Call for Abstracts


Deadline for Abstract Submission:
1 September 2024


The Organising Committee of the International Conference of Chinese Rheumatologists (ICCR 2024) cordially invites you to submit abstracts for Oral and Poster presentations at the Conference. All abstracts must be submitted in English online.

Abstract Categories:

  • Autoinflammatory diseases
  • Basic science related to rheumatic diseases
  • Behcet’s disease and miscellaneous rheumatic conditions
  • COVID-19
  • Genomics, genetic basis of rheumatic diseases
  • Innate and adaptive immunity in rheumatic diseases
  • Innovative medical technology (Artificial Intelligence / machine learning)
  • Nursing
  • Osteoarthritis, crystal diseases
  • Osteoporosis, metabolic bone diseases
  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Spondyloarthritis, psoriatic arthritis 
  • Systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjogren's syndrome, antiphospholipid syndrome
  • Systemic sclerosis, myositis 
  • Systemic vasculitis
  • Telemedicine

Abstract Submission Guidelines:

  1. A submitted abstract should be limited to 400 words with up to 2 additional tables/figures. 50 words should be deducted for every figure/table that is included.
  2. Abstract must be original and must not be published before.
  3. Abstract should be prepared in a structured format as follows:
    (a) Background, (b) Methods, (c) Results and (d) Conclusion
  4. All abstracts must be submitted online by 1 September 2024, 23:59 (HKT). Abstracts submitted via postal mail, fax or email will not be accepted.
  5. Before submitting an abstract, the submitter will have to create an online registration account first at the ICCR 2024 online system.
  6. An acknowledgement email will be sent to the submitter if the abstract submission is successful. 
  7. The presenter of an accepted abstract must register as a paying delegate to attend the Conference. Otherwise, the accepted abstract will not be included in the Conference programme.
  8. The Organizing Committee reserves the right to select abstracts for oral or poster presentation.

ICCR 2024 will award a number of presentations for recognition of the outstanding and original research:

Best Presenter Awards: Gold / Silver / Bronze with cash prize
Outstanding Abstract Awards: USD 500 cash prize

Travel bursary will be offered to Top 30 overseas abstract submitters (residing outside Hong Kong) and includes:

  • free registration fee
  • two-nights hotel accommodation (single use) in designated travel bursary hotel
  • Reimbursement of round-trip economy class air ticket
    • US$ 1,000 will be offered to each delegate to support travel expenses if flight time of a delegate is < 5 hours, OR
    • US$ 1,300 will be offered to each delegate to support travel expenses if flight time is > or = 5 hours or needs more than one connection.

All the awardees should attend the award presentation in person at the Closing Ceremony.

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology and Immunology (JCRI)

  • Accepted abstracts will be published in Journal of Clinical Rheumatology and Immunology (JCRI).

For enquiry, please contact the ICCR 2024 Secretariat by email: iccr@icc.com.hk or by phone: (852) 2559 9973.