1. LANGUAGE
o All abstracts must be written in English
o All presentations will be in English
o Kindly ensure your content is checked for grammatical and spelling errors

2. REGULATION
o The conference is scientific in nature and is overseen by the National Health Regulatory Authority (NHRA) in the Kingdom of Bahrain

3. TOPICS
o All abstracts must conform to the conference theme topics, the list of which is shown below
o Please clearly indicate your theme at the top of your abstract submission
o Clinically relevant topics of interest must be chosen
– BRAIN HEALTH: LIFESTYLE
– BRAIN HEALTH: OBESITY
– MENTAL HEALTH AND COGNITIVE WELLBEING
– BRAIN HEALTH FUNDAMENTALS & COMMON DISORDERS
– HEADACHE FOR PRIMARY CARE
– PAIN MANAGEMENT IN BRAIN HEALTH AND BEYOND
– ADDICTION REHABILITATION & WELLBEING
– NEURO-DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
– MULTI-DISCIPLINARY CARE FOR BRAIN INJURIES & NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS
– NEUROSURGERY & REHABILITATION

4. SUBMISSION PROCESS
o All abstracts must be submitted via the online form
o Email, WhatsApp or other means of submission will not be accepted or reviewed

5. DURATION OF PRESENTATION
o The presentation duration will be 20 minutes
o Any change to the presentation duration will be informed to you well in advance

6. PEER REVIEW
o All abstracts will undergo a peer review process handled by the Scientific Committee

7. NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE
o Should your abstract be chosen to be part of the final conference agenda, an email of confirmation as well as an invitation letter will be sent to you within 3 weeks after the submission deadline following the government regulatory authority approval
o If you do not receive an email, it means we were unfortunately unable to include you in the upcoming conference

8. SPEAKER REGISTRATION
o All approved speakers are required to complete the Speaker Registration form online within one week of the email of confirmation
o Failure to do so may result in losing the speaking spot

9. FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY
o Acceptance of an abstract does not include any form of financial support, travel grant, accommodation, logistics support or any monetary compensation
o Speakers are advised not to arrange any travel bookings until receipt of the email of confirmation

10. DISCLOSURE
o All speakers are mandatorily required to disclose as part of their presentation that their presentations are free from any commercial bias and that they do not have any financial interests
o A disclosure form identifying commercial relationships for all co-authors must be completed by the submitting author if their abstract has been accepted for publication

11. PRESENTATION CONTENT
o Every speaker is solely responsible for the content of their presentation
o The Scientific Committee will not be held responsible for any omissions or errors in the content of the presentation

12. COMPLIMENTARY REGISTRATION
o All accepted speakers will receive a complimentary registration pass for attendance of the conference, which will be issued two weeks prior to the event

13. SCHEDULE CHANGES
o Despite our best efforts, there is always a possibility of changes in the schedule of the conference, including but not limited to last-minute time and/or date changes due to unforeseen circumstances
o A specific date or time slot cannot be guaranteed

14. RIGHTS & PERMISSION
o Through the act of submission of your abstract, you grant your permission to distribute your presentation to the audience
o Said submission and consequent approval also grants us the right to take photographs and/or videos of you during your presentation and publish them via any media channel including but not limited to social media and print media for marketing purposes

15. PHOTO
o A headshot with a monochromatic, light background is required
o Vertical format is preferred
o In case of horizontal format, please ensure there is enough background to enable cropping into the required format
o Images should be of a good resolution and in .jpg / .jpeg / .png format

16. CONTACT
o If more info is required or in case of any queries, please email us at conference@brainhealthbh.com
o A reminder that all abstracts must be submitted via the online form
o Email, WhatsApp or other means of submission will not be accepted or reviewed