Submission Information

Information on Abstract Submission for Poster Presentations Hong Kong Pharmacy Conference 2020

General Information on Poster Presentations:

• Abstracts related to any one of the following topics will be considered: Community Pharmacy, Institutional / Clinical Pharmacy, Industrial Pharmacy, Pharmacy Education, Pharmacy Informatics, Medication Safety / Pharmacovigilance, Integrative Medicines / TCM, 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 15:00 on 1 May 2020 (Friday).
• Authors will be notified by email of acceptance of their papers by 8 May 2020 (Friday).
• The presenting author is required to register on or before 24 May 2020 (Sunday) to confirm his/ her participation in the poster presentation. The registration must be valid on both days of the Conference.
• To promote sharing of best practices and findings on pharmacy practice research, authors of selected abstracts this year are also invited to submit a 3-minute video presentation on their work by 26 June 2020 (Friday) for uploading to the Conference's mobile application. Authors of accepted abstract are to confirm if they will submit a video presentation by 24 May 2020 (Sunday) as well.
• 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:

• Presentation schedule will be notified after confirmation of presenting is received.
• Posters are presented at the times designated in the final programme.

Best Poster & Video Presentation Awards:

• There will be three awards concerning Poster and Video Presentation in 2020.
  1. Best Poster Award
  2. Delegates' Elected Poster Award
  3. Best Video Presentation Award
• For 1), the Best Poster will be selected by a judge panel and the selection criteria include originality, content, presentation style and interaction; the best poster presentation can win the prize consists of free registration to Hong Kong Pharmacy Conference 2021.
• For 2) and 3), the selection criteria will be based on voting / rating by Conference Delegates using the Conference's mobile application.
• The Best Poster Award Presentation Ceremony will be held during the Conference Lunch on 12 July 2020 (Sunday).

Online Submission