HAAD Guidelines for Submission of Abstracts

• Authors are invited to submit an abstract for a poster presentation. All abstracts will be evaluated and selected by the Scientific Committee.
• Abstracts should be submitted in English language.
• Abstract title - limited to 20 words in UPPER CASE
• Abstract text - limited to 300 words and must be structured in such a way to include (1) Purpose/Objectives (2) Material/methods (3) Results (4) Conclusion.
• Abstract should be proofread for accuracy before submission.
• Abstracts should be submitted as a MS Word file
• Author and co-authors' details:
    • Full first and family name(s)
    • Affiliation details: department, institution / hospital, city, country.
    • The name and address of the presenting author should be underlined together with his e mail and telephone contact details



• Abstract stating: "data will be discussed in the presentation" will NOT be accepted.
• Use only standard abbreviations. Place special or unusual abbreviations in parentheses after the first occurrence of the full word.
• Use generic names of drugs. Express numbers as numerals.
• Abstracts should be related to the activity scientific theme
• Abstracts should promote interactive learning (Q&A)
• Abstracts should provide evidence of logical processes and / or structure utilized - for example placing problem / issue in context, describing research / study methodology followed, outcome(s) achieved, recommendations and limitation
• Abstracts should avoid any semblance of commercialism; those containing promotions and advertising are prohibited.