SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT HERE
IMPORTANT DATES AND DEADLINES
- Call for abstracts invitation: October 2024
- Abstract submission opens: 1 October 2024
- Abstract submission deadline: 9 December 2024, 17:00 Pacific Standard Time (PST)
- Abstract selection and final programme by Scientific Committee: mid-January 2025
- Abstract status We aim to notify delegates by the end of January 2025.
At most FOUR abstracts per cohort will be accepted (resulting in a maximum of FOUR persons per cohort). Purely methodological abstracts (which might use example data from a cohort) will not count toward the cohort maximum. At most TWO methodological abstracts can be submitted by one person. Note: there is no longer a maximum limit of submissions per cohort.
Abstracts presented at a previous conference are ineligible for submission to the IWHOD Workshop. Any abstract accepted FOR CROI as a Late Breaker must be withdrawn from IWHOD. Please make sure to let the secretariat (secretariat@iwhod.org) know of any abstract accepted by CROI as soon as notified.
Early-Career Investigator Award (EIA) Eligibility
The applicant must be the designated presenter of the submitted abstract. The award is limited to supporting early-career investigators with less than 10 years research experience who meet any of the following criteria:
• An undergraduate or postgraduate student, or
• Within 5 years of completing a postgraduate degree, or
• Within 5 years of completing a clinical or research fellowship.
Scholarship Applicant Eligibility
The applicant must reside in and present data from a low or middle income country according to the World Bank criteria.
Please contact secretariat@iwhod.org if you have further queries
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION RULES
- Your abstract must be submitted via the web-link you will find on the top of this page once abstract submission is open. First, you will be asked to register with the system and create a user name and a password which you will need to log on the online submission page. Please then carefully follow the instructions on that page.
- Your abstract body must fit into the space provided on the abstract submission form and must not exceed 500 words combined across the four headings (Background, Methods, Results, Conclusion).
- A maximum of one display item (figure, graphic or table) is allowed - these must be accompanied by a TITLE. The display item must be LEGIBLE on the form. Colour images are permitted.
- Please note that the abstract submission system will support a maximum of 15 authors for one abstract.
- Please use Person-first language in abstracts, using the following recommended terminology. To learn more about the People First Charter, please visit peoplefirstcharter.org.
COHORT PROFILE
NEW: Authors will be asked to enter a contact person for their cohort profile upon submission of their abstract. The Scientific Secretariat will contact the cohort representatives to please submit a new profile or approve an existing cohort profile.:
- If your cohort is submitting multiple abstracts, please agree on a single contact person who will provide/approve the cohort description. The information requested from the cohorts is as follows: the full cohort name, cohort acronym, principal investigator, contact details, brief cohort description (max 100 words), link to study website.
- When submitting purely methodological abstracts, you may select “methodology” in the appropriate field on the online submission page and enter N/A in the cohort description fields so you are able to complete your submission.
Please contact the secretariat@iwhod.org if you have any further queries.