Please read the following instructions carefully. It is a prerequisite that you follow our instructions in order to be qualified for the congress. Language: Since the congress language is English your abstract has to be written in English. Please make sure that you are able to hold your presentation in this language. Length: Your abstract must not exceed 350 words. If more there can occur problems with the printing of Your abstract in the book. Your abstract needs to be plain text. Any tables or pictures cannot be taken into consideration for your application. Your Abstract Title may include up to 200 characters. Authors: For each presentation there can only be one "presenting author". If there is more than one author, you will have to choose one person to present your abstract. The other authors may be mentioned as co-authors. The co-authors are not allowed to send another application with the same abstract. If they do so, any person with this same abstract will be disqualified. Co-authors who wish to come to the congress can apply with different abstracts or be passive participants. If two people apply with the same abstract, they will be both disqualified. The same goes for applicants applying more than once even if they do so with different abstracts. Content: Abbreviations have to be spelled out in full the first time they appear in the abstract followed by the abbreviation in parenthesis, e.g. International Congress of Medical Sciences (ICMS). In the following you may use the abbreviation. Please make sure, that the content of your abstract fits the topic you have chosen. A possible structure for your abstract could be: Introduction Aim Methods Results Conclusion If possible, please try to focus on the clinical aspect of your conclusion Criteria for abstract review: Every abstract that has been approved will be treated equally. Our scientific jury of internationally renowned professors has evaluated all the abstracts anonymously, i.e. they neither knew your name nor your country nor your gender. Criteria such as innovative value, methodical value, theoretical/clinical relevance and formal aspects are taken into consideration. The selection has been carried out by our jury and we cannot answer questions about why your abstract has been selected or not. Accepted/Refused: A scientific jury of renowned scientists will review your abstracts. All applicants will receive an official letter of acceptance or refusement as soon as the decision is made. They will also contain an official invitation, which you can use for your VISA application. All accepted abstracts will be published on our website and in our Congress Abstract Book. Accepted applicants will receive the status of active participants. Those who are refused are able to come as passive participants.