The KZN Covid-19 Consortium invites researchers, practitioners and clinicians to submit an abstract for its upcoming virtual conference. Abstracts should relate to KZN-specific Covid-19 research findings and/or experience and practice. An example of experience/practice might be what it was like in the hospitals, what challenges were faced in clinical research conduct, etc.

The aims of the conference are to:

  1. Communicate lessons learnt over the lifetime of the KZN Covid-19 Consortium, and how these may be applied in the future
  2. Update on KZN-specific Covid-19 research findings and experience/practice

Date: 29 November – 1 December, 2021
Time: 1pm – 3pm daily

Abstract submissions are via email to nontuthuzelo.pakade@ahri.org by 16 November 2021. Please see detailed guidelines for submissions below.

About the consortium:

The KZN Covid-19 Research Consortium comprises a unique collaboration of over 50 leading researchers and clinicians doing strategic Covid-19 research to address the pandemic.

Guidelines for abstracts:

  1. Please use Arial 11.
  2. Abstract type: Enter either “research” or “experience/practice”
  3. Line space after abstract type
  4. Title: Please be brief, in bold text (rest of text – regular), maximum of 100 characters.
  5. Line space after title
  6. Presenter, co-authors: Link with a superscript number to institution (e.g., Nontu Pakade1)
  7. Institutions in italics: Link with authors (e.g., 1AHRI)
  8. Line space after institutions
  9. Abstract: Follow this structure, if science is presented: Objective, methods, results, conclusions. If experience is presented, use any structure. No more than 300 words. Please avoid diagrams, illustrations, tables, references or graphics.
  10. Save file name as Surname_KZNCovid_Dec2021 (e.g., Pakade_KZNCovid_Dec2021)

*The outcome of abstract review by scientists on the organising committee – Willem Hanekom, Henrik Kloverpris, Rosie Mngqibisa, Inba Naidoo – will be communicated on 19 November 2021, as will be the final programme. Please note that all abstracts will be published in an online abstract book.

Example

Experience/practice

Experience of working from home during Covid-19

Apple Hanekom1, Pear Pakade1, Grape Goga2, Pineapple De Oliveira3

1AHRI, 2MRC, 3KRISP

Working from home was both wonderful and painful… etc.