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Best Case Report ContestA. Who can participateInternists up to 35 years of age representing national societies of internal medicine or other institutions who are the official partners of the 4th McMaster International Review Course in Internal Medicine (MIRCIM). Each partner can endorse up to 5 case reports for the contest. Reports are selected by the partner (for instance, through internal qualification). B. Criteria for submission1. Only original case reports previously unpublished and not under consideration for publication elsewhere endorsed by a MIRCIM partner may be submitted. 2. Case reports should describe an original observation concerning diagnosis, treatment or both. They should fit into one of the following categories:
C. StagesStage 1: Submission of case reports1. Case reports should be sent by email to MIRCIM secretariat (secretariat@mircim.eu) with a subject “BCRC 2018”. They should include an abstract, a full text and a poster. See below for detailed instructions. 2. Submissions must be made before March 15, 2018. 3. The submitted case report must be accompanied by the following documents:
Stage 2: Review and selection by the juryFive members of the jury, chosen by the MIRCIM Scientific Committee, will be responsible for:
Authors of the approved submissions will be contacted by March 31, 2018. Authors will be requested to register for MIRCIM by March 31 and eligible for a reduced fee. Please note that the organizers do not cover any expenses incurred on the part of participants. Stage 3: Oral presentationAuthors will present their case reports at the conference Clinical Cases in Internal Medicine: Learning Through Practice, which will take place on May 10, 2018. A single presentation should not exceed 10 minutes, with the number of slides adjusted accordingly, to allow for 5 minutes of experts’ commentary. See below for detailed instructions on oral presentations. All presentations must be sent to MIRCIM secretariat before May 1. After the conference the jury will award the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place through voting. The results will be announced at the award ceremony on May 11 at 12:25 in the ICE Congress Centre. All authors are required to attend the ceremony. The oral presentations will be recorded and published on the MIRCIM website (www.mircim.eu) after the conference. Stage 4: Poster sessionAll accepted case reports will be presented as paper posters on May 11 in the ICE Congress Centre. Posters will be printed and mounted at the expense of the organizers. Authors are requested to present their posters at indicated times on May 11. Members of the jury will select 3 best posters. Posters may be collected by authors on May 12 at the registration desk. D. Jury1. Experts chosen by the MIRCIM Scientific Committee.
E. AwardsAbstracts will be published in the conference proceedings in the Polish Archives of Internal Medicine (www.pamw.pl). Main awards
* The winner has to meet the required criteria for observership. PostersAuthors of the 3 best posters will be awarded a diploma and free attendance at MIRCIM 2019. F. Guidelines on preparing case reports (abstract, full text, poster)Medical jargon should not be used. The number of abbreviations should be limited with preference for those commonly used. Abbreviations should be spelled out the first time they are mentioned, except from those commonly recognized (eg, ECG). Suggested structure of a case report1. Title (short, informative).
Suggested reading on writing case reports:
Abstract (published in the conference proceedings)
1. Structure: see above.
Full-text case report (assessed by jurors to qualify for oral presentation)
1. Structure: see above.
Poster1. Structure: see above.
G. Guidelines on preparing oral presentation
1. Slide format: 4:3 aspect ratio and 1024 × 768 minimum resolution.
The conference Clinical Cases in Internal Medicine: Learning Through Practice is funded per contract 886/P-DUN/2018 by the Minister of Science and Higher Education, dedicated to the dissemination of science.
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