Abstract Submission Guidelines

Abstracts must be submitted via this website. Faxed or emailed abstracts will not be considered.

Abstract Topic – abstracts must be allocated to a specific Theme. For a complete listing of abstract Topics please click here.
Presenting author's contact details (should be the same details as the submitting author so that the presenting author receives the correspondence about the abstract)
Email address
Full postal address

Phone number
    Author and co-authors' details
        Full first and family name(s)
        Affiliation details: department, institution / hospital, city, state (if relevant), country
    Abstract title - limited to 20 words in UPPER CASE
    Abstract text – limited to 300 words
    Abstract layout - Abstracts must be submitted with the following sections:

Keywords
Objectives
Methods
Results
Conclusions

References are not obligatory and word count is affected by inclusion of references.
Draft abstracts – The submission form allows you to store your abstract as a draft in order to make changes. Please note that abstracts must be SUBMITTED before the deadline in order to be sent to review for inclusion in the Scientific Program.

ABSTRACT SUBMITTERS' DECLARATION

Abstract is previewed and all information is correct. Content of this abstract cannot be modified or corrected after final submission and it will be published as submitted.

Submission of the abstract constitutes the consent of all authors to publication (e.g. Conference website, programs, other promotions, etc.)
The Abstract Submitter warrants and represents that no part of the information and content provided by him/her (Hereafter: the "Content") to the Organizers, nor the publication of any such Content by the Organizers, on the internet or otherwise infringes any third party rights, including but not limited to privacy rights and/or intellectual property rights.

The Abstract Submitter grants the Organizers a copyright license to reproduce, publish, translate, distribute, and display the text of the Content on a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable nonexclusive basis.

The presenting author is responsible for informing the other authors about the status of the abstract.
Presenting author must be a registered participant.

The Organizers reserve the right to remove from publication and/or presentation an abstract which does not comply with the above.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST & ETHICAL APPROVAL

Abstract authors declare that they have received ethical approval for their study (if relevant), and abstract authors will confirm any conflict of interests in your presentation at the congress

ABSTRACT SELECTION AND PRESENTATION

The Committee will review all submitted abstracts. Notification regarding abstract acceptance and scheduling will be sent to the submitting author in the final week of January 2019

Please note, if your abstract is accepted for oral presentation, the presenting author will be permitted a maximum of 2 oral presentations in the program.