; Academic training; Policy, law and regulation; Other  

Authors will have the option of publishing their abstract in the 2025 Conference Proceedings (with Biomedical Central, a part of Springer Nature) at no cost. The deadline for submission is November 29th, 2024, by COB.

Visit https://www.sc-bdhs-conference.org/ for more information