NEW CALL FOR COVID-19 RELATED ABSTRACTS - DEADLINE JUNE 10, 2020   

The Scientific Committee decided to open a new call dedicated only to COVID-19 related topics.

Authors may submit abstracts related to the following COVID-19 topics:

Epidemiological aspects
National policies
COVID-19 in NHs and other institutions
Clinical, Biological and Imaging characteristics
Prevention and vaccines
Treatment strategies and medications
Non-COVID geriatric patients during the COVID -19 pandemic

   

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION - EXTENDED DEADLINE JUNE 10, 2020

The Scientific Committee welcomes the submission of abstracts of original contributions to the Congress.
Abstracts will be reviewed by the Scientific Committee and may be selected for either oral or poster presentation.
Abstracts should be submitted in English.
Please note that abstracts must be submitted through the official online abstract submission system.

All the accepted abstract will be published in a supplement issue of European Geriatric Medicine.

ABSTRACT TOPICS

Authors may submit abstracts related to the following topics:

GERIATRIC CARE

Acute hospital care
Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
Ethics and end-of-life care
Geriatric emergency medicine
Geriatric rehabilitation
Gerodontology
Gero-oncology
Long-term care
Old age psychiatry
Perioperative care
Pharmacology
Vaccines

GERIATRIC SYNDROMES AND DISEASES

Cardiovascular medicine
Cognition and dementia
Delirium
Diabetes
Falls and fractures
Frailty and resilience
Multimorbidity
Nutrition
Sarcopenia
Urinary incontinence

MISCELLANEOUS

Ageing biology
Education and training
Gerotechnology

  

BEST ABSTRACTS AWARDS

One of the EuGMS' aims is to encourage and help early career practitioners to further their knowledge and the society bestows four Best Abstracts Awards:
two for the best Oral Presentation and two for the best Poster Presentations.
Each winner of the award will receive a prize of €500.

ABSTRACT GUIDELINES

Abstracts must be submitted through the official online abstract submission system.
Any Abstract can be modified by clicking on the link in the confirmation email.
No faxed or e-mailed abstract will be accepted.
Detailed information for oral or poster presentation (time allotment, date, hour) will be sent by e-mail to the registered presenting Author.
At least one Author of accepted abstracts is required to register and pay the registration fee to ensure the rights for the presentation. EuGMS is unable to support any participation cost related to submitted abstract, including but not limited to registration, travel and accommodation.

Abstract format - authors and affiliation:
- Organization should be abbreviated, with capitalization as in title.
- The submitting author must be inserted again in the list of authors if necessary.
- The submitting author is responsible also for the correct use of initials and surnames of their co-authors.
- Affiliations: all authors should have an affiliation, at least with a basic entry including the country.

Abstract format - text:
- The abstract should not exceed 250 words.
- The structure of the abstracts should include an introduction, methods, results and key conclusions.
- The title of the abstract should be printed in initial capital letters followed by lower case.
- Abbreviations should be defined by being placed in parentheses immediately after the full word or phrase has been typed for the first time.
- No graphs, figures, tables or unusual symbols can be included.
- Place citations to references in square brackets, eg [1].
- If there are references after the abstract, there should also be citations to the refs in the abstract, and vice versa.
- Decimal punctuation is with a decimal point (in English), not with comma.
- Generic (nonproprietary) names should be used for drugs and substances.

PLEASE NOTE:

For any questions regarding abstract submission please contact:
eugms.abstracts@aristea.com