Call For Abstracts_WORLD CONGRESS

XXV WORLD CONGRESS -Torino, Italy  CALL FOR ABSTRACTS : Submission Portal NOW OPEN.  Deadline EXTENDED TO May 15, 2019

World Congress: September 18-20, 2019

• No Abstracts without final data will be accepted.
• Only one candidate will receive Fellowship per abstract. (Subject to acceptance)
• Content of the abstract cannot have been previously published.

You can present as a member or a non-member.  If you wish to gain Fellow Status you must be a member and upon presentation and acceptance of your abstract at the World Congress, you will attain Fellow status.

Abstracts Types Accepted:

• Original Study-eligible for fellowship
• Case Series – Series of 3 or more related/interesting cases-eligible for fellowship
• Review of Previously Published Work -Members only/Not eligible for fellowship
• Interesting case report for discussion-must be unique case/Not eligible for fellowship
• Difficult case report for review-Not eligible for fellowship

We will not have poster presentations.

Failure to register for the program by May 15, 2019, will cause your abstract to be withdrawn. (You will be refunded if your abstract is not accepted)

Authors Formatting: (please underline the presenting author)

CK Piper, LMSW^1,2, L Legocki, PhD³, B Reed, MD³, M Moravek, MD⁴, K Lavin, BA², K Wade, PhD², K Musolf, MD³, HK Haefner, MD⁴ .

¹Center for Vulvar Diseases, ²Department of Social Work, ³Department of Family Medicine, ⁴Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; University of Michigan Health Systems, Ann Arbor,MI, USA.

The abstract should be 250 words or less and contain 4 paragraphs with the following headings:

(1) Objective: stating the hypothesis of the study;

(2) Methods: including the means for problem solving, the subjects (number and relevant characteristics), the intervention studied, and a brief statistical analysis;

(3) Results: including the outcome of the study and statistical significance; and

(4) Conclusions: stating the outcome importance.

Write abstracts in the active voice. Express ideas briefly, clearly, and concisely. -Use only standard abbreviations.  Spell out all abbreviations in full preceding their first usage in the text. -For drugs, devices, or patented procedures, state the generic or common name, followed in parentheses by the trade name (optional), city, and country of manufacture. Abstracts are not necessary for editorials, commentaries, correspondence, home study courses, opinion pieces, book reviews, and abstracts from meetings.

Presentation times are strictly limited so candidates should not spend too much time on introductory material unless it is highly technical. Oral and poster presentations are considered of equal importance and the final format will be determined by the Scientific Program Committee.

The ISSVD is dedicated to improving communication about vulvar diseases. The use of ISSVD-approved terminology, therefore, is critical to the understanding of a candidate’s topic.

Candidates should review the pertinent current literature on his or her subject, as abstracts with incorrect terminology will not be accepted.

CURRENT ISSVD TERMINOLOGY AND CLASSIFICATION OF VULVAR DISEASES*

VULVAR SQUAMOUS INTRAEPITHELIAL LESIONS – Last updated January 23, 2016

PERSISTENT VULVAR PAIN AND VULVODYNIA – Last updated January 23, 2016

CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS – updated January 23, 2016

PATHOLOGICAL SUBSETS – Last updated January 23, 2016

Manuscripts may be submitted directly to the Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease following the World Congress via their submission website: http://www.editorialmanager.com/jlgtd/default.aspx

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