All accepted abstracts will be published online in Pediatric Research www.pedresearch.org, Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW). November 2011 - Volume 70 - Supplement 5.

INSTRUCTIONS

Please follow the instructions listed in this website step-by-step

• Abstracts may be submitted for oral or poster presentations.
  
• Abstracts must be submitted via the website only. Abstracts submitted by fax will not be accepted.
  
• Presenting authors must be registered participants. Only abstracts of authors who have paid their registration fees by the Early Bird Registration Deadline will be scheduled for presentation and included for publication.
  
• Submission of an abstract acknowledges your acceptance for the abstract to be published in all official Meeting publications.
  
• Abstracts must be original and must not have been published or presented at any other meeting prior to the ESPR 2011 Meeting, with the exception of abstracts presented at the SPR (USA) on condition that these abstracts are not published in a peer reviewed journal as an article.
  
• Abstracts must be submitted in English.
  
• Conflicts of Interest / Disclosure: Work submitted for presentation must include an acknowledgement of funding sources of commercial nature and/or consulting or holding of significant equity in a company that could be affected by the results of the study.
  
• All studies must have been approved by institutional committees on ethics of experimental and human investigations.

ABSTRACT PREPARATION

Before you begin, please prepare the following information:

• Presenting author's contact details
• Email address
• Full postal address
• Daytime and evening phone number
  
• Author and co-authors' details
• Full first and family name(s).
• Authors’ names must be in upper and lower case (J.J.C. Smith).
• Affiliation details: department, institution / hospital, city, state (if relevant), country
  
• Abstract title - limited to 25 words in UPPER CASE
  
• Abstract text – limited to 250 words, including acknowledgements.
  (Please Note: word count is affected when graphs/tables/images are included)
  We recommend using word-processing software (for example, Word) for editing your abstract and counting the number of words.
  
• Abstracts should clearly state:
• Background and aims
• Methods
• Results
• Conclusions
  
• Use only standard abbreviations. Place special or unusual abbreviations in parentheses after the full word appears the first time.
  
• Use generic names of drugs. Express numbers as numerals.
  
• Abstract Categories and Topics - Abstracts must be allocated to a specific category and topic area for the Scientific Program. You will need to select the category and topic most suited to your abstract.
  
• Tables – A maximum of 3 tables of up to 10 rows x 10 columns can be included per abstract.
  
• Graphs and images – It is important to note that each image included in the abstract is worth 30 words. A maximum of 3 images can be included per abstract.  The maximum file size of each graph/image is 500 KB. The maximum pixel size of the graph/image is 600(w) x 800(h) pixel. You may upload graphs and images in JPEG format only.
  Please note that these may be resized to fit in the final printed material.
  
• Draft abstracts – The submission form at the link below allows you to store your abstract as a draft in order to make changes. Please note that abstracts must be SUBMITTED before the deadline in order to be sent to review for inclusion in the Scientific Program.

ABSTRACT SELECTION AND PRESENTATION

All abstracts will be reviewed by the Scientific Programme Committee. Consideration will be given to the author’s preference concerning poster or oral presentation.

Presenting authors were notified via e-mail June 8, 2011 regarding the status of their abstract acceptance.