Only abstracts of research conducted by Emirates Health Services (Employees), or in collaboration with EHS’s employees (with EHS as affiliation is presented) will be accepted.

Abstract submission is open till February 14th, 2025, 18:00 GMT+4

Guidelines

Submission Body:

  • Submissions to be within a maximum of 5000 characters
  • Each Author first names, and last names are mandatory
  • Each Author affiliations are mandatory
  • Acknowledgements including working group to be listed under acknowledgement
  • Declaration of  any conflict of interest
  • Abstracts can be revised and edited until the submission deadline. After the deadline, the AlKuwait Hospital (Dubai) Research Week Abstract Review Committee will not accept any further modifications.
  • Abstracts should be submitted without references.

Proofreading:

Ensure that your abstract is well-structured and free from spelling and grammatical errors before submission. Carefully proofread your abstract for spelling, grammatical, and scientific errors before submission. Accepted abstracts will be published exactly as submitted.

Table and figures:

  • Each abstract may include a maximum of two visual elements in total, such as 1 graph and 1 table, 2 graphs, or 2 images. Multi-panel figures are permitted.
  • Abstracts containing tables must limit each table to a maximum of 12 columns and 20 rows. Tables converted into images are acceptable, provided they are of sufficient quality to ensure readability. Note that data in images cannot be modified once the abstract is accepted.
  • Each table, figure, or image must be referenced within the main abstract

Resolution of Images:

  • A minimum resolution of 300 DPI (dots per inch) is required for standard figures.
  • Detailed images, such as line drawings or graphs, should have a resolution of 600 DPI or higher.
  • The preferred file formats are JPEG, TIFF, PNG, or PDF
  • A white or transparent background is recommended to emphasize the data.

Categories of submission:

The researcher should choose one of following two options for submission

1. Publication + poster display (the abstract not should have been published before by any means)

2. Poster display only (either new or published previously)

Categories of abstracts:

1. Basic Science that is clinically relevant

2. Clinical research (Interventional/Observational)

  • Topics to be covered : (medical (with all specialties), surgical (with all specialties), Pharmacy research with clinical relevance, nursing research with clinical relevance, and medical quality)
  • Note: accepted abstracts will be published as a supplement in a PubMed-indexed journal

Publication ethics:

  • Each abstract should obtain and fulfill the local Research ethic committee requirements and approval/s
  • The abstract must not contain any material that is libelous, defamatory, or otherwise unlawful. It should not include content that violates privacy rights or infringes on proprietary or copyright rights.
  • The abstract must not disclose patient identities. If there is any chance a patient could be identified, written informed consent must be obtained from the patient for inclusion in the abstract.
  • If the work includes previously published material or content owned by a third party, the author has secured the rights to use it in accordance with applicable laws or obtained a transferable license from the copyright holder.
  • Explicit consent to submit has been obtained from all co-authors and the relevant authorities.
  • Authors bear full responsibility for the entire content of their work.
  • Once an abstract is accepted, it cannot be withdrawn or submitted to another journal or conference. If this condition is violated, the author will be blocked from any future submissions to any activities organized by AL Kuwait Hospital (Dubai), and the misconduct will be reported to the other conference or journal where the withdrawn abstract was resubmitted.