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Things You Need to Know
To
register for the Congress, please complete the Congress
Registration Form and mail it with a check or money order payable to: Asia-Pacific
Council of Optometry. Payment must be made in U.S. dollars.
Credit card is also accepted. Send the registration form and
fees to:
Office of Secretary-General
Asia-Pacific
Council of Optometry
1440 Taft Avenue
Manila
1000
PHILIPPINES
The Luxury Holidays will handle the hotel accommodations and tours. Information is enclosed along with hotel reservation forms These are sent to the Luxury Holidays as noted on the enclosed forms. Mail the forms to:
The Luxury Holidays
42, First Floor, Regal Building (East)
Connaught Circus
New Delhi 110 001
INDIA
Attn: Mr. Amitava Mukherjee
Email:amitava@theluxuryholidays.com
Remember to complete and return the registration and hotel forms...and remember they go to two separate addresses. Deadline is 15 September, 2007. General questions can be addressed to:
Dr. Antonio Joson
Email: afj@eastern.com.ph
Telephone:
+63-2-524-3807
Fax:
+63-2-302-5241
The organizing committee cordially invites scientists and clinicians to submit abstracts for oral presentation on the following topics: current research, clinical case studies and procedures.
Abstracts must be submitted in English and typed on the official abstract form. The length of the abstract should be a maximum of about 300 words. A computer-generated Times New Roman 12 point font is recommended. The abstract should contain summarized descriptions of the following: 1. Purpose; 2. Methods; 3. Results; 4. Conclusions.
For
those who wish to submit by email, please send the completed abstract
form to:
Dr. Carly Lam, APOC Papers Chair
School of Optometry
The
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hung
Hom, Hong Kong SAR
CHINA
Email:carly.lam@polyu.edu.hk
Abstract
Submission Form can be downloaded from here.
Submission deadline for abstracts is 21 June 2007
GUIDELINES
- Scientific Papers
Statement of Problem: (The research question, the issue being investigated, relevance to prior studies)
Methods: (How you went about investigating the research question or issue)
Results: (Summary of the data collected)
Discussion: (Importance/limitations of the results)
Presenting Signs and Symptoms: (Case history)
Objective Measurements: (Clinical measurements taken)
Assessment: (Clinical impression gained from the signs/symptoms and clinical measurements)
Case Management Plan: (Steps taken to solve the clinical problem)
Discussion: (Importance/limitations of what the case tells you)
GUIDELINES
- Clinical Procedures
Statement of Problem: (The clinical problem that the procedure is directed to solve)
Method: (How the procedure is performed)
Results: (Your success in applying this procedure)
Discussion: (Importance/limitations of the procedure)
A
small portion of programme will include Case Reports and Clinical
Procedures.
Dr. Carly Lam (Chairperson)
Prof. George Woo
Dr. Marion Edwards
