Call for Abstracts

Abstract authors do not need to be a HOPA member in order to be considered for a completed poster presentation at the HOPA Annual Conference (exception: Industry-sponsored abstracts. See full submission criteria below for more details). However, the presenting author must be a HOPA member and must also be the principal or co-principal investigator of the research in order to be considered for a platform presentation. Please see definitions below.

Research presented at other professional meetings will be considered for “Encore” presentations. Encore presentations are not eligible for HOPA abstract/poster awards, Late-Breaking research or platform presentation of their work.

Industry Supported Abstracts are eligible for presentation at the HOPA Annual Conference as Completed Research, Late-Breaking Research, and “Encore” Research. The presenting author for industry sponsored abstracts must be a HOPA member. An industry employee may not present research at the HOPA Annual Conference unless they acted as a primary investigator on the project. All financial interests and commercial or federal funded research must be disclosed upon submission.

The HOPA Annual Conference gives hematology/oncology pharmacy professionals the opportunity to present their work within an atmosphere of support by peers and national leaders. Presenters must register for at least the day on which they are scheduled to present. Only those presenters (or representatives) committed to attending the conference may submit an abstract. Presenters are responsible for all expenses such as travel, hotel, and meeting registration fees.

All presentations must avoid commercialism. Presentations that constitute promotion and advertising (including the use of logos) will not be considered. If the cost of any presentation has been underwritten to any extent, a clear acknowledgment stating the support, identifying the source, and describing the methods for keeping the content unbiased should be included. Advertising material that in any way promotes the commercial interest of a particular company, enterprise, or the author(s) may not be distributed or displayed. Statements made in the presentation are the sole responsibility of the author and are not viewed as, or considered representative of, any formal position taken on any product, subject, issue or by HOPA.

HOPA's embargo policy states that coverage of research abstracts being presented at the Annual Conference is strictly prohibited until two weeks before the conference. Content that is previously published online, in advance of print publication, is still subject to HOPA's embargo policy.