Vera Shewell 16/03/2023 14:36

The Besrour Centre for Global Family Medicine (Besrour Centre) is pleased to announce the call for abstracts for the Dr. Patrick Chege Memorial Research Award Poster Presentations being held in-person at the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC)’s Family Medicine Forum (FMF) on November 8 to 11, 2023 in Montreal, Canada.   

• Submission deadline: Friday, April 21, 2023
• Submit to: Besrourcentre@cfpc.ca
• View the poster presentation guidelines here. 

Eligibility

• FMF registration of at least one presenting author (not necessarily first author) is required in order to present an abstract.
• Clinical research, program evaluation/quality improvement, and medical education projects are encouraged, provided a scholarly approach is taken. 
• Projects by individuals from single institutions are accepted; however, preference is given to projects involving collaboration among Besrour Centre partners, with an emphasis on encouraging collaboration among individuals from high-income countries and low- to middle- income countries. 

Abstract mentorship 

We encourage novice and experienced researchers to submit abstracts. If you are interested in mentorship in this regard, the Besrour Centre’s Scientific Committee is available to provide support. Please reach out to us and a committee member will be pleased to connect with you to offer advice, answer questions, or provide constructive feedback.  

Best Poster Award 

Posters are judged by a panel of peers. Please see our poster guidelines for more details about the award.  

Please contact us with any questions you may have. 

Dr. Sumeet Sodhi (ssodhi@cfpc.ca) and Dr. Innocent Besigye (ibesigye@gmail.com) 

Co-chairs, Besrour Centre Scientific Committee