• 2022 International Congress Late-Breaking Abstract Submission

  • SUBMISSION DEADLINE: JULY 1, 2022

     

    Late-Breaking Abstracts will be considered for the 2022 International Congress if they fulfill the following criteria:

    o   The topic must be of critical importance to the clinical/scientific community and/or the public.

    o   The abstract must be report data that became available for public dissemination only after the deadline of the regular abstract submission (March 15, 2022), and has not been previously published or presented.

    o   The study and results reported should be novel (not simply an extension of previously published work) or be definitive of confirming or refuting other critically important work.

    o   The following categories are typically suited to the main poster sessions and will not be considered for Late-Breaking Abstracts: case reports, qualitative surveys, reviews of existing treatments, practice reviews, rating scale validation, small confirmatory studies, small scale epidemiology studies, research proposals.

    o   The Late-Breaking Abstract program is not designed to favor investigators who inadvertently missed the deadline for regular abstract submission.

  • Notice:

    The Late-Breaking Abstract strictly adheres to the criteria noted, and many high-quality abstracts are rejected on the basis of not meeting these criteria as outlined.  Historically, MDS only accepts an average of 25-30% of Late-Breaking Abstract submissions annually.

    The following types of studies are NOT appropriate for the Late-Breaking Abstract program and will not be considered for acceptance: 

    -          case reports or small series of cases

    -          replication studies

    -          descriptions of study designs or plans with no presentation of data

    -          extensions of previously reported studies

    -          qualitative surveys

    -          reviews of existing treatments

    -          practice reviews

    -          rating scale validation

    -          research proposals

    The Late-Breaking Abstract submission process is not intended for regular abstract submissions that inadvertently missed the 2022 deadline, and does not accept encore submissions.

     

  • Late-Breaking Abstract Submission Instructions:

    - The deadline to submit a Late-Breaking Abstract is July 1, 2022 (11:59 pm CST). Deadline extension requests will not be granted. Acceptance notifications will be sent via e-mail to the submitting author by August 1, 2022.

    - MDS Members and non-members are eligible to submit abstracts.

    - All eligible submissions must meet the criteria noted in this form.

    - All abstract submissions must be written and presented in English. Please be mindful to write out acronyms and avoid using special characters and/or symbols when submitting your abstract.

    - There is no fee to submit an abstract. All abstract presenters are required to register for the International Congress and pay applicable registration fees.

    - Eligible submissions cannot have been previously published or presented.

     

    MDS only accepts original work. By submitting your abstract, you affirm that your abstract is your own, either individually or of a group. Should plagiarism be detected, the abstract will be rejected.

    For any questions or concerns, please contact the MDS International Secretariat at congress@movementdisorders.org.

  • Abstract Contact Information

    All correspondence regarding this Late-Breaking Abstract will be sent to the email listed below

  • Submission Agreement

  • Please carefully read and acknowledge the following information prior to submitting your Late-Breaking Abstract: 

  • If you are unsure if you have applied for and/or received permission to use a rating scale owned by MDS, please complete your submission and an MDS Staff Member will follow up with you. If you have any questions please use this link for more information on obtaining permission for MDS owned rating scales, or contact info@movementdisorders.org. 

  • Abstract Content

  • All information provided in the 'Abstract Content' section of the submission form will appear on your final submission and abstract publication if accepted. Please be sure to check your entry carefully for spelling and accuracy as it cannot be edited after the form has been submitted to MDS. 

    Please attempt to limit your abstract content to 2,500 characters or less (including spaces). 

  • Additional Authors

    Note: the author listing will appear in the order in which it is entered. 

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