Abstract Submission

General Guidelines for Submission

• Abstracts must be submitted online via the website.
• Abstracts can only be submitted by the presenter.
• The submission form does not include fields for co-author information; only the presenter’s details can be entered.
• Only presenter’s primary affiliation should be entered.
• Author of accepted abstracts must register the World Federation of Right to Die Societies International Conference 2026.
• Abstracts must be submitted by the specified deadline. Abstracts submitted after the deadline will not be considered
• Ethical considerations: Provide information on ethical committee approval and informed consent types for clinical research. The names and initials of patients or volunteers should not be used.
• Selected abstracts will be published in the program book.
• Abstracts submitted in Japanese can be translated to English by the Organizing Committee for the program book.
• For any further information related to abstract submission, please contact Secretariat by e-mail wfrtds-ic2026tokyo@macc.jp.

Abstracts Format

• The title is limited to 25 words
  • ○ First letter should be capitalized
  • ○ Do not capitalize article words such as “a,” “the,” “and,” & “of” unless the article is the first word of the title.
• All abstracts must contain the following information: Introduction, Materials & Methods, Results and Conclusion / Implications
• Abstracts should be no more than 400 words. Tables or figures are not allowed.
• In terms of writing numbers and decimals, use decimal points (.) not commas (,)
• Do not use abbreviations in the title of the abstract.

Abstract Acceptance

• The Scientific Committee of the World Federation of Right to Die Societies International Conference 2026 reserves the rights to make the final decision of presentation categories and acceptance / rejection of abstract.
• Confirmation of acceptance will be notified by email during May 2026.

Submission Topics

1. Medical managements at the final stage of life in east Asian countries
2. Caring for families, care givers and medical professionals
3. Caring for elderly people living alone
4. Prevalence of Living will (Advance directives)
5. The legislation of MAID in European countries
6. Range of MAID (medical assistance in dying)
7. Differences of legal aspects on the living will at the end of life
8. Stopping of artificial respirator on chronic stage of critical disorders
9. Stopping of artificial nutrition on chronic stage of critical disorders
10. VSED (Voluntary Stopping of Eating and Drinking)
11. Symposium on Dementia and Living will
12. Others