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Report 4th Research Forum of the EAPC
Venice, Italy, 24-27 May 2006
Some
numbers
58
invited speakers contributed to the success of the scientific
programme as Chairs, coordinators and speakers in the 3 Plenary
sessions, 10 themed sessions and the 2 Satellite Workshops
with a total of 49 presentations.
575
Abstracts had been submitted. Each abstract was reviewed
by 3 reviewers, who were blind for the authors and institutions
and rated the abstracts as described in the abstract submission
procedures. The scientific committee balanced the differences
in reviewers’ mean scores and selected abstracts for
plenary, new research data and poster viewing sessions. 48
Abstracts were with drawn and 47 were rejected. The selected
abstracts (both oral and poster) were published in “Palliative
Medicine 2006; 20: 129_/279. download at: http://www.eapcnet.org/congresses/Research2006.html
The
4 best abstracts were presented as free communications
in plenary.
111
oral presentations were delivered in the new research
data sessions which were managed by the chairs to dedicate
time to both present and discuss the papers in a productive
spirit.
365
posters were be presented in the dedicated poster
sessions.
The
Abstracts were classified in abstract Categories
Table 1:
Venice
2006 - Collaborated to catalize Research |
Total
Abstracts |
Free
Comm |
Posters |
With-drawn |
Rejected |
Assessment |
55 |
8 |
36 |
4 |
7 |
Basic
& Translational Research |
10 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
Bereavement
& Family |
41 |
6 |
26 |
7 |
2 |
Children |
9 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
Communication
& Family |
14 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
Education |
17 |
7 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
Epidemiology |
22 |
8 |
12 |
1 |
1 |
Ethics |
35 |
7 |
23 |
2 |
3 |
Methodology |
51 |
7 |
35 |
7 |
2 |
Non
Cancer |
22 |
8 |
13 |
0 |
1 |
Symptoms |
82 |
22 |
51 |
5 |
4 |
Pain |
69 |
11 |
44 |
6 |
8 |
Terminal
Care & PC in the Elderly |
32 |
8 |
18 |
2 |
4 |
Policy |
38 |
7 |
22 |
7 |
2 |
Service
Organisation & Place of Care |
78 |
8 |
55 |
3 |
12 |
Total
received |
575 |
115 |
365 |
48 |
47 |
Total
accepted |
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480 |
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Participation
The forum was attended by a total of 1037 participants,
and 37 exhibitors.
The 1037 participants came from the following countries.
Table 2: a, b, c
| a)
West Europe |
2006 |
| Austria |
15 |
| Belgium |
82 |
| Denmark |
43 |
| Finland |
11 |
| France |
26 |
| Germany |
58 |
| Greece |
14 |
| Iceland |
2 |
| Ireland |
25 |
| Italy |
100 |
| Malta |
2 |
| Netherlands |
57 |
| Norway |
57 |
| Portugal |
11 |
| Spain |
37 |
| Sweden |
54 |
| Switzerland |
43 |
| Turkey |
1 |
| United
Kingdom |
181 |
| Total
Participants |
819 |
| N°
of Countries |
19 |
|
| b)
East Europe |
2006 |
| Bulgaria |
2 |
| Croatia |
2 |
| Czech
Republic |
8 |
| Hungary |
6 |
| Lithuania |
4 |
| Poland |
28 |
| Romania |
3 |
| Russia |
3 |
| Slovakia |
4 |
| Slovenia |
4 |
| Total
Participants |
65 |
| N°
of Countries |
10 |
|
| c)
Rest of the World |
2006 |
| Argentina |
3 |
| Australia |
29 |
| Brazil |
3 |
| Canada |
34 |
| Colombia |
1 |
| Egypt |
1 |
| India |
2 |
| Indonesia |
1 |
| Israel |
12 |
| Japan |
3 |
| South
Korea |
1 |
| Lebanon |
1 |
| Malaysia |
1 |
| Mexico |
1 |
| New
Zealand |
2 |
| Philippines |
1 |
| Singapore |
1 |
| Sudan |
1 |
| Taiwan |
4 |
| Uganda |
1 |
| USA |
46 |
| Vietnam |
4 |
| Total
Participants |
153 |
| N°
of Countries |
22 |
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Of
the 1037 participants only 837 who had indicated their profession
as reported in Table 3
| Profession |
2006 |
| Clergy |
2 |
| Dieticien |
2 |
| Ethician |
2 |
| Journalist |
6 |
| Lay-person
(administration) |
16 |
| Nurse |
151 |
| Occupational
Therapist |
1 |
| Paramedical |
3 |
| Pharmacist |
11 |
| Physician |
583 |
| Physiotherapist |
3 |
| Psychiatrist |
1 |
| Psychologist |
24 |
| Social
Worker |
13 |
| Sociologist |
14 |
| Statistician |
3 |
| Student |
1 |
| Volunteer
coordinator |
1 |
| Total
Participants |
837 |
| N°
of professions |
18 |
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