IMPORTANT ITEMS TO CONSIDER BEFORE WRITING YOUR ABSTRACT

We kindly invite all applicants to carefully consider the following before submitting your abstract:

• The prerequisite for a good abstract is a well-conducted study with clear study aims and methodology.
• The purpose of the study should be understandable and should allow the reader to follow what has been done at a glance.
• The interventions and relevant outcomes should be clearly defined.
• The authors are strongly requested, prior to submission, to see what is published in their relevant field and reflect on the added value of their work (e.g. if they present data of national or even local peculiarities).
• Before writing the abstract, clarify for yourself what is the new evidence you want to present and consider why colleagues should be interested in your study.
• The person listed as Presenting Author will receive all email notifications and information

ABSTRACT STRUCTURE

Abstracts must be structured and written in five paragraphs:

1. Background and importance
2. Aim and objectives
3. Materials and methods
4. Results
5. Conclusion and relevance

This structure of an EAHP congress abstract has to be strictly adhered to. The online abstract submission will guide you through this process. Abstracts are limited to no more than 350 words (or less if you use graphs or tables) and must be typed in English. The online submission system does not allow you to enter abstracts above this limit.
A blinded approach is used during the abstract review process, so it is recommended that the institution name and/or country name are NOTindicated in the abstract title and text. Contact data will not be displayed during the review process. This process is meant to ensure that the reviews are conducted in the most ethical and professional way possible.

• Title: The title of the abstract must be strictly coherent with the data included in the abstract. Do not use abbreviations. If you are submitting a case report, the area of focus and “case report” should appear in the title.
• Contact data: The name of every author, preceded by initials, and the name of the presenting author underlined and entered as instructed via the online submission process. Omit degrees, titles or institutional appointments. Then, insert the institution, city, country where the study took place or the case occurred, as well as the email address of the presenting author.
• (1) Background and importance: The background sets the frame of your study. To set the scene you must answer the following questions: What is already known about this topic? what are the unmet needs which brought you to conduct this study? To answer those questions, you have to do a literature search to identify whether other observations in this field are already published. You should present the problem you want to focus on and highlight why the answer to the problem is important. For case reports briefly summarize why this case is unique with medical literature references.
• (2) Aim and objectives: State the aim of the study. This very clear and concise text should state: What did you investigate and among whom? If you present a case report give patient information regarding the main concerns and symptoms of the patient in this section. Add medical, family, and psychosocial history including genetic information if applicable and needed. Relevant past interventions and their outcomes should also be reported here.
• (3) Materials and methods: Describe the method, facilities (e.g. equipment/statistics, models), design, setting and participants and interventions being used. Please describe the intervention and which outcome measures were used, when applicable. If you do a literature review or a meta-analysis you have to give information regarding the data sources and the study selection criteria. For case reports relevant physical examination (PE) and other clinical findings should be reported in this section. Also the timeline of the case with relevant data from this episode of care organized as a timeline could be important. In some cases diagnostics and prognostic characteristics should be given when applicable. Please present therapeutic Interventions in this section.
• (4) Results: Present the necessary data in a way that it is easy to understand. There is no discussion of the results in this part. For case reports clinician- and patient-assessed outcomes when appropriate should be given here. Please refer also to important follow-up diagnostic and other test results. Intervention adherence and tolerability (how was this assessed?) besides adverse and unanticipated events should be reported.
• (5) Conclusion and relevance: Discuss your results and compare to literature data if available. Are other observations in this field already published and relevant to be mentioned? Based on your results, what are the answers to the problem you focused on? What are the new findings? What are the implications for practice and research? For case reports, please present strengths and limitations in your approach to this case. Please discuss the relevant medical literature and the rationale for your conclusions. You must present the primary “take-away” lessons from this case report.
• References and/or acknowledgements: These may be given at the end of the abstract.

Please click here to download the abstract structure template which can give you an idea of an abstract structure before the online submission. Please note that only submitted online abstracts will be reviewed.

We advise authors to use scientifically common principles in abstract writing.

• Abbreviations may be used only if they are defined (spelled out in full text at first mention, followed by abbreviation in parentheses). Only general standard abbreviations for e.g. millilitres, seconds, and moles may be used without explanation.
• Don’t use excessive decimals e.g. a person might weigh 70,237 kg at a given moment, but only 70 kg should be mentioned.
• References should be limited to a minimum, unless they are important for understanding methods, background or conclusions drawn. References should be added in a special field during the abstract submission, which is optional for use and not mandatory. Comprehensive bibliography can be displayed on the poster.
• The authors are encouraged to submit well-edited abstracts and avoid submission of negligent work.