Awards
ESCP Poster Award and Oral Communication Award 2009
The ESCP will present an award for the best poster and the best oral communication
presented during the Symposium. Everyone is invited to submit abstracts for consideration.
Criteria for Award Winners
The jury will review the submitted abstracts according to the selection criteria for award
winners. These criteria are applicable for both the ESCP Poster Award and Oral Communication Award. They are:
- Originality and aim: valid innovative work is valued over more routine methods; new
findings are valued over a confirmation of old findings, unless controversial. The aim of the work should be clear. - Design of a study or service: the study or service should be described in sufficient detail to allow understanding of its purpose and general structure; the objectives and methods
should be clearly defined. - Results: results or accomplishments should be stated concisely and should relate to the
original aim and objectives. Final results and accomplishments are rated more highly than
interim reports. - Conclusions: conclusions should address the aim and objectives and should follow
logically from the results; the utility of the data and their potential role in the management of patients should be emphasised. - Value to clinical pharmacy: a subject is of practical significance if it stimulates discussion
among clinical pharmacists. The poster or oral communication can describe a novel
approach or technique in practice or develop the role of the clinical pharmacist in the care of patients.
The deadline for submission of abstracts has been extended to 20 July 2009, Midnight CET.
Abstracts submitted after the deadline will not be accepted.
