Instructions for Abstracts

General Instructions:
Abstracts submitted to the CAP-ACP 2012 meeting must meet certain criteria and be submitted in proper form for acceptance. Failure to follow this criteria and format may result in rejection of abstract.

Please note that your submitted abstract, if accepted, will be published in the Canadian Journal of Pathology and we encourage you to submit your full manuscript for consideration.

General Criteria:
Abstracts must be clear, concise and have good grammatical form. No advertising or company logos may be used. The data may not have been previously published in a copyrighted journal or peer reviewed publication. Technical information pertaining to the observations and conclusions cannot be withheld for proprietary reasons. Information in your abstract should include: (a) Objective of the study, (b) Method(s) where pertinent, (c) Data and results obtained, (d) Conclusions. It is not satisfactory to state “The results will be discussed”. Results should be expressed in SI units. For additional details, refer to “Information for Authors” in Clin. Chem. 28, 1-4 (1982).

Format:
The abstract must be using the website submission form (www.canadianpathology.com/cap.php). Failure to submit an electronic version will result in rejection.
The abstract should follow the structured format used in the illustrated example. It must be typed in MS-Word using a Times New Roman 10 point or similar font. The abstract must fit a width of 14 cm (5.5 inches) and a length of 10 cm or (4 inches). Using 10 point and a 8.5”x11” page, set the margins for Top 1”, Bottom 6”, Left 1.5”, Right 1.5”. The entire text of the abstract, including title, name of authors, institutions, city province or state, and postal code must be contained within these limits.
Use short specific titles. Avoid superfluous words. Use capital letters for the title. Underline the name and initials of the presenter. The abstract may be written in English or French; either language may also be used for the presentation.

Residents:
In order to receive the discounted registration fee, Residents are required to provide a letter from their Program Chair certifying that they are a Resident to the CAP-ACP Conference Office at:
CAP-ACP Conference Office
E-mail: cap@eventsmgt.com
Fax: 866-303-0626
Post: 4 Cataraqui Street, Suite 310, Kingston, ON, K7K 1Z7

Awards:
- If you are a Resident and wish to be considered for the Donald W. Penner Awards, please indicate in the appropriate box.
- If you would like your paper or poster to be considered for the Canadian Chairs of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Award in Experimental Pathology, please indicate in the appropriate box.
- If you are a Resident and wish to be considered for a CAP-ACP Hematological Pathology Award please indicate in the appropriate box.
- If you are a Resident and wish to be considered for a Dr. Donald Rix Award for Resident Travel please indicate in the appropriate box.
- If you are a Resident or Cytotechnologist presenting a poster or paper in the field of cytopathology, and wish to be considered for a Hugh Curry Award please indicate in the appropriate box.
- If you are a Resident presenting a poster or paper in Nephropathology or Transplant Pathology, and wish to be considered for the Andrew Herzenberg Award please indicate in the appropriate box.

Resident and Graduate Student Travel Award
Resident and Graduate Student Travel Award - up to $300 - may be provided by the Canadian Association of Pathologists for travel expenses not covered by the resident's program travel funds. The exact amount depends on available funds and number of applicants. Preference is given to residents who are members of the Association. Applications for the Resident and Graduate Student Award are submitted to the Secretary-Treasurer after the annual meeting. Only applications with complete information including original receipts as well as a letter from the Program Director will be processed. For more information please see link: http://www.cap-acp.org/awards.cfm?awardID=22

DEADLINE: Abstracts must be received by February 29, 2012.

Information:
CAP-ACP Conference Office
Tel: 613-531-9210 / Fax: 866-303-0626 / cap@eventsmgt.com

Registration:
The presenter’s registration form and fee for registration must be received no later than April 30, 2012 to qualify for presentation. Authors will be notified of acceptance or rejection via email by March 31, 2012.

SAMPLE ABSTRACT

PRIMARY NON HODGKIN’S LYMPHOMA OF THE UTERINE CORPUS SIMULATING UTERINE SARCOMA.
A. Saxena¹, R.B. Murray². ¹Department of Pathology, Royal University Hospital, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; ²Laboratory Medicine, Saskatoon City Hospital, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Primary non Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) of the uterine corpus is rare, although disseminated disease may well involve the pelvic organs secondarily. The case of primary NHL of uterus in a 53 year old asthmatic woman with menometrorrhagia is reported. Initial curettage showed …