Call for Abstracts
Abstract submission is NOW OPEN, CLICK HERE to submit.
(Final date for submission or amendments to current submissions is Monday 2nd July 2012.)
All submitted abstracts will automatically be considered for a poster and oral presentation. Your abstract will be assigned a presentation type as part of the judging process. Those who wish to opt out of being considered for an oral presentation can do so during submission.
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Infection Prevention 2012 abstract submission criteria
Abstract Themes
Abstracts on all aspects of infection prevention and control are invited. However, research and service improvement reports in the following areas are particularly welcomed:
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Antimicrobial prescribing and stewardship
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Behaviour change
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Cleaning / Disinfection / Sterilisation
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Communicable disease prevention
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Education of healthcare staff and the public
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Epidemiology and surveillance of HCAI
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Infection prevention in acute and specialist settings
- Infection prevention in community settings
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Outbreak investigation and management
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Patient experience
Projects that were aimed towards improving service and seek to share best practice in a scientific forum should be submitted as 'service improvement' abstracts, whereas hypothesis-driven research, outbreak reports and surveillance studies should be submitted as 'research/outbreak/surveillance' abstracts.
The following headings should be used when preparing your abstract
Research / Outbreak / Surveillance
- Introduction
- Methods
- Results and Discussion
Service Improvement
- Improvement Issue and Context
- Methods and Measurement
- Evidence of Improvement
- Future Steps
Terms and Conditions of Submission
Format of Abstracts
- Authors should summarise their work in no more than 2500 characters (including spaces) using Arial 11pt.
- Title must be no more than 70 characters
- Please indicate your preference for poster or oral presentation.
- Use subheadings as indicated below and in the poster templates provided
- Abstracts should not include diagrams or references
- Organism names should be presented using italics - first use should be genus name in full e.g. Mycobacterium tuberculosis and any subsequent use should be upper case initial followed by a full stop eg. M. tuberculosis
- All places, organisations and people must be anonymised in the submitted abstract text.
- It is your responsibility to ensure accurate grammar and spelling of the abstract. Poor grammar or spelling may mean that the abstract is rejected. Accepted abstracts may be published unedited, including any errors from the submitted version.
- Authors and presenters are expected to adhere to best practice in presenting their work, ensuring that presentations are free from commercial bias and based on evidence accepted by our peers. In addition you are asked to be sensitive to equality and diversity issues avoiding offensive language or terminology.
Declaration of Interest
The Infection Prevention Society must ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in its educational activities. Therefore, all authors of abstracts are expected to declare, at the time of submission, any potential conflict of interest relevant to the presentation being given. If you are unsure as to what constitutes a potential conflict of interest relevant to the abstract contact Fitwise Management Limited Email: stacy.martin@fitwise.co.uk.
You can find out more about preparing for your IPS presentation here:
| Oral Paper Submission | Poster Submission |
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