8th National Medical Writing Workshop & 1st Writeshop for Young Researchers
A Post-Convention Workshop of APAME 2015 in conjunction with FORUM 2015
Sofitel Philippine Plaza Hotel, Philippines, 27-28 August 2015
Organized by the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD) and the Philippine Association of Medical Journal Editors (PAMJE)
Endorsed by the Asia Pacific Association of Medical Journal Editors (APAME)

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

Manila, Philippines

27-28 August 2015

Application deadline: 10 July 2015

The Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD), in cooperation with Philippine Association of Medical Journal Editors (PAMJE) and Asia Pacific Association of Medical Journal Editors (APAME) is organizing the 8th National Medical Writing Workshop and 1st Writeshop for Young Researchers on 27-28 August 2015 in Manila. The workshop aims to help young investigators in health and health social sciences from the Asia Pacific region acquire practical knowledge and skills in preparing a scientific article for publication in a scholarly peer-reviewed journal. Successful applicants will be granted free workshop registration, accommodation for participants who live outside Manila and meals during the workshop, and assigned to a mentor-facilitator who will guide them in preparing their articles for a brief presentation.

Requirements for participants

The workshop is designed for a maximum of forty (40) researchers in health sciences and health social sciences from the Asia Pacific Region, aged 30 years old and below, who have completed a research project and have drafted a manuscript for submission to a scholarly journal. The draft manuscripts will be reviewed and revised during the workshop, based on the lectures and exercises, under the guidance of the faculty and mentor – facilitators. All participants are expected to present a 7-minute power point summary of their revised manuscripts on the second day of the workshop, and submit the article to an appropriate scholarly peer-reviewed journal within three (3) months after the workshop.

Instructions

Applicants should e-mail the following requirements to ahitulid@pchrd.dost.gov.ph on or before 10 July 2015:
1. Application forms (incomplete forms will not be considered). Download here
2. Abstracts
3. Draft Manuscripts

The results of the selection of participants for the Workshop will be communicated on 31 July 2015.

Ideally, participants should plan to attend APAME2015 at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza Hotel from August 25-26, 2015 http://apame2015.healthresearch.ph and/or FORUM2015 at the Philippine International Convention Center from August 24-26, 2015 http://www.forum2015.org Registration for these events is separate from the workshop.

If there are any questions about the Workshop, please contact Ms. Ana Ciaren Itulid at ahitulid@pchrd.dost.gov.ph or call (02) 837-7534.