Abstract Submission Guidelines

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SUBMISSION CATEGORIES

This year the 44th Australasian Dermatopathology Society Annual Scientific Meeting will be a joint meeting with the International Society of Dermatopathology’s XLIII Symposium. The Organising Committee invites the submission of abstracts of original work under the categories of Brenan Prize or Clinicopathological Gems.

1)   Brenan Prize

Accredited registrars in Dermatology or Pathology are encouraged to make a presentation related to dermatopathology at the ADS 2024 Meeting. The only persons who are eligible to enter and win the Brenan Prize are trainees in Dermatology or Pathology who are accredited for their training as specialist dermatologists or pathologists in Australia or New Zealand.

• Presentations will be up to 10 minutes depending on the number of entrants. The timing for presentations will be advised well before the presentation.

• There will be Brenan Prizes in two categories:

  • Category 1: AU$500 for the most outstanding skin case presentation with emphasis on clinicopathological correlation.

  • Category 2: AU$500 for a research-oriented presentation, e.g. case series. The emphasis should be on clinicopathological features in a skin-related condition.

Please make clear which category you are entering.

2)   Clinicopathological Gems

All registrants are invited to participate in this popular segment, giving a short presentation on an illustrative case or cases they have encountered.

• Presentations will be up to 5 minutes depending on the number of entrants.

• The presentation judged to be the most meritorious and/or best presented will receive a prize of AU$500.

All submissions will be reviewed by an abstract submission panel and author notifications are scheduled for June 2024.

GENERAL POLICIES AND REQUIREMENTS

• All abstracts must contain original work of the presenting author(s).

• Abstracts will not be accepted via fax, email, mail or USB/CD.

• All fields on the online abstract submission form need to be completed.

• Acceptance of abstracts for presentation at the Meeting will be based on committee selection.

• Authors are welcome to submit more than one abstract but the organisers will reserve the right to accept none or any number of the submitted abstracts.

• All presenting authors will be required to register and pay for the Meeting by the author registration deadline to ensure their abstract(s) are included in the final program.

• It is the responsibility of the submitting author to ensure that the abstract are submitted correctly.

• After an author submits their abstract, they must be sure to check their submission to ensure the document has been uploaded correctly. Authors can check their submission by clicking on the viewing option in the submission form. Authors can no longer log back into their accounts to amend abstract submission after the closing date.

• The Meeting Managers will not be held responsible for abstract submissions not received via the website or for submission errors caused by internet services outages or other unforeseen events.