The following awards will be granted at the conference:
Poster Exhibition Awards
Sponsored by the International Association for Hospice & Palliative Care.
Prizes:
- 1st prize: $300 USD
- 2nd prize: $200 USD
- 3rd prize: $100 USD
Best Poster: Nursing
Sponsored by the IJPN.
Prize: One-year free subscription to the International Journal of Palliative Nursing.
Best Poster: Africa
Sponsored by Foundation for Hospices in Sub Saharan Africa.
Prize: $300 USD.
The deadline for abstract submission is 15 June 2013, with winners announced in December 2013. All first authors who participate will be issued an e-certificate. Awards will be decided by an independent panel selected from the planning committee.
Poster categories include:
- case report/series
- communication
- education
- ethics
- nursing
- organisations, programmes, initiatives
- paediatrics
- physical therapy
- research (including ongoing studies)
- social work
- spiritual care
- symptom management
- training.
Winners from 2012 can be viewed online.
More details about the awards and how to submit an abstract can be found on the Palliative Care Network website.
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