Dear Colleagues and Friends,

The World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies (WFPICCS) will soon reach its next major milestone, our 7th World Congress on Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care (PICC 2014).

Based on the success of and comments from our previous world congresses, we are determined to organize an innovative collaborative program at an exciting location bridging two continents. PICC 2014 will be at the crossroads to the future of pediatric intensive and critical care. We will touch down in Istanbul, Turkey, known for its enchanting blend of Eastern and Western culture. Istanbul is a vibrant, modern city with a unique identity; its rich history coexists alongside its youthful enthusiasm.

The program differs from our previous congresses. Our vision is to work and learn as a team. Sessions with the latest interactive technologies will give you, as a delegate, more opportunity to share your experience and increase your knowledge and competencies. We will have many sessions in a multidisciplinary format, similar to our daily clinical work where we often work together as physicians, nurses, allied healthcare professionals, children and parents.

By bringing you together in Istanbul as the global pediatric intensive and critical care community, we hope to stimulate colleagues around the world and make an impact on the care of our critically ill and injured children and their families.

We not only welcome you, but also invite you, to share your pioneering ideas, research and knowledge. PICC 2014 will be different, original, creative and above all fun.

We look forward to meeting you personally,

Tolga F. Köroğlu and Jos M. Latour
PICC 2014 Congress Chairs

Submission Info

Please follow the instructions listed in this website:

• Abstracts may be submitted for oral or poster presentations.
• Abstracts must be submitted via the website only. Abstracts submitted by fax will not be accepted.
• In order to submit your abstract, please click on the button above.  If you have not yet registered or submitted an abstract with PICC 2014, click 'Ask for an account'. You will be redirected to the PICC 2014 account registration page.
• Presenting authors must be registered participants. Only abstracts of authors who have paid their registration fees by the Early Registration Deadline will be scheduled for presentation and included for publication.
• Submission of an abstract acknowledges your acceptance for the abstract to be published in all printed material of the Meeting.
• Abstracts must be submitted in English.
• Conflicts of Interest / Disclosure: Work submitted for presentation must include an acknowledgement of funding sources of commercial nature and/or consulting or holding of significant equity in a company that could be affected by the results of the study.
• All studies of human subjects must contain a statement within the Methods section of your abstract indicating approval of the study by the Institutional Review Board (or institutional review body) that subjects have signed written informed consent, or that the Institutional Review Board waived the need for informed consent. All animal studies must contain a statement within the Methods section of your abstract confirming approval by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee and that the care and handling of the animals were in accord with National Institutes of Health guidelines or other internationally recognized guideline for ethical animal treatment. 

ABSTRACT PREPARATION

Before you begin, please prepare the following information:

• Presenting author's contact details
• Email address
• Full postal address
• Daytime and evening phone number
• Author and co-authors' details
• Full first and family name(s).
• Authors’ names must be in upper and lower case (J.J.C. Smith).
• Affiliation details: department, institution / hospital, city, state (if relevant), country
• Abstract title - limited to 20 words in UPPER CASE
• Abstract text – limited to 250 words, including acknowledgements.
  (Please Note: word count is affected when graphs/tables/images are included)
  We recommend using word-processing software (for example, Word) for editing your abstract and counting the number of words.
• Abstracts should clearly state:
• Background and aims
• Methods
• Results
• Conclusions
• Use only standard abbreviations. Place special or unusual abbreviations in parentheses after the full word appears the first time.
• Use generic names of drugs. Express numbers as numerals.
• Abstract Topics - Abstracts must be allocated to a specific category and topic area for the Scientific Program. You will need to select the category and topic most suited to your abstract.
• Tables – A maximum of 3 tables of up to 10 rows x 10 columns can be included per abstract.
• Graphs and images – It is important to note that each image included in the abstract is worth 30 words. A maximum of 3 images can be included per abstract.  The maximum file size of each graph/image is 500 KB. The maximum pixel size of the graph/image is 600(w) x 800(h) pixel. You may upload graphs and images in JPEG format only.
  Please note that these may be resized to fit in the final printed material.
• Draft abstracts – The submission form at the link below allows you to store your abstract as a draft in order to make changes. Please note that abstracts must be SUBMITTED before the deadline in order to be sent to review for inclusion in the Scientific Program.

RULES FOR SUBMISSION

The presenting author is expected to attend the congress and present the poster or oral presentation. The presenting author is required to ensure that all co-authors are aware of the content of the abstract before submission. 

Before submitting the abstract, the Abstract Submitter will be required to confirm the following:

1.       I confirm that I previewed this abstract and that all information is correct. I accept that the content of this abstract cannot be modified or corrected after final submission and I am aware that it will be published exactly as submitted.

2.       Submission of the abstract constitutes my consent to publication (e.g. congress website, programs, other promotions, etc.)

3.       The Abstract Submitter warrants and represents that he/she is the sole owner or has the rights of all the information and content ("Content") provided to the International Conference on Nutrition & Growth and Kenes International (Hereafter: “The Organizers"). The publication of the abstract does not infringe any third party rights including, but not limited to, intellectual property rights. The Abstract Submitter grants the Organizers a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable nonexclusive license to use, reproduce, publish, translate, distribute, and display the Content.

4.       The Organizers reserve the right to remove from any publication an abstract which does not comply with the above.

5.       I herewith confirm that the contact details saved in this system are those of the corresponding author, who will be notified about the status of the abstract. The corresponding author is responsible for informing the other authors about the status of the abstract. 

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