Abstract Guidelines

Deadline for submission: Monday 31 January 2022, 23.59 (AEDT)

Please ensure you have read the guidelines provided below to familiarise yourself the process and requirements.

Submitted abstracts must represent original work that has not been previously published. The Spine Society of Australia expect that the author will present the material and scientific data appearing in the submitted abstract, upon acceptance by the Scientific Committee. The data must not be modified or updated for the presentation without the prior written approval of the Scientific Secretary.

The Review Committee will select abstracts for either an oral podium presentation or a poster presentation (unless the author indicates a specific preference for a poster presentation only).

Podium Presentations

Podium presentations will be 6-minute oral presentations in English with allocated question time of 4-minutes.

Posters

Instructions regarding poster format will be forwarded upon acceptance of a poster. Authors must be in attendance to present their poster.

Posters be judged on style, content and scientific merit. The posters awarded the highest scores will be selected for presentation in the Top Ten Poster session. Further details will be made upon acceptance of an abstract.

Instructions to submit an abstract

Abstracts must be submitted using the abstract template. Click here to download the template
Author details and affiliation MUST NOT be included within the abstract content/uploaded document
Abstracts have a 300 word maximum
All abbreviations must be defined in the body of the abstract
Do not include references in the abstract text
Authors should update the word count at the end of the abstract
No tables or graphs are to be included in the abstract.

Abstracts must adhere to the following layout (using the template provided):

Introduction
Provide a clear statement of the aims or purpose of the study.

Methods
Give a brief description of the study design, population or specimen preparation, data collection and processing.

Results
Only data collected and processed prior to the abstract being submitted will be accepted. Important statistical results (such as confidence intervals, p- values or correlation coefficients) should be included.

Conclusions
What does the study show? Make simple statements that are supported by the evidence shown in your results.

*All presenters must register for a minimum of one day of the conference by the Early Bird Deadline for registration or the presentation will be withdrawn from the program.

Download Abstract Template

Presentation Awards

Presenters of successful abstracts will be in the running for the 2022 Spine Society Awards totalling $16,000.
Awards include:

Spinal Research Award: $10,000 for the best spinal research paper submitted & presented at the conference
Best Paper Award: $2,000 for the best paper presented at the conference
Best Poster Award: $1,000 for the best poster presented at the conference
Alastair Robson Award: $1,000 for most outstanding contribution by a clinician/s in clinical practice
The Rob Johnston Award: $1,000 for the best paper presented by a surgical trainee
The Clayton Adam Award: $1,000 for the best paper presented by a junior research scientist

For further information on the Spine Society of Australia Awards, click here.

Declaration of Interest

All authors (including all co-authors) must complete a declaration of interest. The sources and value of all funds used to conduct the study must be declared.

All declaration of interests must be completed by all authors associated with the paper by Monday 14 February 2022.

Failure of any author to complete the declaration will result in the paper’s withdrawal from the program. It is the responsibility of the presenting author to ensure that all co-authors have complied with the declaration requirements.

Submit your Declaration of Interest

Early Career Participant Scholarships

Follow the link for further information regarding Early Career Scholarships. Priority for Scholarships will be given to applicants who have submitted an abstract for consideration for an oral or poster presentation for the ASM. Scholarship applications close Monday 28 February 2022, 11.59pm AEDT.

LEARN MORE ABOUT EARLY CAREER SCHOLARSHIP

For further information, please contact the Conference Secretariat via ssa2022@dcconferences.com.au
or phone +61 2 9954 4400.