The Organising Committee is pleased to invite submissions of abstracts to be presented at the 2011 SPANZA ANZAPS Conference. Presentations may either be submitted as an oral presentation or a poster.
All abstracts must be submitted online. Please log onto the Conference website www.willorganise.com.au/spanza-anzaps and download the abstract submission form before submitting your abstract/s. This document outlines the format your abstract must be submitted in as well as details on the online submission process.
Accepted oral presentations will occur throughout the meeting. The best anaesthetic paper will be awarded a prize by the SPANZA Committee on behalf of the Society. Poster presentations are ineligible for this prize.
The Nate Myers Clinical Research Prize recognises the life and work of the late Nate Myers. It is awarded by ANZAPS in recognition of original paediatric surgical clinical research excellence. On occasion, ANZAPS may choose to recognise scholarship by awarding other prizes. Fellows of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons are ineligible for these awards, unless within two years of attaining their fellowship. All other presenters are eligible.
DEADLINE FOR PAPERS: Monday 5th September 2011
Please note the following instructions when submitting abstracts:
- Must not exceed 250 words
- All abstracts are peer-reviewed and ranked on the basis of scientific merit. The program committee will use these rankings to develop the final program.
- Not all abstracts submitted will necessarily be accepted for presentation
- At the time of submitting your abstract, the data must not have been presented at any other meeting nor published as a proffered paper.
- If the research presented was supported by a commercial organisation, a statement identifying this support must be submitted
- If the research involved human subjects, it must have been approved by your institutional review board or Human Ethics Committee and conform to International Standards of Human Care.
- An author of any abstract selected for participation on the program must attend the meeting and pay the relevant registration fee.
