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CallforAbstracts:OralandPosterPresentations
Excitementisbuildingforthebi‐annualPalliativeCareConferencehostedinThunderBay,OntariobytheCentreforEducationandResearchonAgingandHealth(CERAH),November3‐5th,2010.Thethemeofthisyear’sconferenceisPassporttoPalliativeCare:JourneysandDestinations.Theconferenceisdesignedtoengageindividualsinvolvedinallaspectsofcare,including:Nurses,Administrators,Physicians,BereavementCounsellors,SocialWorkers,BoardMembers,CaseManagers,Chaplains,Educators,HomeCareProviders,SpiritualCareDirectors,VolunteerCoordinators,Volunteersandotherhealthcareprofessionalswithaninterestinpalliativecare.Wewillcontinuetoaddandupdatetheconferenceinformationsobesuretovisittheofficialwebsiteathttp://cerah.lakeheadu.ca/palliativecare/TheConferencePlanningCommitteeinvitesyoutosubmitanabstractforanOralPaperorPosterPresentationintheareasofClinicalPractice(psych/social),Research,and/orEducation.
OralPaperPresentations:Oralpresentationsarepractice/researchoutcomesbasedpresentations.Paperpresentationswillbeatotalof60‐90minutesinlengthwhichincludesupto20minutesofdiscussion.
Posters:Posterswillbedisplayedthroughouttheconference.Authorswillbeexpectedtobepresentattheirpostersduringdesignatedtimesforposterjudging.Detailswillbeconfirmedoncepostershavebeenaccepted.
AllapplicantswillbenotifiedoftheacceptanceorrejectionoftheirabstractbyJune18,2010.Allfirstauthorsoforalandposterpresentationswillbeexpectedtoregisterfortheconferenceandpayallapplicablefeesbythedeadline.
AbstractReviewandSelection
AllsubmissionswillhavenamesandotheridentifyinginformationremovedbeforeevaluationbyanAbstractReviewCommittee.Eachabstractwillbereviewedbyaminimumoftworeviewers,andwillbeacceptedbasedonthefollowingcriteria:
• Relevanceoftopictopalliativecareandcontributestothethemeoftheconference• Presentsbestpracticesolutionstocurrentissuesinpalliativecare• Evidence‐based,innovativepalliativecareresearch• Demonstratescommunity‐basedoutcomes• Abstractiswellwritten/clearlycommunicated
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InstructionsforAbstractSubmission
1. Abstractsmustbesubmittedonline.Incompleteabstractformswillnotbeconsidered.Emailandfacsimilesubmissionswillnotbeconsidered.
2. Oncesubmitted,abstracttextmustbeinitsfinalformasnofurtherchangesarepossible.3. Abstractsmustbeclearandconcise,outliningthecontentofthepresentation.4. Theabstractshouldbenomorethan250wordsandbewritteninEnglish.
a. Useaconcisetitle,includingkeywords,typedinboldfaceCAPITALLETTERS.b. Listauthor(s)names,degrees,organizationalaffiliations,city,province/state,and
countryasbrieflyaspossible.c. Usestandardabbreviations.
5. Oralpresentationswillbenomorethan90minutesinlengthincluding20minutesfordiscussion.Ifanoralpresentationabstractisnotaccepted,theopportunitytopresentapostermaybeoffered.
6. Postersshouldbedesignedtofita3’highby5’wideposterboardsurface.7. Allabstractpresenters(oralandposter)mustregisterfortheconferenceuponpresentation
acceptance.8. Amaximumoftwopapersandpostersmaybesubmittedbyeachfirstauthor(youmaybethe
second,thirdauthoronsubsequentsubmissions).9. Oralpaperpresentersmayprovidehandouts.Theconferencewillnotprovidecopyorprint
services.10. Allpresentationmaterials(PowerPointslides,DVDvideofiles,etc.)mustbesubmittedby
emailnolaterthanOctober20,2010.11. Allfurthercriteriaconcerningoralpapers,postersandworkshopswillbesenttoyouuponthe
acceptanceofyourabstract.