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IMPETUS2019: Impetus 2019 Manila, Philippines Manila, Philippines, October 19-20, 2019 |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=impetus2019 |
Abstract registration deadline | August 31, 2019 |
Submission deadline | August 31, 2019 |
The Impetus 2019: Philippine Physical Therapy Association Annual Convention will be organized around the theme “Enabling Filipino PTs to Empower Filipino PT Practice”. All Filipino PTs and future PTs are encouraged to submit an abstract from an original research study in relation to the theme and any of the stipulated scope of PT practice (WCPT, 2017) ie. Direct patient care, public health strategies or advocacies, administration and management, teaching, research and health policy.
Submission Guidelines
General Guidelines:
- Only abstract of completed studies for the past 2 years shall be accepted for review.
- Abstract submission must follow all the content and style requirements set by the scientific committee.
- It is authors of the study must approve the submission of abstract for the conference
- Once approved, presenter must be responsible for securing own funding and arrangements for travel, accommodation or registration for the Convention, and any other cost related to preparing the presentation, and any other cost related to attending the Convention.
- The submitting author must register to attend the Convention on or before September 15, 2019 to be able to present the accepted abstract.
- All abstract submissions will be reviewed by the designated Research Sub-Committee of the Scientific Committee of the Convention.
Content Requirements:
- Word limit: Abstracts will be a maximum of 250 words, including key implications to practice, but not including title / authors / affiliations. Abstracts exceeding this limit will not be reviewed or accepted.
- Title: Abstract titles should be no more than 20 words and written in CAPITAL case. It must be concise and informative for the readers thus abbreviations must be avoided.
- Authors and affiliations: The presenting author must be first on the list. Only one presenting author is allowed per presentation. Please clearly indicate and correctly spell the given name(s) and family name(s) of each author.
- Biography: The presenting author must submit a biographic profile (maximum of 150 words) to be used during introduction of the speakers.
- Abstract content:
- Aim: Objective/s of the research
- Method: Describe the study design, number of participants, recruitment process, data gathering procedures and data analyses process.
- Results: Include the main numerical/textual findings of the study.
- Conclusion: Findings from study that answered research objective/s
- Key Implications to Practice: Theoretical, methodological, or applied/policy implications that will contribute to Filipino PTs’ practice
Style Requirements:
- Language: All abstracts must be in English
- Tables, references and figures: Tables, diagrams, references, graphs and figures are not accepted within or at the end of the abstract.
- Lists: Do not use bullet-pointed or numbered lists within the abstract
- Abbreviations: Do not use abbreviations in the title and abstract. However, standard units of measurement, which do not have full stops after them (e.g. kg, cm) and which do not need to be preceded by the full term at first use, are acceptable.
- Capitals: Use capitals sparingly but capitalize proper nouns and most adjectives derived from proper nouns. Do not capitalize ‘the’ except when it is part of the official title.
Metric abbreviation: Common metric abbreviations are used for most measures but degree and tons should be spelled out in full. Metric abbreviations do not take a plural (e.g. kg or cm, not kgs or cms). Leave a space between numerals and abbreviations, e.g. 10 km, not 10km (the exception is %, which does not have a space before it).
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to impetus2019scientific@gmail.com