THE 31st INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SPINA BIFIDA
AND HYDROCEPHALUS
AND HYDROCEPHALUS
October 15-17 2026
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
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Summary instructions:
Please register as a scientist, doctor etc. and choose Delegate/speaker on the next page. You will be able to download your abstract.
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The 31st International Conference on Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus will be an in-person meeting. We are pleased to invite abstracts for oral or poster presentations on the following topics:
Country updates by SBH associations; Quality of Life; Multidisciplinary Care; Interventions; Transitioning; Genetics; Prevention; Accessibility; Employment; Youth; Ageing; Miscellaneous.
How are abstracts assessed for inclusion in the scientific program?
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The abstract content should be explicitly linked to Spina Bifida and or Hydrocephalus;
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The abstract content must be received on time and presented in the appropriate format, e.g., it must not exceed the word limit (details below);
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In case research is presented, it must have followed the standards of ethics in research with human beings and/or animals that apply and have obtained the appropriate ethical approvals (if an empirical study);
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Submissions of primary and secondary empirical research must include analyses and a summary of findings. It is not sufficient to state “the data will be analysed” or “findings will be presented/discussed”, unless it is an abstract for a “work in progress” presentation;
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English language and grammar should be satisfactory, spelling should be consistent.
Submissions of good quality meeting the above criteria will be accepted for inclusion in the scientific program
The most common reasons for rejecting abstracts are:
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Incomplete or insufficient empirical evidence reported in the abstract;
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The research is not directly relevant to Spina Bifida and or Hydrocephalus;
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The guidelines on abstract submission were not adhered to;
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The abstract arrived after the deadline for submission;
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The number of presentations allowed for the presenting author was exceeded.
ABSTRACT GUIDELINES
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Abstracts may be submitted for oral or poster presentations. (Authors are asked to advise their preference, however it is up to the committee to select abstracts for oral presentation);
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Abstracts must be submitted via the website only; Abstracts submitted by email or fax will not be accepted. Deadline for the abstract submission is 31.03.2026;
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Presenting authors must be registered participants. Only abstracts of authors who have paid their registration fees by the Early Registration Deadline will be scheduled for presentation and included for publication;
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Submission of an abstract will be acknowledged via e-mail;
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Accepted abstracts will be published in the conference program book;
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Abstracts must be original;
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Abstracts must be submitted in English;
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Conflicts of Interest / Disclosure: Work submitted for presentation must include an acknowledgement of funding sources of commercial nature and/or consulting or holding of significant equity in a company that could be affected by the results of the study.
ABSTRACT TEMPLATE
Choose the type of your presentation: [Oral / Poster]
Abstract topic (choose from the list of topics): [Write your answer]
Title: 15 words or fewer (use upper-case letters only for the first word and names).
Author(s) details (name and affiliation): First name(s) followed by surname(s); E-mail; Institution of affiliation, Country. Authors should be no more than 10. The first author is the presenting author.
The body of the text is on average 250 words (should not exceed 300 words) and include (if applicable):
Background: State the primary objectives of the study, including the main research questions, aims or theory being tested.
Methods: Quantitative studies should include design, participants (including number of participants), measures and analysis; qualitative studies should include design, participants, methods of data collection and analysis, e.g. thematic analysis, discourse analysis, interpretative phenomenological analysis.
Findings: Quantitative studies should include a summary of the results (accompanied by important statistical information); qualitative studies should include a description of the main findings such as the themes or categories generated. Note: it is not acceptable to state “findings will be presented” for regular oral – you may choose this however for the Give me 5 minutes format (hence you can share very recent findings you do not have available to analyse when you write your abstract, but will have done so before the conference).
Discussion: Conclusions and/or some discussion of the possible contribution to, or implications for, health psychology and other relevant contexts.
Please do not include (a list of) references in the body or at the end of your abstract.
For more information please contact the Conference Secretariat at conference@spina.qc.ca
