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THE 11TH ASIA PACIFIC CONGRESS OF HYPERTENSION (APCH 2015)

Dear Colleagues and Friends,

On behalf of the Organizing Committee, it is our great pleasure to welcome you to Bali and to the 11th Asia Pacific Congress of Hypertension (APCH) – Hypertension Care: Protecting the Present and Future Generation from Target Organ Damage, on June 4-7, 2015.

The 11th Asia Pacific Congress of Hypertension (APCH 2015) is a biennial event organized by the Asia Pacific Society for Hypertension (APSH) that aims to promote public education, better care and facilitate research and collaboration in the field of hypertension. 

APSH is the official affiliate of the International Society of Hypertension (ISH) for Asia Pacific.  At each APCH gathering, there is a joint symposium with the ISH. This year, the 11th Asia Pacific Congress of Hypertension (APCH) will be in conjunction with 9th Scientific Meeting of the Indonesian Society of Hypertension (InaSH).

The Congress will provide the latest developments in clinical trials and clinical research of hypertension epidemiology and medicine, primarily in the area of target organ damage protection.

Many distinguished hypertension specialists and scientists have joined the faculty and will take part in this congress. Papers will be presented in the form of plenary sessions, symposia and posters. There will be various settings of hypertension workshops, interactive difficult cases discussion, meet the experts and debate session as well. These presentations and studies, originating from Asia Pacific region, assure that the meeting will be a major scientific event.

Delegates will have the possibility to participate in oral or poster abstract presentations and share their research and clinical projects. These abstracts will be published at Journal of Hypertension – Official Journal of International Society of Hypertension (ISH) and European Society of Hypertension (ESH).

The meeting will also provide a unique opportunity by which our industry partners may network with attendees.

We encourage you to participate in this Congress. We are sure that this meeting will offer you an enjoyable scientific program and entertaining social atmosphere. 

Warmest regards,

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Group registrations not allowed

Accompanying persons not allowed

We don’t accept Online Abstracts

Jalan Nusa Dua Bali Indonesia

Submission Info

The 11th APCH 2015 committee invites you to submit your abstracts of original research which are related to the main topic of the congress or the hypertension field. The Scientific Abstract Reviewer Committee will evaluate and select the abstracts based on quality, clarity and relevance on the main topic or hypertension field.

Content of abstract may include portions of an original work which has been submitted or presented elsewhere prior to the 11th APCH 2015. Accepted abstracts will be selected for Oral or Poster Presentations. Abstracts will be published online in the Journal of Hypertension – Official Journal of International Society of Hypertension (ISH) and European Society of Hypertension (ESH) and inserted in the APCH 2015 Program Book

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION & GUIDELINES

General Policies

All abstracts must be prepared according to the correct format and requirements. Submissions will be returned to the author if not in the correct format and should be resubmitted to the committee with the exact format.

Abstracts submission will only be received online through the 11th APCH Website (Registration Menu) at the latest on April 15, 2015.

Faxed or mailed hard-copy abstract or abstract sent on disc/CD will not be accepted.

There will be no limit to the number of abstracts for an author to submit.

The Scientific Abstract Reviewer Committee will evaluate and select all abstracts for Oral, Poster and Moderated Poster presentations.

Notification of abstracts acceptance will be given to the presenting authors via email at the latest on the end of April 2015.

All presenting authors, whose abstracts are accepted, must be paid registrants. Abstracts will not be processed until an abstract registration fee has been received.

Best oral and poster presentation will be announced and rewarded in the congress on June 7, 2015. 

Abstract Format Guidelines

A. Language 

English (Clear with accurate grammar and spelling of a quality suitable for publication)

B. Title 

Abstract titles should be concise and should not contain abbreviations. Please use Title Case and make sure to bold the entire title.

Example: 

Title of Abstract

(Times New Roman, Bold, Size 14, Flush center) 

C. Author

First name (s) or initials of first name (s) followed by family name. Affiliation details of all authors: department; institution/hospital; city; country.

Example:

Presenting Author1, Co-author2, Co-author3

(Times New Roman, Size 12, Flush center, Underline Presenting Author)

1Institution of Author, 2Institution of Author, 3Institution of Author

(Times New Roman, Size 12, Flush center) 

D. Body  

Supported file format is Microsoft Word.

Font: Times New Roman, size: 11 in single line spacing. Except for the first line, the text should be indented from the left margin by 10 mm.

Abstracts must not exceed a 250 word limit. The word limit relates only to the text of the abstract and does not include title, authors and institutions.

The abstract should be concise and present the background, objective, method, result and conclusion.

Main address: Dept of Physiology, Univ of Melbourne, VIC 3010, Melbourne, Australia

Tel: (61 3) 8344 5846

Fax: (61 3) 8344 0189 - 8344 5818

E-mail: treforom (at) unimelb.edu.au , E-mail (2): secretary (at) apsh.org

URL: http://www.apsh.org/