Abstracts & Workshop Submissions

Deadline:
Acceptances will be sent out on August 12, 2024

Submit to CSCIRA 2024 Conference Abstracts
Deadlines
Workshops: July 15, 2024
Posters: July 15, 2024
Completion of Abstract Judging: August 12, 2024

Submission Criteria

Abstracts submitted to the Conference must meet approved standards for scientific quality and consistency, and they must be submitted correctly. They will be evaluated by peer review by one or more reviewers with expertise on the abstract topic. Failure to comply with the submission guidelines will result in abstract rejection.

There is no limit on the number of abstracts registrants may submit. However, multiple abstracts must differ sufficiently to warrant separate presentations. Submission of multiple abstracts with similar content may result in the rejection of one or more of the abstracts.

Posters Dates & Deadlines

Deadline June 7. Criteria is the same for submission.

POSTER PRESENTATION DETAILS:

  • Set up Time: Poster should be set up by 0900 on November 22
  • Take Down Time: Poster to be taken down after 1500
  • Poster Walk: Lunch and Break (Please be at your poster during this time when attendees will visit posters and discuss with authors)
  • Poster Size: Maximum size: 3’11” x 3’11”

REPLACEMENT PRESENTER:
If you are not the person who will make this poster presentation onsite at the conference please let us know ASAP – we will adjust our records and future communications will be sent to the replacement presenter.

Automatic Rejection Criteria

Criteria Specification

Abstracts will be automatically rejected if they do not meet the following criteria:
Title Sentence structure
Author Format as described below
Word length 250 words
Structured format
  1. Background/Objectives
  2. Methods/Overview
  3. Results
  4. Conclusions

Abstract Submission Process

  • As per Scholastica.

Applicable Fee/Payment

  • Fee to submit is US$50 and is non-refundable and not dependant on approval of your submission or attendance at the conference.
  • DO NOT DELETE A SUBMITTED ABSTRACT IF YOU NEED TO MAKE CHANGES (you will be charged an additional non-refundable fee to re-submit). To request an opportunity to revise your submission please forward your confirmation email, with your request to revise, to info@cscira.ca.
  • The abstract submission does not register you for the meeting. Separate registration fees apply. All presenters must register for the meeting in order to attend the conference. Conference registration will be posted on the website at www.cscira.ca.

Themes

We welcome abstract related to the following themes:

  • Commonalities in difference between MS and SCI rehab
  • Innovations in rehab strategies
  • Novel Translation Project MS to SIC and SCI to MS
  • Prognostication – recovery, gait, falls
  • Adjustment
  • Self-Management
  • Transitions Care
  • Rehabilitation and Exercise Protocols
  • Community Integration
  • Other

Priority for invited oral presentations and awards will be given to abstracts and workshops linked to the conference theme. However, abstracts regarding topics outside of the conference themes are welcome; Abstracts should be submitted in one of the following categories:

  1. Knowledge Generation: This category is for original research including innovative discovery, emerging evidence, therapies and outcome measures.
  2. Clinical/Best Practice Implementation: This category is for integrative and multidisciplinary approaches to healthcare delivery, descriptions of practice equity/ gaps, work highlighting effective practice or best practice implementation.
  3. Health Services, Economics and Policy Change: Submissions related to raising social awareness, developing health services, conducting economic analyses, and advocating for policy change.
  4. Technology Innovation: Submissions related to new technological developments, validation, AI or deep learning.

Submission Format

Any student submissions should indicate the first author is a student in order to be award eligible. Awards for Undergraduate students, graduate students and fellows will be presented. Student awardees will be asked to provide their student card as evidence of registration. Additionally, you will be asked to select a Medical Subject Heading (MeSH) that best represents your abstract.

Outline

  • Abstract Title:
      • bold and lower-cased with the exception of the first word, proper nouns, and the first word after a colon.
      • Avoid abbreviations and acronyms in titles where feasible.
      • Character restriction of 255.
      • No symbols may be used in the title
  • Author Bylines:
      • Author names in this order and separated by comma, First name Middle name/initial Last name, for example: Beverley Catharine Craven or Beverley C. Craven
      • Indicate affiliation(s) with numeral(s) following last name.
      • No degrees after names
  • Affiliations:
      • Should correspond with author order sequentially Corresponding superscript number (eg. 1,2,3,4,5) precedes the author affiliation.
      • Affiliation consists of Institution, Location (city, state/provincial abbreviation, country abbreviation) i.e. Dept of Medicine Toronto Rehab – University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, CA
  • Body of abstract:
    • Limit main body to 250 words. Do not include tables, or graphs.
    • Headings are included in the character count
    • Funding, Conflict of Interest and key words do not apply towards the character restriction.
    • Content is structured by subheading with a colon
    • Each section is treated as a paragraph with no indents.
    • Subheads may include but are not limited to:
      • Background
      • Objective
      • Design/Methods
      • Participants
      • Results/Findings
      • Conclusion
      • Funding: (optional)
      • Conflict of Interest: (optional)
      • Keywords: 3 keywords, capitalized (sentence case)

 

Sample Abstract:

A Sample Abstract for the Purpose of Correct Submission Must Look Like This

Anna L. Smith1, Robert G. Davis2 1Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada 2Laboratory Medicine, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, AB, Canada

Background/Objectives.

Previous research with structured abstracts has taken place in mainly medical contexts. This research indicated that such abstracts are more informative, more readable, and more appreciated by readers than are traditional abstracts.

Objectives.

The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that structured abstracts might also be appropriate for a particular psychology journal.

Methods/Overview.

24 traditional abstracts from the Journal of Educational Psychology were re-written in a structured form. Measures of word length, information content and readability were made for both sets of abstracts, and 48 authors rated their clarity.

Results.

The structured abstracts were significantly longer than the original ones, but they were also significantly more informative and readable, and judged significantly clearer by these academic authors.

Conclusions.

These findings support the notion that structured abstracts could be profitably introduced into many journals.

Awards

Awards will be made in the following four categories:

  1. Patient Care
  2. Education
  3. Research
  4. Students
  5. People’s Choice

Registration

Authors will be notified of acceptance or rejection via email.  All accepted posters must register for the conference to present their work. 

Click here for a helpful paper which offers tips and guidelines on how to write a successful abstract: