Abstract Reviewer Assignments (ANM 2025)

• A couple of suggestions for next year:

  • Research still ended up as a category for people to submit abstracts, we agreed to get rid of that one

  • The assignment sheet did not match the current categories; it had some old ones on there. I deleted them.

• Process for assigning reviews:

  • Aim for 4-6 reviewers per abstract

  • Start with specialized categories (e.g., aftercare, rehab)

  • Fill in more general categories (e.g., QI, pain) later

  • Balance workload across ~90 reviewers, aiming for ~24 reviews per person on average

Reviewer Management

• Discussion on handling reviewers without assignments:

• Some kept as backups for potential shortages

• Importance of having up-to-date information on reviewer interests and expertise

• Suggestion to create a more comprehensive catalog of reviewer expertise for future years

Abstract Categorization

• Some abstracts may need recategorization during review process

• Final adjustments to categories may be made during session slotting to balance talk numbers