The scientific committee of the European Working Group on Psychosocial Aspects of Children with Chronic Renal Failure (EWOPA) welcomes submissions for poster and oral presentation abstracts. The conference is organized by the Belgian society of Pediatric Nephrologists (BPN) and the ERKNet member centres Leuven, Ghent and Heidelberg, and it is endorsed by ESPN.  It will be an exciting interdisciplinary and international event focusing on the psychosocial issues and  multidisciplinary approaches in the management of children with chronic kidney disease. 

We are seeking submissions of scientific reports as well as presentations of activities, interventions and experiences in everyday clinical practice of children with chronic kidney diseases. Among others, topics of the conference are: nutritional aspects, family planning and ethical issues in genetic kidney diseases, taking care of parents of children with CKD, lifestyle and chronic illness, transition.
In addition to these  topics, however, we are also very pleased to receive contributions on other topics related to psychosocial aspects in pediatric nephrology.

You can submit your abstract for an oral or poster presentation via email to info@ewopa2023.org 

                                       New, extended deadline: March 31, 2023

Please observe the following general guidelines for your abstract submission: 

1. English is the official language of the congress. All submissions must be written in English.
2. Indicate if the abstracts is for an oral presentation or poster presentation, or both. 
3. Abstract submission must be no longer than 250 words
4. Include the following aspects in your abstract:
   1. Details of presenting author; full name and affiliation
   2. Title of the presentation or poster
   3. Text of the abstract  (max 250 words)
5. Abstracts must be submitted in a Word document to info@ewopa2023.org

The submitted  abstracts will be reviewed by the scientific committee and you will get feedback as soon as possible.