Poster Categories
Original Research
Abstracts should describe original research in therapeutics, pharmacodynamics, economics, kinetics and genetics. Abstracts must not have been published in abstract form nor presented elsewhere before the CPNP 2010 Meeting. View a sample. Judging criteria are:
- Title
- Background
- Objectives
- Methods
- Results
- Conclusions
- Originality of project
- Significance of project
Encore Presentation
Abstracts of papers that have been previously presented and peer reviewed. Submission must include where it was previously presented or the abstract will be disqualified. Encore submissions are not eligible for any of the award categories and should not be submitted for award consideration. Judging criteria are:
- Title
- Background
- Objectives
- Methods
- Results
- Conclusions
- Originality of project
- Significance of project
Work in Progress (WIP)
Abstracts describing preliminary results or status of ongoing work may be submitted by principal investigators at any stage of their career. Abstracts submitted without results at the time of submission will be considered for this category only. View a sample. Judging criteria are:
- Title
- Background
- Objectives
- Methods
- Originality of project
- Significance of project
Innovative Practices
Abstracts describing the development, justification, documentation, and/or delivery of innovative services or activities applicable to psychiatric and neurologic pharmacy. The descriptive abstract should not duplicate any other poster category and should describe the development of innovative services/activities and should provide background/rationale, a description of the innovative service, the impact on patient care/institution and a conclusion. View a sample. Judging criteria are:
- Title
- Background/review of literature
- Description of practice or patient history
- Conclusions
- Originality of practice or case
- Significance of practice or case
- Written description of practice or case
Therapeutic Case Report
Abstracts describing the various aspects of pharmaceutical care relating to individual psychiatric and/or neurological pharmacy cases. Abstracts should provide a complete patient history including age, gender, time from first diagnosis, social background, and details of, and response to, previous and current treatment(s). Cases should include background, complete patient history, review of literature, and conclusion. View a sample. Judging criteria are:
- Title
- Background/review of literature
- Description of practice or patient history
- Conclusions
- Originality of practice or case
- Significance of practice or case
- Written description of practice or case

