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Information for Free Paper presenters

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Information for Poster Presenters

Your poster must have been erected by 1000 hrs on Friday 26 October, and remain up for the duration of the conference. Presenters are responsible for removing their own poster material at the end of the conference.

The poster panels will be velcro sensitive and measure 1.95m high by 1.2m wide. Your poster should be landscape and cover the top half of the board. The poster should be laminated and the text should be in a font of sufficient size for easy reading at a distance of 1 metre.

On arrival at the conference please report to the registration desk for allocation of your poster number and poster board. Please remember to bring velcro hooks to attach your poster to the poster board.

Application process

To be selected to present you are required to submit an application via the website. All abstracts must be submitted electronically. Faxed or hard copy submissions will not be accepted.

Key dates

All presenters must register to attend the conference. Acceptance of abstracts into the program is contingent upon receipt of the registration fee. Notification of abstract acceptance by 3 August will give presenters the opportunity to take advantage of the early bird registration rate, which closes on 14 September.

Important information

All abstract submissions are to comply with the following guidelines. Submissions found not to be within the guidelines, including the word count, will not be reviewed and automatically declined for presentation.

Abstract guidelines

Abstracts should not have been published in any English language medical or nursing peer reviewed journal and in general should not have been presented at more than one meeting from which such publications arise. Studies with substantial changes in methodology and/or with substantial additional data may be submitted, presented and published a second time, but rewritten abstracts on the same study should not.

Abstracts should be of no more than 250 words (this does not include titles) and must be written in English. Abstracts must be submitted in Word format, 12 point Arial font, single spaced throughout and should not contain subheadings, underlines or bold type.

The abstract heading must contain:

• Title in BLOCK CAPITALS only.
• One line space prior to text commencement. Please note: as the abstracts will be blind reviewed, the names, institutions and contact details of the authors are NOT to be written on the abstract document. This information is to be provided when submitting the abstract online.
• Wherever possible the title should be precise so that it conveys a message eg “High Dose Adrenaline Does Not Improve Survival In In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest”.
• Any conflict of interest should be declared in the submission form. Intending presenters are advised to formally declare conflict of interest during the presentation.
• Abstracts should contain brief but complete statements of Introduction/Study Objectives/Methods/Results/Conclusion(s). Please ensure these statements are not under sub headings.

Abstracts should be written in the past tense, i.e should state what was done, not what is being, should or will be done. The abstract must contain sufficient information so that if it is published in the proceedings of the ASM or in a journal, it will be a complete report independent of the presentation. The text should not contain statements alluding to results or conclusions not presented in the text; Abstracts stating “will be discussed”, “will be described” or “will be presented”, will be rejected.

Only standard abbreviations should be used. Nonstandard abbreviations should be kept to a minimum and defined in parentheses in the text. In general, no more than 2 non-standard abbreviations should be used and should only be used to replace words appearing 4 times or more in the text. Use SI units except for pressure; use cmH2O or mmHg with kPa units in brackets (optional).

Abstracts containing graphs, diagrams, or complex tables will be rejected. Simple tables are acceptable.

Any conflict of interest should be declared in the submission form.

References are not to be included.

Abstracts that do not adhere to the guidelines will not be accepted.

Abstracts received after the closure date will not be accepted.

The Committee may limit the number of presentations by any one person, organisation or institution in order to provide as many people as possible with the opportunity for presenting.

For proposals with more than one author, only one person should submit the abstract online, and this person will be the contact for all correspondence concerning the abstract with the Conference Office.

Authors must indicate on the abstract submission form the profession (e.g. medicine or nursing) of the primary author of the abstract.

Authors must indicate on the abstract submission form the profession (e.g. medicine or nursing) of the presenter of the abstract.

Authors must clearly indicate on the abstract submission form their desire to be considered for either a free paper presentation, a poster oral presentation or a static poster. Medical authors should note that with the exception of candidates for the Matt Spence Medal, other medical abstracts can only be presented as poster-orals or posters.

Free Paper Scoring System

When judging free paper presentations the following criteria are assessed and scored independently.

1. Abstract Quality 0-10
2. Quality of Study 0-15
   Quantitative and Qualitative Study
3. Work Involved 0-10
4. Presentation 0-10
5. Bonus Points 0-10
   Relevance
   Originality
   Overall impression

Publication of abstracts

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care and Australian Critical Care will consider publishing accepted abstracts exactly as submitted, and should thus be checked for accuracy prior to submission. Authors must clearly indicate on the submission form the journal in which they wish their abstracts to be published.

Free paper prizes

Accepted abstracts may be eligible for one of the following prizes. The award of prizes is at the discretion of the judging panel and the Organising Committee. The value of each prize is at the discretion of the Organising Committee and the sponsor.

1. Best Medical Paper
   Verbal or poster/oral presentations only will be considered. The primary author and presenting author must be medical. Maximum of 2 papers per presenting author is recommended. The winner receives a $5,000 award kindly donated by Cook Australia.
   
   
   
   
2. Best Nursing Paper
   Verbal or poster/oral presentations only, presented during the adult component of the conference, will be considered for this prize. The main author of the paper must also present the paper. The main author must be a nurse and an ACCCN or CCNS member. The winner receives $2500 kindly donated by Eli Lilly.
   
   
   
   
3. Matt Spence Medal and Tyco/Mallinckrodt Travel Grant
   Verbal presentations only will be considered. The primary author must be a registrar or fellow in an RACP, ANZCA or JFICM training program, must have an intensive care component in his/her training program and must be a trainee member of ANZICS. Candidates must have a major role in the design, execution, writing and presentation of the study. The winner receives the Matt Spence medal and a $5,000 travel grant kindly donated by Tyco.
   
   
   
   
4. Best Nursing Poster Prize
   May be awarded to the author of a paper presented as a poster. The main author must be a nurse and an ACCCN or CCNS member. The paper may be of adult, paediatric or neonatal interest. The winner receives $1500 kindly donated by Ramsay Health.
   
   
   
   
   
5. Nursing Scholarship Prize
   Awarded for the best free paper based on research completed as a component of a Masters or PhD. The main author of the paper must also present the paper. The main author must be a nurse and an ACCCN or CCNS member. The paper may be of adult, paediatric or neonatal interest. The paper must be presented as a free paper (10-minute oral presentation followed by 5 minutes for discussion). The winner receives $2500 kindly donated by Tyco Healthcare.
   
   
   
   
6. Best Nursing Review Paper
   Awarded for the best judged literature review of an aspect of critical care nursing practice. The ACCCN Board coordinates judging of submission for the Best Nursing Review Paper prior to the ASM according to guidelines developed by the ACCCN Board. The winner will be notified in time to take advantage of early bird registration. The winner receives $2500 kindly donated by Edwards Lifesciences.
   
   
7. Best Paediatric Medical Paper
   Verbal or poster/oral presentations only will be considered. The primary author and presenting author must be medical. The winner receives an iPod kindly donated by Dräger Medical.
   
   
   
8. Best Paediatric or Neonatal Nursing Paper
   Verbal or poster/oral presentations only will be considered. The main author must be a nurse and an ACCCN or CCNS member. The main author must also present the paper. The paper must be presented as a free paper (10-minute oral presentation followed by 5 minutes for discussion). The winner receives $2500 kindly donated by Mayo Healthcare.