ABSTRACT PRESENTATIONS

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 23:59 PT TUESDAY 3 NOVEMBER

CCTN27 is seeking the latest and most relevant work that examines the current landscape of commercial tobacco and nicotine use. Priority will be given to recently completed work that presents new findings, timely evidence or a meaningful advancement in tobacco and nicotine cessation knowledge or practice.

Proposals may be submitted in either English or French, however simultaneous interpretation will not be provided and French accepted presenters must be comfortable presenting in English.

PRESENTATION FORMATS

ORAL PRESENTATION

Oral presentations will share a common topic or complementary theme and a maximum of four abstracts will be grouped together into a 60-minute session. Individual presentation time is 12 minutes with a 3-minute Q&A period.

LIGHTNING TALK

A Lightning Talk is a focused presentation that emphasizes the outcome of completed work. Presenters will have 5 minutes to speak to a maximum of three slides, focused on the key insights from the abstract. Abstracts assigned a lightning talk will be grouped with other abstracts with a common topic or theme.

RESEARCH

TEMPLATE

POLICY PROGRAM

TEMPLATE

REVIEW CRITERIA

The following criteria will be used by reviewers to evaluate each research submission:

Innovation and relevance – Does the research address a gap in existing public health knowledge?

Objectives – Are the objectives clearly stated and do they specify what the research aims to achieve?

Methods – Are the methods clearly described and appropriate to the study’s purpose?

Analysis and results– Is the data analysis well described and suitable? Do the results address the stated objectives?

Conclusions – Are the conclusions justified and logically supported by the results and analyses?

Impact – Does the study provide clear evidence of its potential or actual public health impact?

Overall quality and clarity – Is the abstract well written and coherent?

GUIDELINES

Submissions must meet the following criteria; otherwise they will not be accepted for peer review:

Submissions MUST be completed using one of the templates provided above and be submitted electronically.

The templates CANNOT be changed to include additional sections. The templates must be submitted as a Word document.

Abstracts must not exceed 300 words, excluding the title and section headings.

A presenting author may submit a maximum of two (2) submissions.

Data, other research, and sessions presented at other conferences can be submitted.

The submitting author certifies that all co-authors and/or co-presenters agree to the submission.

ACCEPTANCE

Submitters will be notified of the outcome by Friday 11 December.

All speakers who present must be registered for at least one day of the conference by Tuesday 2 March in order to be included in the program.

No financial assistance is available for registration, travel, or accommodation fees.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 23:59 PT TUESDAY 3 NOVEMBER

SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT

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