Balanced solutions: Effective implementation of evidence based research

The 7th Interdisciplinary World Congress on Low Back & Pelvic Pain will be held in Los Angeles in the Hyatt Plaza Hotel from 9-12 November 2010.
The overall theme for the 2010 in the Los Angeles congress is to bridge evidence based research and its successful application in clinical

Important dates call for papers

Before February 1 2009
Instructions and on-line submission of abstracts will be available on www.worldcongresslbp.com

Before December 24 2009
Closing date for submission of abstracts

February 20 2010
All applicants will be notified of the outcome of the call for papers reviewing process

June 1 2010
The registration of the presenters with accepted presentations has to be completed

All submissions should be made electronically via www.worldcongresslbp.com

Congress theme
Categories of presentations
Presentation format
Selection criteria
Submission criteria

Congress theme
The overall theme for the 2010 Los Angeles meeting will be: Balanced solutions for low back and pelvic pain: Effective implementation of evidence based research.
Lumbopelvic pain is still the second most common cause of sick leave in the industrialized world. It is a problem for patients as they try to seek clear consistent advice. For practitioners it is a complicated multi-factorial issue, especially when psychosomatic factors are involved and the sheer variety of treatments betrays our lack of precise knowledge in predicting outcomes. The great variation in clinical practice without consistent results would suggest sometimes less than ideal care. Too often the choice of treatment reflects the specific skills of the practitioner rather than the needs of the patient.
The congress promotes empowerment of the patients to participate in their own care and promotes cost effective prevention of treatment. The program will be developed in partnership with appropriate patient, professional and scientific organizations, companies, health care providers, governments and non- governmental organizations in consultation with global and regional stakeholders


Categories of presentations
The Scientific Committee is looking for papers on:

• Anatomy and biomechanics
• Epidemiology: evidence based papers on effective diagnostic and therapy outcome
• Pelvic girdle pain
• Motor control
• Minimally invasive surgery
• Sports medicine
• Exercise and therapeutic interventions
• Manual/Osteopathic/Chiropractic techniques
• Prevention and education

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Presentation format

• Papers must be submitted in English
• Congress language will be English
• A separate submission must be submitted for each proposed presentation
• All papers must be prepared using the congress abstract guidelines to be found in this document and on this website
  
• All papers should reflect at least one of the categories and themes of the congress.
• This theme has to be written explicitly on the top line of the abstract, printed in bold letters.
• Each prospective presenter may submit and present a maximum of two papers. They may be named on other papers as co-author but only as presenting author of two papers.
• Only one presenting author per paper is permitted.
• All presentations must describe original work to which all the authors listed have made a significant contribution.
• Each submission must indicate if the material has been or will be published or presented at another national or international meeting prior to the 7th Interdisciplinary WCLPP congress.
• The author presenting the paper must register before June 1st 2010 and must be available to participate in the program at the time scheduled.
• Scheduling of all presentations will be determined by the Program Committee to ensure best fit within the overall congress program.
• All papers will be reviewed by three blinded reviewers. Papers will be peer reviewed using specific criteria developed for each of the indicated categories.
• PowerPoint presentations will be available in all congress rooms and will be the primary resource available for platform presentations.
• Accepted papers will be included in the Congress proceedings, available at the time of the congress.
• All decisions of the Scientific and Program Committee will be final.
• In keeping with the congress foundation policy, honorarium, fee or payment of expenses will not be provided for presenters.

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Presentation format

• Platform presentations in plenary sessions
  A platform presentation is a 15 minute oral presentation of a paper followed by a panel discussion at the end of a session, moderated by a chair
• Platform presentations parallel sessions
  On Thursday afternoon and Friday morning there will be parallel sessions with platform presentations in order to accommodate those accepted papers that won’t fit into the main program. A parallel platform presentation is a 10 minute oral presentation of a paper followed by a panel discussion at the end of a session, moderated by a chair.
• Poster presentations
  Posters are reports summarizing information using brief written statements and graphic materials, such as graphs, charts, figures and photographs mounted on a poster board, the dimensions of which will be given in a letter of acceptance. Posters will be on display during exhibition hours, which means throughout the congress.
• Workshop presentations: Only on invitation
  

Selection criteria
The following selection criteria will be used to review papers:

• Papers must be written clearly and concisely in proper English
• Relevant to the congress themes
• Title clearly describing the paper
• A clear purpose is stated
• Context within current evidence based guidewires
• Method/approach applied, appropriate to aims of the study
• Evaluation/analyses and results appropriately applied and interpreted
• Strength and weaknesses of work highlighted
• Relevance and implications clearly expressed
• Suggestions for further work made
• Of interest to an internationally diverse audience

Submission criteria

Clearly describe and use the following headers for your abstract:

• Category of presentation (anatomy/biomechanics or motor control or….)
• Title of the abstract
• Names and titles of presenter
• Contact details of presenter to include full name, organization / institution,city, country, address, phone number and email address
• Fit with congress program and topic areas
• The completed paper (maximum 500 words) after acceptance, will be included unedited in the congress book and must be structured using the following headers:

• Authors
• Purpose
• Relevance
• Methods
• Results
• Conclusions
• Implications
• Key words

All papers to be submitted electronically through this form.
Looking forward meeting you in Los Angeles, November 9-12  2010,
Andry Vleeming and Colleen Fitzgerald