CALL FOR ABSTRACTS


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Abstract submission guidelines
To help you with your abstract submission the following general guidelines have been drafted:


Correspondence regarding the abstracts such as confirmation of submission, notification of acceptance or rejection and instructions for presentation will only be sent to the corresponding author. It is his or her responsibility to forward the information to all co-authors.

A major part of the Congress programme will be built on submitted abstracts
therefore the abstract deadline is set early.

Three types of presentations are projected for submitted abstracts:

Posters
There will be three full days of poster presentations with time slots in the program for poster viewing and for guided poster tours.

Instructions for Poster
 Posters should have a clearly presented heading including the title of the presentation, names of authors and their affiliation. The poster must fit the size of the poster board: 90 cm wide and 120 cm high. The letters used should be large enough to be read from a distance of 1,5 m.

Guided poster tours
Posters will be assessed by a poster reviewing panel while displayed for exhibition. A selection of posters will be discussed during guided poster tours chaired by experts in palliative care.

The author should be present at the poster during the breaks and the guided poster tour.

Poster exhibition on Thursday June 7, 2007
Poster set up 08.00–08.45
Poster visits during breaks 10.30–11.30, 13.00–14.30, 15.40–16.15
Guided poster tours 13.15–14.15
Poster removal 16.15–16.30

Poster exhibition on Friday June 8, 2007
Poster set up 08.00–08.45
Poster visits during breaks 10.10–11.00, 12.30–14.00, 15.10–16.15
Guided poster tours 15.10–16.15
Poster removal 16.15–16.30

Poster exhibition on Saturday June 9, 2007
Poster set up 08.00–08.45
Poster visits during breaks 10.10–11.30, 13.00–14.00
Guided poster tours 10.15–11.15
Poster removal 15.00–15.15

Poster Awards
Chosen reviewers will assess the posters displayed in two sets during the forum. Nine outstanding posters (three for each poster set) will receive an award during the closing session.
First prize: Free registration to the 5th EAPC Research Forum, Trondheim, Norway, 28–31 May 2008, eapcnet.org/research2008
Second prize: One year free individual online subscription to Palliative Medicine
Third prize: 3 volumes of the Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine and 3 volumes of the Oxford Handbook of Palliative Care

EAPC would like to thank SAGE PUBLICATIONS and OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS ,for the donations for these awards.

Oral presentations
A selection of the best abstracts will be presented at free communication sessions. Authors can indicate whether they prefer to give an oral or poster presentation, however the final decision about the type of presentation will be made by the Scientific Committee.

Publication of accepted abstracts
Accepted abstracts will appear in its full form in the Abstract Book, on the Congress website and also on the EAPC website.
In addition all delegates will receive a final Programme, containing the Congress Programme and a list of all oral and poster presentations.

Abstract categories
The abstract categories are the heading under which your abstract will be reviewed and later published if accepted. Please choose the category which best describes the subject of your abstract.


The Scientific Committee takes the right to change category if after accepting the abstract a more suitable heading is required.

Abstract selection
All abstracts submitted to the Congress will go through a blind peer-review process by independent reviewers and the final selection of abstracts will be done by the members of the Scientific Committee in January 2007.
Successful abstracts will be accepted as oral or poster presentations.
The following criteria are analysed in the peer-review process:


Handling procedures
Once the electronic submission is concluded the first author will receive an automatic confirmation by e-mail with an abstract ID number to which he/she will need to refer to for any inquiries. Authors will be notified of the decision of the Scientific Committee before February 10, 2007 and will need to confirm their attendance at the congress and register within one month of notification. Please note that publication of the selected abstract(s) and inclusion in the conference programme is subject to the payment of the registration fee of the presenting author.

Abstract mentoring programme for less-experienced authors with limited local support possibilities.
The abstract mentoring process was set up to support less experienced abstract authors. A panel of experienced colleagues has offered their support to strengthen the quality of abstracts and to more effectively communicate the projects and results. The aim is to ensure that limited experience in abstract writing does not prevent work from being positively assessed. You need to send in the written abstract including the questions before October 30, 2006 in order to get response in time to submit your abstract. This is not a guarantee for the acceptance of the submitted abstract. The abstract will be reviewed with the rest of the submitted abstracts.

Question registration form to mentor
To submit your preliminary abstract and related questions to the "EAPC Congress in Budapest 2007 Mentor" please write an e-mail to:
with the following details:


INSTRUCTIONS

Instructions for speakers
PowerPoint or PDF presentations are accepted on CD-ROM, DVD, ZIP disc or USB1 Memory Cards. Version MS PowerPoint 2003 is recommended. Double slide, overhead projection and use of own laptops are not permitted.

To provide the undisturbed work of technicians, we kindly ask you to forward your lectures to the Congress Organiser no later than May 25, 2007. Please bring the original material when coming to the Congress.

Blaguss Ltd. Congress Bureau
P.O. Box 42., 1364 Budapest 4, Hungary
E-mail:

Instructions for poster
Posters should have a clearly presented heading including the title of the presentation, names of authors and their affiliation. The poster must fit the size of the poster board: 90 cm wide and 120 cm high. The letters used should be large enough to be read from a distance of 1,5 m.