Abstract Submission

The abstract submission is now closed. Please contact the conference secretariat.

SUBMITTING AN ABSTRACT

1. To submit an abstract for EWMA 2008 please use the link at the top of this page. Guidelines on how to submit the abstract will be provided when you have entered the abstract submission system.
2. If you wish to submit an abstract and have no access to the internet, please contact the Conference Secretariat:
   
   EWMA Business Office
   C/o Congress Consultants
   Martensens Allé 8
   DK-1828 Frederiksberg C
   Denmark
   
   E-mail: ewma@ewma.org
   Tel: +45 70 20 03 05
   Fax: +45 70 20 03 15
   
   

A. Practical information

1. Abstracts are required for all oral presentations and posters
2. Abstracts must be submitted either in English or Portuguese, or both in English and Portuguese. If you are able to submit in both languages, please do so.
3. Abstracts must be submitted before 1 February 2008 (23:59 GMT)
4. Please use the abstract submission form

B. Contents of your abstract

1. The title should be as brief as possible but long enough to clearly indicate the nature of the study. Write the abstract title in CAPITAL LETTERS. No full stop at the end.
2. No identifying features such as names of authors, hospitals, medical schools, clinics or cities may be listed in the title or abstract text, as a "blind" selection process will be used. You will be asked to enter the name(s) of author(s) and their institution(s), when you submit your abstract online.
3. The abstract should include the following:
   Aim: Clearly state the purpose of the abstract.
   Methods: Describe your selection of observations or experimental subjects clearly.
   Results: Present your results in a logical sequence in text, table and illustrations.
   Conclusions: Emphasize new and important aspects of the study (Perhaps as a Discussion section) and the conclusions that are drawn from them.
   
4. All abbreviations must be defined in first use.
5. Statements such as "results will be discussed" or "data will be presented" cannot be accepted.
6. USE GENERIC NAMES ONLY
   For all references to products or companies, generic names must be used. Papers containing brand names/company names may be rejected for this reason only.
7. Papers will not be accepted if previously presented at a EWMA meeting unless there is a substantial increase in data.

REVIEWING

1. The scientific committee will review the abstract.
2. Notification can be expected two months prior to the conference.
3. It is the responsibility of all investigators that all studies are performed with respect to both national and international legislations and ethical guidelines both with regards to humans and animals. The EWMA 2008 Scientific Committee reserves the right to reject any submitted abstract that is believed to violate these principles.

CONDITIONS

1. The presenting author must register as an active participant at the conference. EWMA 2008 reserves the right to not publish any abstracts that are not followed by a participant registration minimum one month prior to the conference.
2. Abstracts will be published on the web site and in the final programme for the conference. By submitting an abstract you consent to giving EWMA 2008 permission to publish your abstract.
3. If you wish to withdraw an abstract, please contact the conference secretariat in writing, and await confirmation of your withdrawal.

For all enquiries regarding abstracts and speakers, please contact the Scientific Secretariat at ewma@ewma.org

Awards

POSTER PRIZES
These awards are designed to reward the considerable work that goes into preparing a poster for presentation at the Conference. To be eligible for consideration you must have a paper accepted for poster presentation at the EWMA 2008 conference. Posters that have been submitted/presented elsewhere are not eligible for a poster prize. A panel of judges will attend the poster sessions, and authors are strongly encouraged to be present at these sessions in order to answer questions concerning their work. The panel will award 3-5 poster prizes.

VALUE OF POSTER PRIZES
The value of each poster prize will be EUR 200.

HOW TO APPLY
Your accepted poster will automatically be considered for this award, provided that it has not previously been submitted elsewhere.

EWMA FIRST TIME PRESENTER PRIZE
This award is designed to encourage people who have not previously presented their work at an international conference. To be eligible for this prize you must have submitted your abstract to EWMA and you must be a "novice presenter". That is, you should not have presented previously at an international conference. Abstracts that have been submitted elsewhere are not eligible for this prize.

VALUE OF PRIZE
The value of the First Time Presenter prize will be EUR 450.

HOW TO APPLY
Please confirm that you are applying for this award when submitting your abstract online. Furthermore, you should send a letter to the Scientific Secretariat stating that this is your first presentation at an international conference, and you should enclose a letter from your employer/supervisor/manager confirming that you have not presented previously at an international conference.