ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

Abstracts are invited for possible inclusion in the programme as either oral or poster presentations. Abstracts of studies which have been published in a peer reviewed journal will not be considered. The accepted abstracts, both oral and poster presentations, will be published as a supplement of the journal Archives of Diseases in Childhood (Fetal and Neonatal edition).

Please note if your abstract cannot be accepted for an oral presentation, it will automatically be considered for a poster.

Authors MUST indicate which of the four Societies (BAPM, BMFMS, NNS, NNA) they would like to review their abstract. This should be the Society of which they are a member or which most closely relates to their subject matter. Please note that membership of one of the participating societies is not necessary for abstract submission.

Authors should indicate a classification type for their abstract. The classifications are scientific, clinical trial, cohort, secondary analysis, case report, audit, evidence based practice or other.

Authors should also indicate their category of interest: Nursing, Neonatal, Fetal Medicine, Maternal Medicine, Labour and Delivery and Pregnancy Outcome. Abstracts should contain new clinical, epidemiological or scientific data. This will usually incorporate data from clinical trials or scientific experiments. The results of audit and case presentations will be considered only if they provide interesting new data.

Abstracts for presentation in the Nursing sessions should be within one or more of the following areas: clinical research, educational issues and evidence based practice. It is essential that the content is relevant to neonatal nursing and of interest to both relatively inexperienced nurses and advanced practitioners.

PRIZES
There will be a Young Investigator Award from the Neonatal Society and a Draeger Scholarship Award from the Neonatal Nurses Association. In addition, prizes will be awarded to medical trainees, nurses or non-clinical staff for the best oral and best poster presentations in the various free sessions on the two conference days.

SUBMITTING ABSTRACTS
Authors are encouraged to submit abstracts ON-LINE by clicking here. Follow the on-screen directions to register your personal details with the abstract submission system (this must be done before submitting your abstract). Upon successful registration of your personal details, you will be sent, via email, abstract submission instructions and the official conference abstract template. Once you have completed the template you will need to log back into the site to submit your abstract. It is important to follow the instructions and to ONLY USE the supplied template. Failure to use this template may result in your abstract not being considered for inclusion in the conference.

REGISTRATION FEES FOR ACCEPTED ABSTRACT PRESENTERS
All accepted abstract presenters must register and pay to attend the conference. However, they will be eligible to book at the early bird registration rates. This will apply even after the early bird deadline date, Thursday 28th February 2008.

DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF ABSTRACTS

Friday 25th January 2008