CALL FOR RESEARCH / EDUCATION ABSTRACTS
Deadline: February 1, 2027​

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Abstracts can be submitted for oral presentations (during concurrent mini-sessions or AFPC Special Interest Group [SIG] education sessions) or poster presentations, under four categories: 1) pharmacy education initiative, 2) teaching and learning research / scholarship, 3) pharmacy practice research, and 4) pharmaceutical science. 

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​Abstract System

CPERC is using the same abstract online system used in previous years to submit, peer review and manage abstracts - (link to come later this year). You can edit your online abstract until the submission deadline of February 1st, 2027. Only abstracts that conform to the prescribed format will be considered.

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Abstract Deadlines

• Submission: February 1, 2027

• Acceptance: April 15, 2027

• Registration: May 15, 2027 (CPERC registration is mandatory for all students, researchers and educators whose abstracts are accepted for presentation.)

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Oral and Poster Presentations

• Presentations for oral and poster sessions will occur on June 17 and 18.

• Abstracts will be peer-reviewed according to these evaluation criteria.

• The specific timeslot for each presentation will be determined by the program committee. Presenters will be advised of their presentation time and location when the schedule is finalized (at least two weeks in advance of the conference). 

• Oral presentations during CPERC Concurrent Mini-Sessions will be 20 minutes in duration (15-minute presentation and 5 minutes for Q&A). Topics applicable to contemporary pharmacy education and research are of interest, including curricular development; innovations in teaching; learning and assessment; educational scholarship; experiential education; admissions; scholarly inquiries; faculty-led pharmacy practice innovations; equity, diversity and inclusion; and cultural safety and Indigenous health.

• Oral presentations during CPERC Concurrent Special Interest Group (SIG) Education Sessions will be 20 minutes in duration (15-minute presentation and 5 minutes for Q&A). Please consult our SIGs page for the list of SIGs.

• Up to two people can co-present an oral presentation. Changes to the presenting author(s) can be made before May 10, 2026 by emailing admin@afpc.info.

• Oral presenters will be required to upload their slide decks to the online portal at least 48 hours in advance of their presentation. It is also recommended that presenters bring their presentations with them on a USB drive as a back-up. 

• Poster boards will be available in horizontal orientation. Poster boards measurements will be provided closer to the event. Velcro and pins will be provided. Presenters competing for an award will be required to upload a PDF of their poster to the conference portal.

 

Awards for CPERC Presentations: 

• AFPC Educational Scholarship Poster Award (ESPA): This faculty award will recognize the best innovative and effective educational scholarship poster presented at CPERC. The abstract must be submitted in the Teaching and Learning Research category. To be eligible, authors (Canadian pharmacy faculty members) must indicate that their abstract is to be considered for the ESPA when submitting and check off submission requirements. If the submission is an oral abstract, but it is accepted for a poster presentation, it will be included in the ESPA competition.

• Whit Matthews Student Poster Awards: The student must present their poster at CPERC to be eligible for this award and must be listed as the presenting author at time of submission (only one presenter is permitted). If multiple posters have been submitted, the student must choose one poster for the competition. Note that winners of the study poster and graduate student research paper awards are not eligible to compete for the Whit Matthews award. 

• More information can be found on the Awards page of this site.

 

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