Symposium Submissions
Deadline for Submissions: Thursday 1 November 2018 before 11:59 pm EST
A Symposium is designed to be a focused session in which speakers present on a common public health theme, issue or question.
Symposiums are 90 minutes in length and are moderated by the session chair identified in the application. A good moderator is essential to the success of the session and therefore, the session chair should have experience moderating symposiums, understand the subject matter and be able to guide the session to ensure a connection between presenters and delegates.
Submissions should be designed to offer conference delegates the opportunity to interact with presenters and to gain clear ideas on how they can use the information learned in the session in their day-to-day research and public health setting.
Submissions that identify new opportunities for collaboration and new directions for future public health activities are encouraged and preference will be given to timely topics that will favor highly interactive discussions.
Conflict of Interest
We support the Canadian Medical Association's Policy on Guidelines for Physicians in Interactions with Industry. A conflict of interest may exist if a presenter is affiliated with, or has financial interest in a commercial organization that may have a direct or indirect interest in the subject matter of his/her topic presentation. This policy is not intended to prevent a presentation and the information you disclose will not influence the review of your abstract.
As the conference is accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC), all sessions must include three learning objectives that meet their guidelines. Review the recommendations on how to draft RCPSC-approved learning objectives.
Submission Guidelines
Submissions must meet the following criteria:
- Submissions must be completed using the template provided and be submitted electronically.
- The template CANNOT be changed to include additional sections.
- Submissions must not exceed two pages.
- A maximum of two (2) symposiums may be submitted as the presenting author.
Submissions that do not adhere to these criteria will not be accepted for peer review.
Online Submission
During the online submission process, you will be prompted to:
Create a Public Health 2019 account. The account must be created in the name of a Presenting Author on the submission. Accounts from Public Health 2018 or CPHA memberships are not transferred and a new account for Public Health 2019 is required.
- Submit a short and precise title that will capture a reader's attention.
- Select your preferred method of presentation. Final presentation format(s) will be determined upon acceptance.
- In order of priority, select a minimum of one (1) up to a maximum of three (3) keywords that best relate to the content of your submission. You may enter one (1) alternate keyword.
- The submitting author certifies that all co-authors /co-presenters agree to the submission.
Symposium applications MUST be submitted using the template.
Symposium Acceptance
- Final decisions regarding acceptance will be made by the Scientific Review Committee and Submitters will be notified of the selection on or before Monday 1 December 2018.
- All speakers who present must be registered for at least one day of the conference by the close of early bird registration in order to be included in the conference program. Exhibitor and sponsor passes CANNOT be used by presenters.
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