2023 Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM)

Please click HERE to view the 2023 Abstract Book.

Please note that Certificates (not letters) will be emailed to all presenters after the ASM.

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION GUIDELINES & AWARDS

Abstracts are invited from Consultant and Trainee surgeons, Laparoscopic Theatre Staff and Industry. The ALSGBI operates a paperless electronic abstract submission through Oxford Abstracts. Submission of previously accepted/presented work is also welcomed.

Online submission is now closed: if you are submitting a video for consideration, please ensure you submit an abstract online and also email the video via WeTransfer by 22:00 hrs on Friday 6 October 2023 to jtreglohan@alsgbi.org

  • You will be notified by Tuesday 31 October 2023 if your submission has been successful.
  • Abstracts must consist of 5 paragraphs, making a total of 250 words maximum:
    • 1) Aims (50 words max)
    • 2) Methods (50 words max)
    • 3) Results (50 words max)
    • 4) Conclusion (50 words max)
    • 5) Key Statement (50 words max)
  • Abstracts must be submitted as text and tables ONLY (ie no figures, graphs or diagrams).
  • CASE REPORTS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR ORAL PRESENTATIONS, ONLY FOR POSTER PRESENTATIONS.
  • The text must fit within the abstract template and use size 11 Arial font.
  • No more than 5 authors should be listed.
  • The abstract is marked anonymously so the text should not refer to any institutional affiliation.
  • An abstract must be submitted online in order to be considered for oral presentation, a poster or video (please select the correct presentation from the drop-down box).
  • If your abstract is selected for poster presentation you must provide a pdf of your poster by Friday 24 November 2023 otherwise it WILL NOT be eligible for the 2023 ALSGBI Best Laparoscopic/Robotic Poster Prize.

ORAL PRESENTATIONS (FREE PAPERS):

  • For those that have been selected for oral presentation, presentations will take place on Friday 1 December 2023.
  • All PowerPoint presentations should be emailed to jtreglohan@alsgbi.org by Friday 24 November 2023.
  • Oral presentations should be a total of 7 minutes in duration with 3 minutes for discussion.
  • The announcement of the 2023 David Dunn Medal Prize winner will be made during the ALSGBI Awards Ceremony on Friday 1 December 2023.
  • The winner of the best oral abstract will be presented with the 2023 David Dunn Medal, a certificate and a cash prize of GBP 600, generously sponsored by the European Association of Endoscopic Surgeons (EAES).
  • The winner must be a fully paid-up Trainee Surgeon or ALTS member of the ALSGBI to qualify for this prize.

GENERAL INFORMATION

POSTER EXHIBITION & PRESENTATIONS:

  • The Poster Exhibition will take place from 08:30hrs Thursday 30 November to Friday 1 December 2023 (17:30 hours) in the Industry Exhibition, Portsmouth Guildhall.
  • All posters will be displayed on electronic poster monitors located in the Industry Exhibition.
  • A pdf of each poster should be provided on a PowerPoint slide, PORTRAIT ONLY in orientation and with a ratio of 9:16 by Friday 24 November 2023 to jtreglohan@alsgbi.org
  • Posters 1-10 will also be displayed as ‘fabric’ posters, portrait in orientation and entered into the Posters of Distinction category, the maximum size available for each poster will be 945 mm wide x 2000 mm long (portrait style). Each presenter will need to organise the printing of their poster and to bring the poster to the conference where it will need to be displayed, on the boards provided by 08:30hrs Thursday 30 November 2023 and must remain in situ until 17:30hrs on Friday 1 December 2023.
  • Posters 1-10 will be marked by the ALSGBI Poster Committee and each presenter will be expected to stand by their poster at lunchtime on Thursday 30 November 2023 to answer questions.
  • The presenters of the top two Posters of Distinction will be asked to give a 3 minute PowerPoint presentation with 2 minutes for discussion afterwards on their posters in the Poster Session on Friday 1 December 2023.
  • The announcement of the 2023 ALSGBI Best Laparoscopic/Robotic Poster Prize winner will be made during the ALSGBI Awards Ceremony on Friday 1 December 2023. The winner of this award will be presented with a cash prize of GBP 150 and a certificate.

 

VIDEO PRESENTATIONS:

  • The top 5 videos will be presented on Friday 1 December 2023 in the Videos of Distinction section.
  • The chairmen will ask the presenters questions at the end of their video and the best laparoscopic/robotic video presenter will be awarded a cash prize of GBP 250 and a certificate.

Your VIDEO must be submitted as an abstract online and the video emailed via WeTransfer to jtreglohan@alsgbi.org by Friday 6 October 2023 at 22:00 hours.

You will need to:

1) Obtain a compressed copy in MPEG/MPG/MKV format.

2) Go to the WeTransfer website at: https://wetransfer.com/

3) Upload the Video file.

4) Enter the email address jtreglohan@alsgbi.org to send the video files to.

5) Enter your email to send a notification.

6) Enter a message that details what video file you are sending and the abstract it relates to.

  • Videos need to be uploaded and emailed by WeTransfer by 22:00hrs on Friday 6 October 2023
  • Videos should be a total of 5 minutes in duration (3 minutes will be allocated for discussion immediately afterwards at the ASM)
  • Only in-house productions will be accepted and ‘voiceover’ is compulsory.
  • A corresponding abstract needs to be submitted by 22:00hrs on Friday 6 October 2023
  • Videos that have been short-listed for the 2023 ALSGBI Best Laparoscopic/Robotic Video Prize will be presented in the Video Session on Friday 1 December 2023.
  • The announcement of the 2023 ALSGBI Best Laparoscopic/Robotic Video Prize winner will be made during the ALSGBI Awards Ceremony at 16:25hrs – 16:30hrs on Friday 1 December 2023.
  • The presenter of the Best Laparoscopic/Robotic Video will be awarded a cash prize of GBP 250.
  • The winner must be a fully paid-up Trainee Surgeon or ALTS member of the ALSGBI to qualify for this prize.
  • You will be notified by Tuesday 31 October 2023 if your abstract has been successful.

AUDIO VISUAL INFORMATION:

All presentations must be compiled using PowerPoint with voiceover and an advance copy should be forwarded to jtreglohan@alsgbi.org by Friday 24 November 2023.

Presentations must also be brought to the conference on a disk, USB stick or laptop, and Certificates of Presentation will only be issued to those listed as presenters in the abstract submission, and not to any additional authors.

All presenters of papers, videos and posters must register for the ASM by Thursday 9 November 2023. 

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