ANZ Introduction to Plastic Surgery Conference 2014

IPSC 2014 Oral Presentation Competition:

Submit a 250 word abstract on a piece of original research, audit or case report which you have engaged in. A short-list of finalists will be informed via email two weeks prior to the conference. Final presenters will be announced on the day for a 10 min oral presentation in Powerpoint format to the audience and a panel of judges.

The deadline is Sunday 4th May 2014. You have to be registered to be eligible to present.

Email abstracts to IPSconference@aol.com

IPSC 2014 Poster Competition:

Submit a 500 word abstract on an ‘important advance in the field of plastic surgery in the last century’. Finalists will be informed via email two weeks prior to the conference. You will be expected to give a 5 min oral presentation to a select few judges.

Anybody can submit an abstract on an innovation in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. You don’t need to have taken part in active research in the field, or have been a part of the team that ‘innovated’. Some examples of innovations include facial transplantation, forehead flap for nasal reconstruction, use of open reduction internal fixation for maxillofacial fractures, fat grafting, liposuction, and stem cell therapy.

The deadline is Sunday 4th May 2014. You have to be registered to be eligible to present.

Email abstracts to IPSconference@aol.com

Abstract  Format

Abstract title: The abstract title must be in sentence case [initial Capital followed by lower case]. The title should be brief and descriptive.

Author information: Author and co-author names (full given first name and family name), affiliations, cities and countries

Content: Organise the body of the abstract as follows: (a) Introduction, (b) Methods, (c) Results, (d) Conclusions, and (e) a limited number of references. Results stated in the abstracts must be complete (though concise) and final. It is unsatisfactory to use statements such as ‘data will be presented’ or ‘results will be discussed’.

Use standard abbreviations and generic drug names. Place non-standard abbreviations or acronyms in parentheses after first use. Do not identify author(s) or institution(s) in the text. Abstracts are to be text only; no diagrams, tables, photos or attachments are allowed.