Abstract Submission

ORAL AND POSTER PRESENTATIONS

The papers will be delivered verbally or with posters in the 14th INTERNATIONAL DAS Congress. The abstracts must be prepared in Turkish or English. The papers can be presented in Turkish or English.
When submitting the paper, the authors preferred method of presentation (oral or poster) and the sub-field of the study needs to be specified. The Scientific Committee has the right to accept or decline the presentation depending on the content of the study and number of applications; or in case it is accepted, to change the form and sub-field of the presentation. All accepted papers will be presented in the form of posters, except for those selected as oral presentations by the Scientific Committee.

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION:
- Abstracts can only be sent via the internet, via the on-line abstract system on the congress website.
-Abstracts sent via e-mail will not be accepted.

While entering your abstract into the system; The name-surname, title, institution and city contact information of the author who registered the paper, and the name-surname, title, institution and city contact information of the other researchers who prepared the paper must be entered.

Considering the content of the paper, one of the following topics should be chosen.
Set and instrument transfer, decontamination, packaging, sterilization, storage, shelf life, monitoring, validation, asepsis-aseptic practices, disinfection, disinfectants, occupational safety, employee safety, medical devices and safety, infection control, training, operating room, wound care, other

The title of the paper should consist of a maximum of 10 words and fully reflect the content of the study.
Abstracts should include the following sections as standard:

- Purpose - Materials and Methods - Findings (numerical and/or statistical data) - Result(s) -
A table, graph or image can be added to the paper.
The abstract should not exceed 500 words.
When submitting abstracts, authors' presentation preference (oral or e-poster) should be stated.
Studies receiving any project support or other research support should be stated.
The studies to be evaluated for the paper award must be specified.
Ongoing papers, whose results have not been received, and studies that do not contain the above sections will ABSOLUTELY NOT be taken into consideration.
Accepted papers cannot be withdrawn after the acceptance letter is sent.
Posters accepted for presentation but not presented will be announced on the congress and association websites at the end of the congress under the title "UNPRESENTED PAPERS".

The last day for abstract submission is OCTOBER 27, 2024.

EVALUATION OF ABSTRACTS:
Abstracts sent to the congress are evaluated by the "Paper Evaluation Committee". Paper evaluation committee; The congress scientific committee consists of speakers, session chairmen and referees selected by the board of directors from among experts in their fields.
The submitted abstracts will be evaluated by the "Paper Evaluation Committee" and it will be decided whether they are accepted for presentation or not, and the author who will present the paper will be notified at least 25 days before the start of the congress.
The paper evaluation committee has the right to accept or reject the paper depending on the content of the study and the number of applications, and to change the form and sub-field of the presentation if accepted.
For accepted papers after the evaluation, an "acceptance letter" will be sent via e-mail to the author who will present the paper, stating that the paper has been accepted and the form of presentation (oral or poster).
It is mandatory to register for the congress within 5 days after the abstract acceptance information is sent.

ORAL PRESENTATIONS;
Our congress participants who will make oral presentations at the congress must submit their presentations to the presentation control room at least one day before the presentation days specified in the program.
Presentations must be prepared with Microsoft Office software.
The time determined for oral presentations is 8 minutes in total, including presentation (5 minutes) + discussion (3 minutes). This period should never be exceeded. Visual (image or video) and audio materials can be used when making oral presentations.

POSTER PRESENTATIONS;
Posters should be prepared in dimensions of 70x100 cm and the font size should be planned to be readable from 1.5 meters.
Poster owners will have their posters printed themselves. The poster MUST BE BROUGHT TO THE CONGRESS AS PRINTED.
Poster authors will hang their posters on the board reserved for posters and then remove them themselves.
The materials required for poster hanging will be available in the poster area.
Poster owners must hang their posters in the morning of December 5, 2024 and take them back before the closing session on December 8, 2024. The organizers will not be held responsible for posters that are not returned after the closing session.
Poster owners will be asked to present their posters for the poster discussion on the day and time to be announced at the congress.