• All submissions and presentations must be in English.
• European Congress registration is required for all presenters.
• Expenses associated with submissions and presentations are the responsibility of the presenter.
• The presenters of research are required to disclose financial support. Abstract review will NOT be based on this information.
• The proposal, excluding title and author information, should be no longer than 300 words.
• The use of tables and graphs in your submission is not allowed.

WORKSHOP PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INFORMATION

GENERAL INFORMATION

• Workshops are designed to share novel and innovative experiences in either the conduct of pharmacoeconomics and outcomes research studies or the interpretation and use of pharmacoeconomics outcomes information in health care policy development.
• A workshop is comprised of 1 to 4 discussion leaders.
• Workshop submissions must be organized as follows:
  • TITLE: Full title of your workshop
  • DISCUSSION LEADERS: Names, degrees, positions and full contact information for the Discussion Leaders. A maximum of four leaders is permitted.
  • PURPOSE: A clear definition of the objective of the workshop
  • DESCRIPTION: Background information on the workshop, including audience participation, should be included
• Accepted workshop submissions are published AS SUBMITTED in the Congress Program and Schedule of Events.

TOPICS FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS:

Workshop submissions are accepted on the following TOPICS:

• Clinical outcomes research
• Economic outcomes research
• Patient-reported outcomes research
• Use of real world data
• Education/communications in outcomes research
• Health policy development using outcomes research

CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION OF WORKSHOPS:

Workshop acceptance is based on the quality of the proposal and the topic for discussion. Specific criteria for acceptance are:

• The workshop purpose(s) are clearly stated.
• The purpose(s) can be achieved in the 60 minutes allotted for this workshop.
• The information / issue(s) presented are novel or innovative.
• The workshop presentation should contain original scientific content and not just report on the routine use of a single instrument or tool.
• Examples should be drawn from a number of sources and not just the presenter(s)' own studies.
• Preference are given to proposals that involve presenters from more than one organization and more than 1 sector
• The information / issue(s) presented are valuable to the pharmacoeconomic & outcomes researcher or the health care decision-maker.
• There is an audience interactive element in the workshop.
• The workshop does NOT appear to be advertising the presenter's company's services or products.
  [Note: ISPOR recognizes that a primary purpose of workshops is to allow the presenter(s) to demonstrate their competence in a topic or subject area. However, attendees expect a scientific discourse, so it is important that these workshops are not used as a marketing platform for the presenter's company's products or services.]

Workshop Proposal Example