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Call to Panlar session proposals for the 26th Panlar Congress.

10 Julio 2023

We open the call to study groups for session proposals for the 2024 Panlar Congress
Do not miss the opportunity to send your session proposal for this important Panlar Congress

1. GUIDELINES FOR THE SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS 

Deadline for submission of proposals: August 7, 2023. 

All proposals should be emailed to: scientific-secretariat@wearemci.com, before August 7, 2023 at 23:00h Colombian time (GMT-5). 

2. WE ARE LOOKING FOR PROPOSALS THAT

  • Are innovative in their educational format: PANLAR 2024 will feature tracks or thematic areas on key pathologies and we expect proposals that include, in addition to the update formats, formats that stimulate debate/controversy (PANLAR Debates), meetings with professors to discuss relevant topics and clinical cases (meetings with professors), learning sessions for young rheumatologists (a coffee with ...) workshops and innovation sessions among other educational formats aimed at creating a dynamic and interactive event.
  • Stimulate participation, discussion and scientific thinking. 
  • Represent areas of clinical practice or research.
  • Include participants from at least two member countries.
  • Stimulate interdisciplinarity and transdisciplinarity.

3.    SUBMISSION OF THE PROPOSAL

Sessions will last 60 minutes, of which 45 minutes will be dedicated to presentations and 15 minutes for interventions from the audience.

The proposal must include:

  • Session title: (usually an attractive title, reflecting the content of the session and containing words that can be easily searched in the program).
  • Persons responsible for the proposal: The persons responsible for the proposal should be listed with e-mail addresses and telephone numbers for their location. 
  • Suggested speakers: Full name of each speaker and e-mail address.
  • Educational objectives: What will be the contents that the attendees will have acquired at the end of the session. 
  • Session Summary: In less than 200 words, explain why this session is important and what knowledge gaps you are trying to fill. 
  • Meeting Schedule: Description of the specific topics, contents, duration, and the experts in the field who will deliver them. It includes the coordinators and/or moderators, and all the contact information of each of those included in the session. 
  • Educational modality: Description of the educational modality that will be used in the session (conference, workshop, discussion groups, etc.): 
    • Debate/controversy: Should be presented by at least two panelists and refer to controversial topics in pathology. 
    • Updates: Should refer to current topics in pathology.
    • Meetings with professors (discussion groups): These should allow for exchange of experiences between experts and attendees, e.g., attendees may be asked to submit case problems to be discussed with the expert.
    • Innovation: Innovation is a space for new learning experiences, with active participation of the attendees.
    • Workshops: These should reinforce practical skills of the attendees, such as differential diagnosis, clinimetry, decisions in complicated situations.
    • Mentoring: Mentorships should stimulate interaction between residents or young rheumatologists and experts, e.g., research ideas presented by residents or young rheumatologists can be discussed.
    • Talks: Talks encourage the exchange of ideas, critical reflection and active participation of the attendees. Talks are an educational format in which participants meet in an informal and participatory setting to discuss and debate a specific topic related to rheumatology and its connection with culture and art (rheumatology and painting, rheumatology and literature, rheumatology and cinema, etc.). The aim of the gatherings is to stimulate participation, discussion and scientific thought.
  • Specific needs: Description of all the specific needs of the session (e.g., voters, specific tools, computers, etc.).
  • Gender balance: Gender balance should be encouraged in all sessions.

4.    SELECTION PROCESS

Only proposals covering all points included in the requirements of this call will be accepted. 

All proposals will be assessed by the Scientific Committee of the Congress. 

The Scientific Committee will select the proposals it considers appropriate based on the topics, educational modalities, innovation, and the need for such knowledge, in the context of the entire educational offer of the Congress.  

The Committee reserves the right to take all or part of the proposal, to integrate two proposals into one, or to change the proposed speakers for others it considers more appropriate.

PANLAR will notify the study group coordinators of the acceptance/modification/rejection of the proposal by September 30, 2023. This decision will be final. 

Once PANLAR accepts the proposal it will be in charge of coordinating the session, communicating with the speakers, and arranging the logistical aspects with the speakers. This will be done directly and not through the Study Group coordinators.

In case of doubts/questions regarding this call, please contact Ana Paula Grufi at scientific-secretariat@wearemci.com.

 

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