Abstracts
Call for abstracts
Abstract submission - opens in November 2020
Abstract Submission Deadline
Main Congress Topics
Innovating rehabilitation: building bridges between research, technology, and practice?
Submitting Abstracts
- Authors are invited to submit abstracts on any of the given themes.
- All abstracts will be reviewed by the members of the Scientific committee.
- Accepted abstracts will be published in the congress programme with abstracts distributed also to all congress participants
- Each presenting author may submit up to 2 (two) abstracts
- Abstracts will appear in print and online as submitted. Please ensure you check your text and data carefully before submitting the abstract, as changes or additions will not be accepted after the abstract submission closes. Please note that the Scientific Committee is unable to take any responsibility for any errors in grammar, spelling, or scientific findings.
Presentation Formats
The Scientific Committee will ultimately decide whether a submitted paper will be selected for an oral or a poster presentation. A considerable part of the invited talks will be selected based on scientific merit of submitted abstracts. Please make sure to indicate the preferred presentation type on the abstract submission web site.
While the names of five authors may be included on the title of the abstract, only one author will be allowed to give the oral presentation.
Method of Submission
- All abstracts must be submitted only via the online form that is accessible after to create the new user account with your e-mail address and password.
- Authors will be notified about the delivery of their abstract by e-mail immediately. In case you will not receive confirmation within 24 hours, please check your spam folder and in case of no confirmation e-mail, please contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
- Authors will have access to their abstracts until the deadline and will have possibility to edit already submitted abstracts or submit another one.
- All correspondence concerning the abstract will be sent to submitting author’s e-mail address.
Abstract Submission Instructions
- Abstracts can be submitted on topics listed above.
- Abstracts and papers have to be written in English.
- Submitted abstracts must be original. Abstracts previously published or presented at an international scientific meeting cannot be submitted.
- Fill in the submitting author's name and e-mail address properly - these contact details will serve for further correspondence with the author(s).
Abstract Layout
- The length of the abstracts should not be more than 2000 characters/1 page
- Title: Make the title of the abstract brief, clearly indicating the nature of the investigation. Use a capital letter for the first letter in the title only (DO NOT capitalize each word)- limited to 20 words in UPPER CASE.
- Names of the authors: Submit the full given name(s) and the family name. Do not include degrees or professional titles.
- Original studies should have uniform structure (Background, Materials and Methods, Results and Conclusion)
- Example of formatting:
- Background: Type the headings Background, Materials and Methods, Results, and Conclusions in bold.
- Materials and Methods: Do not write the headings on separate lines. Start the text of the paragraph immediately after the colon (“:”) without pressing the “Enter” key.
- Results: Example text. Example text.
- Conclusion: Example text.
- References: maximum of three references (presenting author, co-authors, journal, year)
Conflict of Interest
The submitting author of an abstract is requested to declare any potential conflicts of interest for all authors during abstract submission. Examples of potential conflicts of interest include employment, consultancies, stockownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding.
Contact
If you have any questions regarding abstract submission, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Instructions for Poster Preparation
Posters must be brought to the Conference by the presenting author and should not be mailed in advance. The required dimensions are 95 cm (width) by 140 cm – 180 cm (height). At the top of poster, please provide the title of the paper, names of the authors and their affiliations, all in bold lettering of about 2.5 to 3 cm size. Artwork and lettering should be large and clear enough so that the poster is readable from 1.5 m.
We are delighted to advise that anyone with an accepted poster may also prepare a Poster in PDF format which can be displayed digitally in the congress web site.
Poster Viewing
Participants will view posters during coffee and lunch breaks. Presenters are encouraging to be at their posters during coffee breaks and lunches, but this is not mandatory.
Internet Access
There is a wireless internet network (CD_GUEST) if you wish to use your own notebook.