Call for Papers

Abstract submission opens July 25, 2011 at 12.01 AM GMT.

Please follow these instructions in order to submit a paper:

  1. Use the abstract submission interface to provide the main information on your paper. You will be required to create a user account and password. Your username/password which must later be used to access the system during the following steps, so be careful to remember it.
  2. Once an abstract has been submitted, you can access the submitted abstract, upload the file of from your complete paper and/or register for the congress.
  3. Please follow the Submission Guidelines below
  4. The deadine for submitting an abstract is November 30th, 2011 at 11.59 PM GMT.

Author Guidelines

Abstracts Submission Guidelines
Each submission must be made electronically via the WCPT Africa website. The submitting author must be the presenting author. Correspondence will be with the presenting author. The presenting author does not have to be the first named author listed on the abstract. The on-line submission form will provide restricted space for data entry to limit the word count. To assist you in preparing your submission an indication of the maximum word count for each section is provided
 

Submissions should include the following:
(a) Title of abstract [maximum 20 words]

(b) Names and titles of presenter and co-authors

(c) Contact details of authors to include:
i. Full name, organisation/institution, city and country for all authors, as you would wish it to appear in the completed programme
ii. E-mail, work telephone, fax number, mailing address for presenting author

(d) Fit with Congress programme track(s) and topic areas

(e) The completed abstract [maximum 500 words]. Abstracts will be included in the Congress proceedings and must be structured using the following headings:

 
Research Report
Special Interest
PurposeWhat was the major reason for doing the study? Any secondary objectives?PurposeWhat was the major reason for developing the new or adapted programme / method / theory / resource? Any secondary objectives?
RelevanceHow does this study relate to the physical therapy practice / management / education / policy and the evidence base?RelevanceHow does this study relate to the physical therapy practice / management / education / policy and the evidence base?
Participants/SubjectsDescribe the number and relevant characteristics of the participants and how they were selected.DescriptionWhat methods, materials and principles did the project involve, and how have these been developed and used?
MethodsWhat methodological approach was used for the study and the methods used for data collection?EvaluationHow has the programme been evaluated? What have been the responses to the programme method and theory when it has been put to use?
AnalysisDescribe the type of qualitative / quantitative data analysis used to assist you in interpreting your data.ConclusionsWhat can be concluded from the development and evaluation? What are the suggestions for future work?
ResultsBriefly summarise the main findings derived from your analysis.ImplicationsFor physical therapy practice / management / education / policy
ConclusionsWhat can be concluded from the analysis of your data? What are the suggestions for future work?KeywordsUse up to 3 words to describe your work which are supplementary to the programme track and topic.
ImplicationsFor physical therapy practice / management / education / policyFunding Source Acknowledgement Please acknowledge all funding sources that supported your work. If the work was unfunded please state this
KeywordsUse up to 3 words to describe your work which are supplementary to the programme track and topic.  
Funding Source Acknowledgement Please acknowledge all funding sources that supported your work. If the work was unfunded please state this  
 

(f) Ethics approval: In accordance with the advances in research governance we require evidence that ethics approval was given. Please name the ethics committee that approved your work, where appropriate. If ethics approval was not required, or if you do not have an ethics system in your country, please state this. [20 words]

(g) Brief biography of presenting author (for Platform Presentations and those interested in taking part in a Poster Discussion session only) [200 words]

(h) Professional Resource Material, including computer based programs, materials and audio visual resource presentations, should be submitted in the special interest category. There will be no display area provided for professional resource material and they must be presented as special interest posters or platform presentations.

(i) Computer based programs: Demonstrations of computer software including multimedia designed and used by the presenter(s) for any of the following purposes are welcomed:
• Research data analysis
• Records
• Management (e.g. billing, scheduling and generating reports)
• Controlling therapeutic equipment (e.g. virtual reality)
• Instructing patients, students or staff for educational testing

Programs must be original designs, not simply modifications of programs developed by others. The presenter must have been a significant contributor in the development of the program. For Platform presentations presenters will be expected to bring a laptop computer with the software loaded and this will be connected to a projector for display on a large screen. Screen shots should be used in Poster displays

(j) Materials: Presenters wishing to discuss equipment, devices and graphic or printed matter should integrate images / photographs / diagrams of these into a PowerPoint presentation for Platform presentation or a Poster display. The following types of materials may be presented:
• Small pieces of equipment, such as therapeutic equipment, supportive and adapted devices and clinical measurement instruments.
• Models, graphic material and booklets, used for students or patients.
• Special forms, for recording patient information or management data

(k) Audio Visual Resource Presentations: Audio Visual programmes must have been designed and produced by the presenter. A variety of possible formats include video tapes, motion pictures, synchronised slides, sound programmes and sets of slides or transparencies with accompanying instructions for their use. It is expected that the presenters should be able to integrate these into a PowerPoint presentation or use Windows media files for a Platform presentation or use screen shots in a Poster Display. The author(s) of the abstract must have been a significant contributor to the development of the presentation material. Both instructional material, for teaching patients, carers, students or clinical staff, and public relations material, for promoting public awareness and understanding of physical therapy are welcomed.

(l) It is expected that any resources or materials will have been designed/developed by the author(s) and MUST NOT currently be for sale commercially by the author(s) or another vendor.

(m) If a poster presentation was requested indication of interest in participating in a poster discussion session.

(n) Indication if an alternative category of presentation if offered would be acceptable e.g. if submitted for a research report a special interest report presentation would be acceptable.

(o) Indication if an alternative presentation format would be acceptable e.g. submitted for a platform presentation but offered a poster.

(p) Information concerning any presentations or publications of the work made prior to Congress [maximum 50 words]

 
Good luck!!!
Adapted from WCPT (2006) WCPT Congress 2007 Call for Abstracts
World Confederation for Physical Therapy.
With permission from WCPT
  
 

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