Call for Abstracts is now closed. Thank you for your submissions.
Abstract Submission Guidelines
Submissions must clearly indicate the following:
Format
- Title – use sentence case (capitalize first word and remaining words begin in lower case). Provide a succinct title. Ideally, the title should contain a reference to the study design.
- Authors/ Affiliation
- Abstract Body
- Length 250 words (not including title, authors and affiliations, keywords)
- Tables/Figures: Not permitted
- Format: Objectives:/Design and Methods:/Results:/Conclusions
- Keywords – maximum of 5
- Funding Acknowledgement – if required
- Granting Agency and Number – (e.g. Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation 2012-017)
Please also note the following submission guidelines:
- Writing must be concise, clear, and grammatically correct.
- Technical information pertaining to observations and conclusions cannot be withheld for proprietary reasons. It is not acceptable to state that “results will be discussed”.
- The abstract paragraph cannot exceed 250 words and is to be written in single-space.
- Tables and figures are not permitted.
- Special characters should instead be written out, for example micromol/L instead of μmol/L.
- All abbreviations should be defined when first used.
- If used, references should be given in parentheses without authors or title by provided Index-Medicus-listed Journal abbreviations without punctuation followed by year, volume number and inclusive page numbers. (Example: Clin Biochem 2002;35:151-169).
- All presenting authors must register for the conference and pay the registration fees in order to qualify for oral/poster presentation and abstract publication. Abstracts of attendees that are not present at the conference will not be published.