ALPM 2025 Submissions

Full Guidelines

The member-led workshops offer you an opportunity to share your expertise and ideas with colleagues from across Canada.

Presenters must give the workshop in-person.

· A maximum of two presenters is permitted per workshop. Presenters must be physicians and at least one must be a member of the CSPM. If both presenters are palliative care physicians, both must be members of the CSPM.

· Presenters cannot be added or changed after submission.

· Completed and submitted conflict of interest (COI) forms are MANDATORY for all presenters (including your co-presenter, if applicable) for your application to be considered complete. Incomplete applications will not be considered by the workshop review committee. It is the duty of the primary presenter to ensure that your co-presenter has completed their COI form by the submission deadline.

· Member-submitted workshops must be 60 minutes long.

· Workshops must be interactive, so that participants can talk, think, learn, try, and interact (as opposed to a lecture followed by Q&A).

· At least 25% of the workshop must be interactive, ideally, 50%. The more interactive the better.

· Workshops should be highly relevant to physicians in clinical practice. The selection committee will assess submissions based on the following criteria:

· Relevant to clinical practice in advanced level palliative medicine
· Original
· Evidence-based
· Interactive

· Experience leading workshops is ideal, but not required.

· The primary presenter and co-presenter (if applicable) are entitled to complimentary registration on the day of the workshop and reduced registration to attend the full conference.

Full Guidelines

CSPM’s Member Showcase offers opportunities for members to give short, 10-minute oral presentations of scientific, and non-scientific projects, so conference delegates can hear inspiring snapshots of work currently being done in Canada. The length of the oral presentations will depend upon the number of proposals accepted and will include a 5-minute Q&A for each.

The Primary/Presenting author must register for the conference and be available to give the presentation live (vs. pre-recorded). There is no remuneration for presenting. The cost of registration, travel, and accommodation is the responsibility of the presenter.

Authors are invited to submit scientific and non-scientific projects showcasing work. The work can be in the development, implementation, piloting, or dissemination phase, and shows clear potential to impact the discipline. Topics may include, but are not limited to, one of the following broad areas:

· Teaching & Education

· Quality Improvement

· Direct Clinical Care

· Pediatric Palliative Care

· Clinical Service Delivery

· Leadership

· Physician Wellness

· Equity Diversity Inclusion in Palliative Care

Proposals should adhere to the following guidelines:

· No more than 10 authors

· The Primary/Presenting author must be a Physician, Medical Resident, or Medical Student

· A maximum total of three (3) submissions will be accepted by any one primary/presenting author

· 300-word maximum (Excluding Title, Authors and References)

· Refrain from using abbreviations - if needed, they should be defined upon first appearance

· No tables or figures

· Any actual or potential conflict of interest should be disclosed in the appropriate field (this information counts to the 300-word maximum)

SCIENTIFIC proposals must include:

· Introduction: Two succinct learning objectives

· Methods: A detailed description of the study

· Results/Impact

· Discussion/Application

NON - SCIENTIFIC proposals must include:

· Introduction: Two succinct learning objectives

· Description: A detailed description of the project or activity

· Results/Impact

· Discussion/Application

Full Guidelines

Presenters must give the presentation live (vs. pre-recorded).

Presenters must be physicians and at least one must be a member of the CSPM. If both presenters are palliative care physicians, both must be members of the CSPM.

Presenters cannot be added or changed after submission.

Complex case presentations should fit within the Canadian context and encourage lively discussion among participants. Submissions will be assessed based on the following criteria:

• Relevant to clinical practice in advanced level palliative medicine
• Interactive
• Practical

Presentations should adhere to the following guidelines:

o No more than 2 presenters
o 30 minutes long (including 10 min Q&A)
o At least 25% of the presentation must be interactive.