Pre-AAD Case Submission

Cases of the Year Submission
Deadline: Wednesday, January 7, 2026, 11:59 pm PST

Submit Your Case

Cases of the Year
Sam Weinberg's Cases of the Year include cases with interesting or unusual diagnoses, diseases that were difficult to diagnose, or cases presenting management challenges. These cases should have attendant teaching value. Ten cases will be selected for live presentation at SPD's 38th Annual Pre-AAD Meeting, to be held March 26, 2026, in Denver, Colorado.

• Case submissions are limited to three authors, and a CV for each author must be uploaded at the time of submission. (Additional contributors can be acknowledged on a slide at the end of the presentation.)
• A disclosure form will be required for each author, per CME requirements. A link to complete the form will be included in the submission confirmation email.
• Accompanying photos are required with case submissions.
• Cases may not be submitted by or have authors employed by industry.
• The case summary character limit is 2,700 characters including spaces.
• Cases will be blind reviewed; and while more than one case per institution can be accepted, a senior author is limited to one case acceptance.
• Accepted case presenters must register for the meeting.
• Accepted case authors will be required to submit their slides for CME review no later than March 12.
• Each case presentation should last no more than four minutes.

Travel Award - Available to Trainees and Medical Students

The SPD will provide one $1,000 Travel Award to a Case presenter for the 2026 Pre-AAD Meeting. You must be an SPD member to be eligible for a Travel Award. To apply, select the checkbox at the time of submission. Once the final selections for presentation are made, SPD's Awards Committee will determine the winner.