Call for abstracts

Closing date: 15 September 2010

The call for abstract submissions is now open for:

• Platform presentations: a 12 minute oral presentation of a paper to a seated audience followed by 3 minutes of question time, moderated by a chair.
• Poster presentations: reports summarising information using brief written statements and graphic materials, such as graphs, charts, figures and photographs mounted on a poster board.  Presenters will be assigned a specific time when they will be at their poster for discussion with delegates.
• Poster discussion sessions: each session will be led by a chair with presenting authors having 5 minutes to discuss the key points arising from their work.  Delegates will be able to move around the room to discuss the posters and the chair will invite questions from the floor.

Platform and poster presentations are considered by the International Scientific Committee to be of equal standing and judged by the same standards.  There is more space in the programme for posters than platform presentations.

Submitting an abstract

Each submission must be made electronically via this website.  The online abstract submission system is available via the My Congress button on the congress home page.

The submitting author must be the presenting author.  Correspondence will be with the presenting author.  The presenting author does not have to be the first named author listed on the abstract.  A non-refundable abstract submission fee of €20 per abstract is payable

Download a full copy of the call for abstracts, including submission guidelines.

Abstract mentoring

WCPT's mentoring programme has now closed.  All those that submitted abstracts for mentoring will receive the appropriate feedback in time to make changes and submit their abstract before the 15 September 2010 deadline. 

For further information please visit the abstract mentoring page.

Congress theme and programme tracks

The overall congress theme for 2011 is Moving Physical Therapy Forward.  The programme will be structured around five core programme tracks.  These will be used to draw together different sessions that complement each other.

The call for abstracts is open to any topics that fit at least one of the programme tracks.