{"id":1948,"date":"2022-12-21T21:34:58","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T21:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icpic.com\/icpic-2023\/?page_id=1948"},"modified":"2023-05-30T06:40:38","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T06:40:38","slug":"call-for-abstracts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.icpic.com\/icpic-2023\/abstracts\/call-for-abstracts\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Abstracts"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1948\" class=\"elementor elementor-1948\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-73bbfde elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"73bbfde\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-950a86f\" data-id=\"950a86f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8e8cfd8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8e8cfd8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3831334\" data-id=\"3831334\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f8cf7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f8cf7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Abstract submissions have now closed!<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08ea875 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08ea875\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-2dab550-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-2dab550-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-2dab550-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-2dab550-word-spacing );\">Submission deadline: Thursday 25 May 2023, 23h59 CET<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Delegates who would like to present their work at the 7<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0ICPIC, either orally or as a poster, are invited to submit an abstract for consideration by the Scientific Committee.<\/li><li>Abstracts are accepted on a wide range of topics in infection prevention and control of antimicrobial resistance (click here to see the topic list). The corresponding topic must be selected to ensure correct scoring of the abstract. The content of the abstract must be topic related<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9750a32 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9750a32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/icpic.com\/icpic-2023\/abstracts\/topics\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-list-ul\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click here to view the topics<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8b12172 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8b12172\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d19cb10\" data-id=\"d19cb10\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e93d75 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet_extra elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7e93d75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/b-com.mci-group.com\/Abstract\/ICPIC2023\/Submission\/Index\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT HERE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c7e7b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c7e7b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-primary ); font-size: 1.6em; letter-spacing: 0.5px; word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-2dab550-word-spacing );\">Please read this information carefully <\/strong><strong style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-primary ); font-size: 1.6em; letter-spacing: 0.5px; word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-2dab550-word-spacing );\">before preparing your abstract<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>A paper should not be submitted to the 7<sup>th<\/sup> ICPIC Conference if it has been already presented internationally or if it has already been published as a full paper.<\/li><li>For standardization, the acceptable length of the abstract is of maximum 2\u2019500 characters. This includes the author\u2019s details, titles and non-visible characters, such as spaces and line breaks.<\/li><li>Abstracts can be saved in \u201cDraft\u201d status to be re-edited and modified until the submission deadline (25 May 2023, 23h59 CET). Therefore, the submitter will be required to create a user account.<\/li><li>Abstracts fulfilling all criteria can be saved in \u201cFinal submission\u201d status. Only abstracts in \u201cFinal submission\u201d status will be regarded as successfully submitted and considered for the conference.<\/li><li>The submitted \/ draft abstracts cannot be edited after the submission deadline (25 May 2023, 23h59 CET)<\/li><li>The abstract should be structured into the following sections:<ul><li>A title which clearly indicates the nature of the investigation<\/li><li>Introduction should contain 1-2 sentences that clearly indicate the scientific question of the study and its clinical (or other) importance<\/li><li>Methods should contain sufficient information to be able to understand the experimental design, the analytical techniques and the statistics used in the study<\/li><li>Results should contain objective data to answer the scientific question(s).<\/li><li>Conclusions should provide only conclusions of the study directly supported by the results, along with implications for clinical practice, avoiding speculation and overgeneralization.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>No figures are allowed in the abstract. Up to 2 tables may be added to the \u201cResults\u201d section.<\/li><li>Conflict of interest: It is the intent of ICPIC to provide high-quality sessions focused on educational content that is free from commercial influence or bias. Thus the submitting author of an abstract is requested to declare any potential conflicts of interest for all authors during abstract submission.<\/li><li>Abbreviations should be indicated in parentheses following their first mention in the text.<\/li><li>Trade names cannot be mentioned in the title. However, trade names in brackets will be accepted in the body of the text.<\/li><li>The submission of an abstract constitutes a formal commitment by the submitting (presenting) author to present the abstract (if accepted) in the form, session and at the time assigned by the Programme Committee. Registration fees will not be waived.<\/li><li>The presenting author of the abstract must be registered at the conference within 14 days of confirmation of abstract acceptance (the author will benefit from early bird registration fee).<\/li><li>Please ensure your abstract does not contain spelling, grammar, or scientific mistakes, as it will be reproduced exactly as submitted. Linguistic accuracy is your responsibility. No proof reading will be done.<\/li><li>No changes can be made to the abstract after the submission deadline.<\/li><\/ul><h3><strong>AFTER THE SUBMISSION<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li>The reviewers will judge the abstracts according to scientific or clinical value, relevance to ICPIC, conclusions confirmed by objective results, objectivity of statements, originality of work and overall impression.<\/li><li>The submitting authors will be notified by mid-July 2023 at the email address provided during submission whether their abstract has been accepted. In addition, the submitting author can check the status of the abstract online by using the B-Com account at any time.<\/li><li>If you need to withdraw your abstract a written statement, reflecting the reasons for this decision must be sent to\u00a0<a style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"mailto:icpic.abs@mci-group.com\">icpic.abs@mci-group.com<\/a>\u00a0not later than 31 July 2023.<\/li><\/ul><h3><strong>PRESENTATION OF ABSTRACTS<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li>Abstracts can be accepted either as poster or oral communication.<\/li><li>If your abstract is accepted as a poster, you will be requested to be available for discussion during the corresponding poster viewing session.<\/li><li>Details on poster format and full presentation guidelines will be included in the notification letter and posted on the conference website<\/li><\/ul><h3><strong>PUBLICATION<\/strong><\/h3><p>Accepted abstracts presented at ICPIC will be published online in Antimicrobial Resistance &amp; Infection Control (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aricjournal.com\">www.aricjournal.com<\/a>), the official ICPIC journal with an impact factor of 6.454.<\/p><p>Accepted abstracts will also be available on the ICPIC website, about one month prior to the conference.<\/p><h3><strong>ICPIC CLIP AWARD SUBMISSION<\/strong><\/h3><p>The primary objective of the Award is to honour the creativity and quality of the best video clips promoting infection control or any measure designed to improve patient safety.<\/p><p><strong>Participation<\/strong>:\u00a0Individuals, groups, or industry may enter up to two video clips of a 2-5 min duration.<\/p><p>Topics should:<\/p><ul><li>relate directly to infection control and antimicrobial resistance<\/li><li>promote and stimulate commitment to infection control and healthcare improvement principles<\/li><\/ul><p>Clips will be evaluated on their originality, fun factor, and usefulness in promoting the topic. They may feature certain devices or products on the market, but are not allowed to be \u201cpromotional\u201d (logo\u2019s or brand name of products may be recognizable but the aim of the clip is promoting infection control, not the product).<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>In order to take part to the ICPIC Clip Award Contest, applicant must submit an abstract under the topic <strong>10b. 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Submission deadline: Thursday 25 May 2023, 23h59 CET Delegates who would like to present their work at the 7th\u00a0ICPIC, either orally or as a poster, are invited to submit an abstract for consideration by the Scientific Committee. 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