The sixth annual SURF event, SURF 2020, will look to advance research collaborations among academia, military, and industry to improve health outcomes and readiness. Podium, poster and networking sessions will cover the below themes.

Submission Guidance

Please read the full abstract submission guidance, here.

List of Topics

• Auditory & Vestibular Health
• Caregiver Support
• Dental Health & Dental Microbiology
• Directed Energy
  1. Cellular Mechanisms
  2. System-Level Effects
  3. Clinical/Behavioral Assessment
• Health Services Research
  1. Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, & Big Data Analytics
  2. Cyber Security & Health Systems
  3. Evidence-Based Outcomes
  4. Implementation Science
  5. Patient Engagement
• Mass Casualty Care
• Mental Health & Suicide Prevention
• Pain
  1. Mechanisms
  2. Interventions
• Phage Therapy, Virology, and Vaccines
•  Precision & Regenerative Medicine
  1. Omics
  2. Therapeutics
•  Trauma-Related Preventable Death
  1. Hemorrhage, Airway, & Resuscitation
  2. Prolonged Field Care
     1. Infection Control
     2. Innovative Technologies
  3. Training
•  Wellness, Readiness, and Performance
  1. Preventive Care
  2. Wearable Technologies
  3. Human Performance Optimization, Enhancement, & Lethality

Venue

The forum will be held at the University of Texas at San Antonio, in the H-E-B Student Union

Address: One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to surf@utsa.edu