GUIDELINES FOR ORAL PRESENTATION COMPETITION

  • Judging will take place on 27 September 2025, 12:30 (UTC+8) at the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel, Singapore. Presenters must be at the venue by 12:15 (UTC+8).
  • Venue:
    • Pharmacist track: Riverfront Ballroom, level 2
    • Pharmacy technician track: Waterfront Ballroom, level 2
  • Authors of shortlisted abstracts will be notified via email by the congress secretariat. Please reply to confirm participation within 1 week from notification, to avoid disqualification.
  • Oral presenters must register for a 2-day onsite pass to the congress by 31 July 2025. All oral presenters are eligible for early-bird registration rates throughout the registration period. Please request the special registration link from secretariat.spc@mims.com
  • Oral presentations must be in English and should use the official congress PowerPoint template: [Link]
  • Please also prepare a physical poster, A0 size (84.1x118.9 cm, or 33.1x46.8 in), in portrait layout.
  • Time for each oral presentation: 8 minutes
    • Presentation: 6 minutes
    • Questions and answers: 2 minutes
    • Important: After 8 minutes, the session chairperson will be obliged to end the presentation. A good rule of thumb is to have one slide per minute.
  • The oral presentation should include:
    • Background & objectives
    • Methods
    • Results
    • Discussion (strengths and weakness, pharmacy practice relevance/impact/innovation)
    • Conclusion (take-home message[s])
    • Acknowledgement and declaration of funding
    • References
  • Final slide deck must be emailed to secretariat.spc@mims.com by 19 September 2025.
  • Award decisions by the panel of judges will be considered final.
  • Award presentation will be on 28 September 2025, 16:30 (UTC +8), at the Grand Ballroom.
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