DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS:  APRIL 5, 2008

Presentations of accepted submissions will take place during  the SOR Research Day,  at the Sheraton Centre, Toronto, Ontario.

A general call for posters to be  presented at the FMF (November 27-29) is posted separately.

SUBMISSION FORMAT REQUIREMENTS
Abstracts must follow these formats to be eligible for review: 

1. Type the entire title in upper-and lowercase letters, the complete name (last name preceding first name or initials) of the first author, the institutional affiliation, city, province, or state, followed by the names of additional authors. Omit degrees, titles, and institutional appointments of co-authors.  Underline the name of the person(s) presenting the paper.
   
2. Abstracts will not be edited.  Before submitting your abstract, check carefully to make sure it contains no spelling or typographical errors.
   
3. Skip one line between the title of the abstract and author information and the body of the abstract.  The abstract should be aligned with the left margin.
   
4. The abstract should not contain charts, graphics, references, or credits.
   
5. When writing your abstract, it is suggested that you follow the format described in ‘guidelines for articles’ at the Canadian Family Physician journal Webpage at http://www.cfpc.ca/cfp/authors/guidelines.asp
   
6. The word count is 175 for all abstracts (except qualitative, quantitative and survey research abstracts, for which the word count is 300).

GENERAL RULES

1. Research previously published at international meetings is not acceptable.
2. All paper and poster presenters must be registered for Research Day and pay the registration fee.
3. The Selection Committee reserves the right to decide the presentation format of your submission.
4. Abstracts may be submitted in English or French.