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Contributions in any area of pharmacy practice research are invited for presentation at the Conference either as an Oral Communication (Podium) or a Poster presentation.

Submissions for Pharmacy Practice Research Sessions should relate to original, previously unpublished work contributing to the understanding, development or evaluation of pharmacy practice. Research and development in Clinical Pharmacy and Education will also be considered. Submissions are expected to be in one of the following categories; Practice Research or Practice Development and Audit.

Submissions for Practice Research will be adjudicated on the basis of clearly outlining the research methodology used and with conclusions that are supported by the described findings. Submissions for Practice Development and Audit will be adjudicated on their relevance and interest to the international audience attending the BPC and on the completeness of the work.

The Adjudicating Panel will make the final decision on the category in which the abstract is accepted and the form of presentation.

The abstract must contain:

Abstracts must be typed in 11-point Times New Roman font (or equivalent) in a single column and fit on a single side of A4 (including tables, focal points and references). Abstracts which do not fit onto a single side will not be considered.

The word count for the abstract should be between 350 words and 550 words (or maximum of 350 words if a table or a figure is included). The word count does not include the title, authors’ details, focal points or references (maximum of four).

Tables and References should be typed in 9 point. Any table should be formatted using the Word facility and should not be greater than 8.2 cm wide. The table should have no more than 10 rows of data.

Figures should be black and white and capable of being reproduced clearly when reduced to 55mm wide. Figures should be supplied with a high resolution image file in a popular format such as TIFF or JPEG.

References (maximum of four) should be cited in the text as superscript numbers. At the end of the text, number and list the references in the order in which they occur with surname(s) and initials, title of the article, abbreviated name of the journal, year, volume number and first and last page numbers. An example of an abstract in the approved style can be found on the website at www.bpc2008.org.

To submit your abstract online go to www.bpc2008.org and click on ‘Call for Papers’.

On the online abstract submission form provide the following information:

Abstracts will be reviewed for acceptance by the Adjudicating Panel for Pharmacy Practice Research. In mid May the Corresponding Author will be advised of the outcome, date of presentation and the format (poster/ oral presentation).

The Corresponding Author is responsible for notifying these details to other authors, including the Presenting Author. Abstracts, once accepted for publication, can not be changed (except as identified by the Evaluation panel) or withdrawn.

All presenters must register for the Conference.

A full list of the BPC Practice Research Panel is available from BPC Practice Secretariat

Posters should be prepared in PORTRAIT format. A panel 2 metre high and 1 metre wide will be made available for each poster. Oversize posters will not be accepted for display. Posters should be self explanatory as presenters need only be available at specific times to answer questions. Lettering should be legible at 2m, (minimum height of characters 8mm, minimum line thickness 0.7mm.).

Posters will be displayed for the three days of the Conference. The Presenting Author must be present during attended periods, which will be notified.

Copyright of the submitted abstract will remain with the author(s) but in order to publish the abstract the publisher will require all authors of each abstract to grant a Licence to Publish. Formal written agreement is not required but authors are advised that by submitting an abstract for the BPC the publishers will consider that authors have read the Licence and agree to accept its terms should the abstract be accepted for publication.

Any enquiries should be directed to the Secretariat. Abstract titles and authors may be posted on to a website at any time after submission of the abstracts. The full abstracts will not be made available in advance of the Conference.