CALL FOR ABSTRACTS AND INSTRUCTIONS
The Organising and Scientific Committee invite all those involved in any aspect of contraception, sexual and reproductive health care to actively participate by submitting abstracts, either for oral or poster presentation. All abstracts will be peer reviewed and those accepted will be published in a Supplement of the European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care. As only a limited number of oral communications can be accepted, authors are asked to indicate on their form whether they wish their abstract to be considered ONLY for oral or poster presentation or for either option.
Topics for Free Communications and Posters
| Abortion | Education and training for family planning professionals | Non-contraceptive benefits of contraceptive methods |
| Barrier methods | Emergency contraception | Postpartum contraception |
| Contraception in adolescence | Gender issues in sexual and reproductive health | Sexual and contraceptive behaviour |
| Contraception in medical conditions and disability | Hormonal contraception | Sexual dysfunction |
| Contraception in premenopausal women | Intrauterine contraception | Sexual health education |
| Contraception in socially disadvantaged groups | Long-acting reversible contraceptive methods | Sexually Transmitted Infections |
| Culture, religion, reproduction and sexuality | Male contraception | Side effects and risks of contraceptives |
| Delivery of sexual and reproductive health care | New contraceptive methods | Sterilisation: male and female |
| Diversity and sexual/reproductive health (SRH) in multicultural Europe | Natural Family Planning methods | Tailor made bleeding patterns in contraception |
Procedure and general policy
- Original scientific material is welcome and should not have been previously published. Abstracts presented at local, regional or national meetings may be submitted.
- Abstracts must reach the online system not later than 5 January 2010. Receipt of the abstract will be confirmed.
- Any person submitting an abstract can only be the first author for two abstracts.
- Authors will need to indicate their preference on the online form: oral communication only, poster only, either oral or poster.
- Authors who wish their abstract to be considered for the best free communication or best poster award or/and for presentation during the Young Scientist session, should indicate this on the online submission form.
- Abstracts will be peer reviewed (blind) by at least two referees.
- Confirmation of acceptance or rejection by the Scientific Committee will be mailed to the corresponding author. Detailed practical information regarding the presentation, will be included in the confirmation.
- Accepted abstracts will be published in the Book of Abstracts of the Congress, Supplement of the European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care.
- Presenting authors, whose abstracts are accepted for presentation, must register for the congress and pay the (early) registration fee. In case of 'no show' at the time of the congress, the author may be blacklisted for the next congress.
- Abstracts can only be submitted electronically through the online system. ["Click here to submit an abstract"] Hard copy abstracts (sent by fax, email or post) will not be considered.
- As a first step, you need to register as a first time user. The system will ask you to enter your name and contact details and to create a personal password.
- Log in to the submission system. To log in, enter your email address and the password you chose when you first registered with the system (see 2).
- When you click the "log in" button you will be taken to a screen from which the submission process starts. Please read the instructions on this screen carefully. If you have not yet submitted an abstract to the system you should click the link that says "Click here to submit a new abstract".
- Should you want to submit several abstracts, you have to login each time you want to submit an abstract.
- Please contact the administrator by email (orgamed.abstracts@telenet.be) if you have any problems with this process.
- Abstracts must be written in English (English, not American spelling).
- Use Arial font, size 10.
- The abstract must fit into the abstract frame.
- Type the title of the abstract in bold and sentence case (no capitals!) in the first textbox.
- Do not enter names of authors or affiliations in the abstract template as your abstract needs to remain unidentified (blinded) to the reviewers. As you will need to enter this information elsewhere online, the system will make the correct link between your name etc. and your abstract.
- Preferably do not include references.
- The text of the abstract should briefly state:
- Objective(s): indicate the purpose of the study or the hypothesis that was tested.
- Design & Methods: include the setting for the study, the subjects (number and type), the diagnosis or intervention, and statistical analysis.
- Results: present as clearly as possible the outcome of the study and statistical significance if appropriate.
- Conclusions: briefly discuss the data and emphasise the significance of the results.
- Type the text of the abstract single-spaced with no indentations, using the full width of the document.
- Avoid the use of symbols.
- Standard abbreviations are accepted in the text. Unusual ones should be in brackets after the word first appears. Do not use abbreviations in the title.
- Please ensure that your abstract does not contain any errors in spelling, grammar or scientific facts as it will be reproduced exactly as you type it.
- You will be asked to declare any conflict of interest.
The call for abstracts is now closed. You can not longer access the online system.
Still have questions?
Contact: Ms Nancy Habils - orgamed.abstracts@telenet.be