Abstract submission
It is our pleasure to invite you to submit an abstract for the European Symposium on Pediatric Cochlear Implantation (ESPCI) 2025, which will take place in Hannover, Germany.
Here, you will find instructions for submitting your abstract and the guidelines you need to follow. Please read them carefully before starting the submission process.
▪ Abstracts can only be submitted online via the abstract submission form. Abstracts sent by post or email will not be accepted.
▪ All mandatory fields must be filled out.
▪ To ensure a smooth review process of abstracts, a topic for your work must be selected during the submission process. Note: the executive or the scientific committee can change the choice you make for the topic.
▪ The acceptable length of the abstract is a maximum of 350 words.
▪ It is not possible to add tables, figures or images to your abstract.
▪ It is possible to submit your abstract until February 18th 2025 23:59 CET
▪ After submission of the abstract it is not possible to make any changes.
▪ The abstract’s presenting author must be registered for the meeting before May 5th , 2025.
Abstract topics
The ESPCI symposium is centered around four major themes, each covering various topics. During your abstract submission, you can only choose the topic applicable to your abstract, not the theme.
▪ Plasticity and maturation of auditory system
▪ Central auditory processing
▪ Ernst Lehnhardt memorial session – how CI started in Europe
▪ Diagnostics and etiology of hearing loss
▪ Prediction and decision making
▪ Surgical issues Robotic and precision surgery
▪ Mapping and fitting
▪ Rehabilitation
▪ New health care models and telehealth
▪ Special patient groups
▪ Current and future developments How to improve electrode-nerve-interface / Signal processing / Advanced implant Beyond CI – biological treatments / Outcomes
▪ Delivery, access, patient care
▪ Sustainability and reversibility
▪ Quality and assurance
▪ Training and education
▪ Outreach and emerging countries
Abstract format and content
The abstract should be structured into the following sections:
▪ A title which clearly indicates the nature of the abstract
▪ Objectives
▪ Methods
▪ Results
▪ Conclusion
ABSTRACT CATEGORIES
The following presentation-type possibilities are available. Please note that the choice made while submitting the abstract is not necessarily the final presentation type. The scientific committee will make the final choice and communicate at the latest the mid-April, 2025
▪ Oral presentation
Abstracts selected for an oral presentation will be scheduled in one of the free paper sessions (see preliminary program). The total duration is 10 minutes (including discussion).
▪ Poster presentation
Out of all accepted posters, a limited number of will be selected and invited to be presented in a plenary session.
▪ Poster
Abstracts selected for a poster will be given a place during ESPCI; they do not have a poster presentation.
Important dates
▪ Abstract submitting deadline is extended – February 18th 2025 23:59 CET
▪ Confirmation of participation with your abstract – In the beginning of April, 2025
▪ The abstract’s presenting author must be registered for the meeting before May 5th, 2025
