Guidelines for Instruction Course

LAST DATE FOR IC ABSTRACT SUBMISSION: 30TH APRIL 2011
As Chief Instructor, each ratified AIOS member can submit ONE INSTRUCTION COURSE only.
Each Co-Instructor can consent to participate only in a maximum of 5 Instruction courses apart from the one he or she may submit as a chief instructor
Instruction courses dealing with clinical sciences should present current, but reasonably established information. Highly controversial or unproven concepts, may be more appropriately presented as papers or E-Posters.
The duration of the ICs will be 1 hr 50 minutes or 55 minutes.This has been introduced to allow for changeover between sessions.The chief instructors must ensure that the session finishes exactly ontime & does not spill over to the changeover time.

Chief instructor of ICs should submit the following details without fail:

Type the course title exactly as you wish it to be printed in the Scientific Programme.

Instruction Course Synopsis should not exceed 1000 characters. Fill Co-Instructors names, topics and time allotted for each topic in the separate box given. These details need not be mentioned in the Synopsis of the course. If selected the submitted format of the Instruction Course must be strictly adhered to without any change in topics/timings/speakers. The abstract will appear exactly the way it has been submitted and the Scientific Committee will not be responsible for any spelling and grammatical errors.

Ensure the Chief Instructor’s resume, not exceeding 600 characters, is relevant to the Instruction course submitted and prepared with care and is complete. Ensure that the name of Institution of the Instructors, place of work or positions held in AIOS or state bodies is not revealed. The resume should be so written as to not to reveal the identity of the chief instructor. Apart from the content of the Instruction Course, the Chief Instructor’s resume relevant to the instruction course would form an important criteria for the selection.

For ICs of 55 minutes duration maximum of 4 instructors (including Chief Instructor) are allowed.
For ICs of 1 hour 55 minutes duration maximum of 8 instructors (including Chief Instructor) are allowed.
Accordingly the number of boxes will appear while submitting.
The Chief Instructor must submit the co-instructors name, their AIOS membership no.(If a member) email, mobile number, topic and duration compulsorily.
Once an IC submission complete in all respects, is received by the Scientific Committee, an auto generated e-mail will be sent to the co-instructors requesting for their consent to participate in the Instruction Course .The co-instructors must respond to them immediately (latest by 7th May 2011) for the course to be further considered for selection.

Courses with formats utilizing innovative teaching styles are particularly encouraged. Interactive dialogues and panel discussions are educational methods that stimulate additional interest and promote learning.