Abstract Submission Guidelines
All abstracts will undergo a blinded, peer-reviewed process. Individuals may submit up to two abstracts each. Please note that while two abstracts may be submitted, it is not guaranteed that both will be presented. Abstracts must follow these guidelines to be considered. Abstract submission forms can be found XX.
General Guidelines
Structure:
- Headings are to be included
- (Introduction/Background/Rationale, Objective(s), Methods/Design, Data Analysis, Results (if applicable), Conclusion/Clinical Relevance)
- Content should be in a paragraph format
- Proper spelling and grammar
- Abstracts are not required to have references
Word Limit:
- Strict limit of 250 words (excluding the title and headings)
- Abstracts over the word limit will be rejected
Descriptive Information:
- Include information for each specified heading in sentence structure
- Ensure that each section of the abstract is concise, but clear enough for a general readership
Authors:
- Include a list of authors and affiliations
Types of Abstracts
Abstracts should fit into one of the three categories.
A) Establish (Study Proposal)
- Abstracts in this category are intended for those who have created a proposal for their research and have yet to solidify their methodology or collet data (5 minute maximum oral presentation OR poster presentation).
- Headings should include:
- Background
- Hypotheses/Objectives
- Proposed Methods
- Future directions/Implications
B) Adapt (The Interim)
- Abstracts in this category are intended for those who are currently conducting data collection (5 minute maximum oral presentation OR poster presentation).
- Headings should include:
- Background
- Hypotheses/Objectives
- Proposed Methods
- Preliminary Results (if applicable)
- Future Directions/Implications
C) Deduce (Completed Study)
- Abstracts in this category are intended for those with results (5 minute maximum oral presentation OR poster presentation).
- Headings include:
- Background
- Hypotheses/Objectives
- Methods
- Results/Implications
Please submit all abstract submissions through the following qualtrics link: https://uwo.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1Tk6ov9MEEu1lVs
Our final submission deadline is December 17th, 2021 at 4:00 pm.
