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| Call for papers PRACTICE ABSTRACTS | ||||
| The closing date for receipt of abstracts is: Friday 16 March 2007 at 17.00 | ||||
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Contributions in any area of pharmacy practice research are invited for presentation at the conference either as an oral communication (podium) or a poster presentation. For BPC 2007, abstracts may only be submitted online at www.bpc2007.org. Please note that paper abstracts will not be accepted. |
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Submissions for pharmacy practice research sessions should relate to original, previously unpublished work contributing to the understanding, development or evaluation of pharmacy practice. Research and development in clinical pharmacy and education will also be considered. Submissions are expected to be in one of the following categories; practice research or practice development and audit. Submissions for practice research will be adjudicated on the basis of clearly outlined research methodology and with conclusions that are supported by the described findings. Submissions for practice development and audit will be adjudicated on their relevance and interest to the international audience attending BPC and on the completeness of the work. The Adjudicating Panel will make the final decision on the category in which the abstract is accepted and the form of presentation. |
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FORMAT OF ABSTRACT |
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An online submission process is used, you should use the Word template provided. |
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The abstract must contain: |
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a title | |||
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a list of focal points (three or four short sentences as bullets which describe the crux of the abstract). There should be one sentence for the research question or objective, one sentence for the main results and one for the main conclusion. If necessary, a further bullet may be added. | |||
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a brief introduction including a statement of objectives or research question | |||
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a description of the methods used | |||
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the results obtained | |||
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the conclusions | |||
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no more than four references. | |||
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Please note that abstracts that do not
conform to this format will not be accepted.
Those who would welcome advice from an experienced presenter are invited to contact the Secretariat at bpcpractice@rpsgb.org |
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PREPARATION OF ABSTRACT |
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Abstracts must be typed in
11 point Times New Roman font (or equivalent) in a single column and
fit on a single side of A4 (including tables, focal points and
references). Abstracts which do not fit onto a single side will not be
considered. The word count for the abstract should be between 350
words and The word count does not include the title, authors’ details, focal points or references (maximum of four). Tables and references should be typed in 9 point. Any table should be formatted using the Word facility and should not be greater than 8.2cm wide. The table should have no more than 10 rows of data. Figures should be black and white and capable of being reproduced clearly when reduced to 55mm wide. Figures should be supplied with a high resolution image file in a popular format such as TIFF or JPEG. |
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STYLE |
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Abstracts should be in the style of the International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, as follows: |
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Do not underline or use italics, except as required by usual convention | |||
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Do not use rules (lines) on tables except on the top and bottom | |||
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References (maximum of four) should be
cited in the text as superscript numbers. At the end of the text, number and list the references in the order in which they occur with surname(s) and initials, title of the article, abbreviated name of the journal, year, volume number and first and last page numbers. |
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An example of an abstract in the approved style can be found on the website at www.bpc2007.org. |
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ONLINE ABSTRACT SUBMISSION |
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To submit your abstract online go to www.bpc2007.org and click on 'Call for papers'. On the online abstract submission form provide the following information: |
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name and contact details of the corresponding author and the presenting author | |||
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the category of submission; Practice Research or Practice Development and Audit. | |||
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Authors should specify whether or not they
wish the abstract to be considered for a possible oral communication
(podium) presentation.
Abstracts will only be accepted if submitted online. Abstracts received after the closing date will not be accepted. |
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF ABSTRACT |
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Each submission will be acknowledged to the corresponding author on receipt and assigned a unique abstract number. This number must be quoted in any correspondence. Any enquiries should be made to BPC Practice Secretariat, tel: (+44) (0) 20 7572 2261, fax: (+44) (0) 20 7572 2506, email: bpcpractice@rpsgb.org |
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ACCEPTANCE |
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Abstracts will be reviewed for acceptance
by the adjudicating panel for pharmacy practice research. In mid-May,
the corresponding author will be advised of the outcome, date of
presentation and the format (poster/oral presentation).
The corresponding author is responsible for notifying these details to other authors, including the presenting author. Abstracts, once accepted for publication, cannot be changed (except as identified by the evaluation panel) or withdrawn. Please note: all presenters must register for the conference. A full list of the pharmacy practice research adjudicating panel is available from BPC Practice Secretariat. |
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POSTER DISPLAY |
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Posters should be prepared
in PORTRAIT format. A panel 2 metres high and 1 metre wide will be
made available for each poster. Oversize posters will not be accepted
for display. Posters should Posters will be displayed for the three days of the conference. The presenting author must be present during attended periods, which will be notified. |
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ORAL (PODIUM) PRESENTATIONS |
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Will be made of some selected papers in some subjects. Full instructions will be provided following the acceptance of submissions, but for initial guidance, oral communications will be limited to a presentation time of 15 minutes, followed by a period for discussion. Corresponding authors will be notified if their abstract has been selected for an oral presentation. |
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PUBLICATION |
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All accepted abstracts presented at the conference will be published in a supplement to the International Journal of Pharmacy Practice and will be available at the conference. The published abstracts will appear in the final form accepted by the adjudication panel and for which the author has full responsibility. Abstracts will also be available on the web at www.bpc2007.org |
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| LICENCE TO PUBLISH | ||||
| Copyright of the submitted abstract will remain with the author(s) but in order to publish the abstract the publisher will require all authors of each abstract to grant a licence to publish. Formal written agreement is not required but authors are advised that by submitting an abstract for the BPC the publishers will consider that authors have read the licence and agree to accept its terms should the abstract be accepted for publication. Any enquiries should be directed to the Secretariat. Abstract titles and authors may be posted onto a website at any time after submission of the abstracts. The full abstracts will not be made available in advance of the conference. | ||||
| The closing date for receipt of abstracts is: Friday 16 March 2007 at 17.00 | ||||
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