Congress
Scientific Papers

Scientific Papers – Schedule

Rules and Regulations

Dear Author, before writing your scientific paper abstract, please carefully read all the information provided by this regulation.

Abstracts that do not comply with the instruction will not be accepted.

• The submission of scientific papers (abstracts) represents the ultimate commitment of author(s) to present the paper(s), if accepted, during the Congress on the date and time to be announced.
• Only those applications of scientific papers (abstracts) made by regularly registered author(s) in the Congress will be accepted.
• Each abstract may contain up to 10 authors, being 1 main author and other co-authors.
• At registration, the author should inform the option of presenting his/her paper in the form of oral presentation, commented poster, and poster, by checking a specific box in the scientific paper registration form.
• It is up to the judging committee appointed for this event to evaluate papers according to specific scientific rules (with autonomy to change the paper presentation option, provided the authors are notified in advance) and categorize them based on these rules.
• Accepted case reports should be automatically presented in the form of posters.
• Abstracts should be directly typed on the Congress webpage, by checking the following option: – Scientific Papers – Submit your Paper.
• Accepted papers will be announced on this website. Authors responsible for the submission will also be notified by e-mail.

Submission Areas

1. Adolescence
2. Breastfeeding
3. Allergy
4. Bioethics
5. Cardiology
6. Dermatology
7. Emergency
8. Endocrinology
9. Genetics
10. Hematology
11. Hepatology
12. Immunizations
13. Clinical Immunology
14. Infectious Diseases
15. Pain Medicine and Palliative Care
16. Nephrology
17. Neonatology
18. Neurology
19. Nutrition
20. Oncology
21. Otorhinolaryngology
22. Others
23. Outpatient Pediatrics
24. Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
25. Pneumology
26. Rheumatology
27. School Healthcare
28. Safety
29. Sleep
30. Nutritional Support
31. Intensive care
32. Toxicology

WRITING OF ABSTRACTS

• Papers must be unpublished and should not have been presented on any other national congress.
• Paper abstracts must be designed according to the type of research and include the following items:
  • Original papers: Introduction; Objective; Method; Results, and Conclusion.
  • Clinical case reports: Introduction; Case description; Discussion, and Conclusion.
• Abstracts should be 300 words long at the most, and they cannot include tables, images, formulae, symbols, special formatting, or characters within the text.
• The application of scientific paper abstracts sent through e-mail, fax, courier, or any other form out of the ones indicated on this website will not be accepted.

GENERAL GUIDELINES TO AUTHORS

• Abstracts containing the name of the institution and/or the authors, both on the title and the text, as well as those mentioning commercial brands and products will not be accepted.
• Content changes on the abstracts/papers after the submission of papers sent for the evaluation of the free theme committee are not allowed.
• The Scientific Committee will evaluate the papers and will select only those in accordance to the rules set for this event.
• Approved papers will be disseminated on the Congress website.
• Authors will receive a notification to check date, venue, and time of their presentation on the website. It will be sent to the e-mail addresses provided by authors at registration.
• All approved papers will receive certificates of presentation at the Congress.

Presentations

• Format: Oral: Oral presentations will be performed on the scheduled day and time, limited to five minutes for presentation and five minutes for discussion and questions, at the discretion of the session coordinator. Presenting authors must be registered in the congress
• Format: Commented posters: Papers selected as commented posters will be displayed in the form of posters and will be presented on days and times specifically set for such purpose. Each exhibitor will have five minutes for his/her presentation, followed by five minutes of debate with the evaluation committee. Presenting authors must be registered in the congress.
• Papers will be displayed in the form of posters and authors must be present on the day and time appointed for presentation, when public visitation will take place. Authors in charge of presenting the paper must be registered in the congress. Certificates will be issued after the papers are presented to the commentators.
  Poster preparation for the modalities: “Commented” and “Simple”:
  • Maximum size: 0.95m width x 1.00m height
  • Presenters must bring proper material for poster fixation
  • After the end of the presentation period, authors will be responsible for removing their material. Organizers will not be responsible for wrongfully removed material.

CONGRESS PROCEEDINGS

• The abstracts of the papers presented during the event will be available on the Pediatrics Society of São Paulo website, under the section – Congress Proceedings