Submission guidelines
- Abstracts of 250 words are invited.
- Entries should make explicit reference to how your work contributes to the achievement of the Quality Ambitions and should showcase examples of innovative and creative approaches to drive improved quality outcomes.
- Ensure that your abstract is linked to at least one of the poster categories.
- Complete a Poster Abstract Submission Form.
- You may include up to two diagrams or tables to illustrate your work further.
- Email your completed form to the designated Poster Co-ordinator.
- Your Poster Co-ordinator will review and where appropriate edit your abstract for grammar and plain English before uploading it to the online poster abstract system on your behalf.
- You will receive an email confirmation from the events team confirming receipt of your abstract.
If your abstract is selected
The judges will score all abstracts between 23 April and 2 May. The events company will email all abstract authors soon after to advise whether their abstract has been successful or unsuccessful.
A list of the successful abstracts will be published on the NHSScotland Event website. If you have been successful, you will be required to design a poster based on your abstract. Poster design guidelines are available.
You will be allocated a poster board at the exhibition. Your poster co-ordinator will advise you of the exhibition details nearer to the event.
Some abstracts may be considered for inclusion in the conference programme as part of a session or teams may be asked to provide a brief presentation on their work. Those selected to be presented in a session will be notified at the earliest possible date.
By submitting an abstract, you have given permission for the Scottish Government to publish the information on its website and/or the event website and in other ways considered appropriate. All materials will be credited to the authors.
The successful abstracts will be judged at the event and there will be a winner in each poster category. Winners will be presented with a trophy and a small prize at the event on 22 June 2012.