Dr. Homobono B. Calleja Young Investigator Award has been established to encourage and support young investigators in their pursuit of quality research in echocardiography. A noble man with incomparable passion for echocardiography, research and excellence, Dr. H.B. Calleja founded the Philippine Society of Echocardiography in 1991 and is fondly called the Father of Philippine echocardiography for his many contributions in the field of echocardiography.

Description:

  • This award will be given to papers that highlight the importance of echocardiography in basic or clinical researches, bringing it to the forefront of diagnostic excellence.

Deadline:

  • Papers must be submitted to the Congress Secretariat by 5:00pm on SUNDAY, AUGUST 15, 2009. Papers with incomplete status cannot be processed. Revisions will not be permitted after submission deadline.

Eligibility:

  • Physicians currently undergoing or in the last 3 years had been in a residency or fellowship training program
  • PhD candidates

Application procedure / Selection process:

  • Applications can be submitted through the Congress website or mailed to the Congress Secretariat
  • Inclusions:
    • Application Form
    • Principal Investigator Information
    • 4-page proposal
  • Papers will be selected by a panel of distinguished echocardiographers. Letters of acceptance co-signed by the Congress President, Congress Secretary and ISCU President will be sent to selected submissions.

Format:

  • Papers need to be limited to 10 pages, 8.5-in by 11-in, single-spaced. (References, diagrams and drawings included)
  • Each paper must be in English and needs to be submitted on white paper with the title in capital letters followed on the next line with names of the authors, institute or hospital, city, state and country. Underline presenting author’s name.
  • A separate sheet must be attached indicating names of corresponding author, address, phone and fax numbers and e-mail address, as well as whether the abstract is for oral or poster presentation
  • A maximum of five (5) unique abbreviations may be used in the body of the paper, however no abbreviations should appear in the title. Abbreviations must be placed in parentheses after the full word the first time it appears.
    • Note: abbreviations increase the difficulty of reading and evaluating abstracts, and this will be considered in the review process.
  • There is no limit to the number of papers an investigator may submit; however these should not appear to replicate a similar study. Should authors' names appear on more than 1 proposal, these must appear and be spelled identically on each for proper indexing. Whenever possible, authors’ names are not to be listed with initials only.

Publication:
Selected papers will be considered for publication in the Echocardiography Journal as well as in the journal of the Philippine Society of Echocardiography.

Copyright and Confidentiality:

  • The submitter acts on behalf of all co-authors and transfers to the Congress copyright and all other rights to the material, including reproduction, distribution, performance, display and creation of derivative works in both print and digital form, once the abstract is submitted and/or accepted. Co-authors, however, reserve all proprietary rights other than copyright as well as the right to use all or part of the abstract in future works.
  • All submitted abstracts are disclosed to members of the Selection Committee, as well as to the Congress employees and contractors as necessary. The Congress and its employees and contractors cannot guarantee confidentiality of all submitted abstracts, however every effort will be made to ensure confidentiality.
  • Should authors’ / presenters’ works be published in a major peer-reviewed medical journal during the timing of the XIV World Congress sessions, the abstract author / presenter has the responsibility of informing the Congress Secretariat of the publication name and date at the soonest time, to allow for coordination of material embargo.

General information and guidelines are subject to change due to circumstances beyond the organizers' control.