Call for Submission of Research Proposals/ Ideas to the “Clinical Track”
Dear Colleagues,
I am delighted to invite you to submit your research proposal/idea for the 8th Surgical Research and Innovation Ideas Symposium to be held from 30 November to 1 December 2018. This is a research ideas workshop for Surgeons, Anesthesiologists, Perioperative Nurses and Allied Health Professionals, organized by HMC’s Surgery Department and Medical Research Center.
Please submit your research proposal/idea as a PowerPoint presentation before the deadline at midnight on Saturday, 3 November 2018. Due to logistical and quality control reasons, we will only accept the first 30 research proposals/ideas.
- Prepare your research proposals/ideas carefully; once you have submitted your research proposal, no modifications whatsoever will be allowed.
- Submit your research ideas/proposals at your earliest convenience; proposals received after the above deadline, or once the limit of 30 submitted proposals has been reached (whichever happens first), will not be accepted.
Your PowerPoint presentation must be a maximum of 9 slides (excluding references). A Presentation Template can be downloaded from the link below. The presentation time will be 5 minutes, plus another 6 to 8 minute for Q&As.
Slides must include:
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Title & Short Introduction (explaining how your idea is innovative) (2 slides)
- Aim & Objectives (1 slide)
- Materials & Methods (up to 3 slides)
- Statistical Analysis (1 slide)
- Expected Clinical Outcomes (1 slides)
- Timeframe & Ethical Considerations (1 slide), and
- References (1 slide).
I encourage Heads of Surgical and Anesthesia Sections to motivate their staff to submit their proposals as soon as possible. The best proposals will be granted valuable monetary prizes.
Download Clincal Track Template >>
IMPORTANT DATES:
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Proposal/idea submission deadline:Saturday 3 November, 2018
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Acceptance notification for selected proposal/idea: Sunday 11 November, 2018
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Clinical track presentations at the Symposium:30 November (Friday) to 1 December (Saturday), 2018
Dr. Abdulla Al Ansari
A/CMO - HMC
