Submission Information

General Information on Poster Presentations:

• Abstracts related to any one of the following topics will be considered: Community Pharmacy, Industrial Pharmacy, Institutional / Clinical Pharmacy, Integrative Medicines / TCM, Medication Safety / Pharmacovigilance Pharmacy Education, Pharmacy Informatics, Pharmacogenomics and Pharmaceutical Technology.
• The type of abstract may include:
  1. Descriptive reports of new or innovative pharmacy roles or services and
  2. Evaluative studies – original research, including clinical research, surveys, drug-use evaluations, pharmacoeconomic studies, and evaluation of innovative pharmacy services and/or educational programs.
• There is a limit of one submission per presenting author.
• The presenting author must complete the online Abstract Submission Application Form. Abstract submission by fax or post will NOT be accepted.
• Abstract submission deadline is 18:00 on 25 December 2023 (Monday).
• The presenting Authors will be notified by email of acceptance of their papers by 9 January 2024 (Tuesday).
  1. Shortlisted presenters for oral presentations will be invited to give an 8-minute presentation at the Conference.
  2. Shortlisted presenters for poster presentations will be invited to produce their poster(s) for display at the Conference.
• The presenting author is required to register on or before 15 January 2024 (Monday) to confirm his / her participation in the oral / poster presentation.  The registration must be valid on both days of the Conference.
• Expenses associated with the submission and presentation of the paper is the responsibility of the presenters.
• Research that has been published or presented at any national or international meeting prior to this conference is discouraged.
• Accepted abstracts will be published as submitted and distributed at the Conference. Changes to abstracts will not be accepted after the submission deadline.
• The Conference reserves the right to make minor editorial changes on the abstracts.
• After the Conference, presenters are highly encouraged to submit a full paper for publication in the Hong Kong Pharmaceutical Journal (editor@hkpj.org).

Guidelines for Preparation of Abstract

• Title of abstract: capitalize the first letter of each noun
• Author list: Surname, First/Middle initial(s); underline` the name of the presenting author
• Affiliation list: Institution, City, State/Province, Country
• The text must be organized in single-spaced paragraphs without indent as follows:
  1. Objectives
  2. Methods
  3. Results
  4. Conclusions
• The abstract, excluding title and author and affiliation lists, should be no more than 300 words
• The abstract should not include tables or figures
• Abstract should be typed single-spaced using 12-point font of Times New Roman and saved in MS Word format
• Abstract submissions and presentations should be in English

Criteria for Evaluation of Abstracts:

The abstracts will be selected for poster presentations, based on the following criteria:

• Originality of the project or research
• Appropriateness of the methods
• Validity of the results and conclusions
• Clarity of the presentation
• Utility of the data and / or significance of the work

Presentation of Posters:

• Five posters will be selected for a full oral presentation ONSITE at the conference venue.
• The selected presenters will be notified by email before 31 January 2024 with details on the exact time of presentation.

Best Poster Awards:

• There will be Best Poster Award 2024.
• The selection criteria include originality, content and presentation style.
• The best poster presentation can win the prize consists of free registration to Hong Kong Pharmacy Conference 2025.

Online Submission