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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

Delegates who would like to present their work at the NZSG and NZgNC Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) are invited to submit an abstract for consideration.

Abstract submission deadline: Friday, 8 August 2024, 5.00pm NZST

Please read the information below before you submit your abstract. The NZSG intends to provide high-quality sessions focused on educational content that is free from commercial influence or bias. All conflicts of interest must be declared.

Requirements for the submission of abstracts

  • All abstracts must be submitted online
  • All abstracts must be submitted into the correct category.
  • Advise as part of the submission process if you would like to be considered for a Young Investigator Award (YIA).

Your abstract will be submitted and be assessed for presentation at the ASM. If your abstract is accepted, the reviewers will assess whether your work will be presented as an oral presentation, or as a poster. The majority of successfully submitted abstracts will be for poster presentations. All poster formats will be required to be printed and will be displayed at the ASM. If you would like to present your work as an oral presentation or be considered for a YIA, please indicate this as part of the submission process.

It is expected that all oral presentations and posters be of a high standard.

KEY DATES

  • Call for abstracts open - Monday 19 May 2025
  • Call for abstracts close - Friday 8 August 2025
  • Notification of abstract acceptance/decline - Monday 29 September 2025

CATEGORIES

Abstracts should be submitted into the relevant category:

  • Endoscopy
  • Hepatology
  • Innovation in Gastroenterology**
  • Luminal
  • Nutrition/General

**This new category is for research in emerging fields of interest to the Gastroenterology community including neurogastroenterology, equity and sustainability. Submissions can also be made for new devices i.e. endoscope or new diagnostic testing.

CRITERIA

Reviewers appointed by the Secretary of the New Zealand Gastroenterology Society will rate each abstract blindly using these criteria:

  1. Originality: How original or unique is the idea, observation or research?
  2. Clinical usefulness: Does the abstract address an important scientific or clinical question?
  3. Quality of the abstract: How coherently written is the abstract? How appealing would this work be to journal editors?
  4. Design and methods: Is there evidence of statistical method? What is the nature of the work? (For example, a clinical or scientific trial would generally carry more weight than a clinical audit or case series). This is also where ethics are considered.
  5. Results and conclusions: Are the conclusions are justified by the methods and results?

ABSTRACT GUIDE

The abstract should be in Microsoft Word in the following format:

  • Single line spacing
  • Arial font 11
  • Title: bold, left aligned
  • Please do not include the following in your abstract document: Authors, Co-authors: Surname, Granting bodies. This information should be added into the online form during the submission process
  • Abstract text:
    • Left aligned
    • Maximum word count of 300 words
  • The abstract should be structured as follows:
    • A title that clearly refers to the nature of the abstract
    • The introduction should contain 1-2 sentences that clearly indicate the scientific question of the study and its clinical or scientific importance
    • Methods should contain sufficient information to be able to understand the design and analysis and statistics used. Include here compliance with local ethics requirements.
    • Results should contain objective data to answer the scientific question
    • Conclusions should only cover conclusions of the study directly supported by the results, along with implications for clinical practice. Speculation and over-generalisation are to be avoided.
  • Up to one Figure OR one Table can be included:
    • The figure will be considered as equal to 50 words of text.
    • The words in the table or flow diagrams count towards total word count.
  • References do not need to be included.
  • Define abbreviations on first use.
  • Ensure the abstract does not contain spelling, grammar or scientific mistakes.
  • There will be NO late breaking abstracts.
  • Abstracts that contain >300 words will be rejected.
  • Abstracts in PDF format will not be accepted.
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Download the abstract template »
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RULES FOR ABSTRACTS

NZSG PUBLICATIONS OF NOTE

Many of our Society members publish work in peer reviewed journals. The NZSG wishes to acknowledge and celebrate this work, as getting a paper through to publication requires hard work and determination. We invite all members to submit to the Executive links to their published papers from the past 24 months. The Executive will work towards making this list available on the Society website and assess the possibility and feasibility of authors presenting key papers, or these papers being acknowledged in another form, as part of the ASM 2025 programme.

All accepted abstracts for the ASM (poster and oral), will be published in a special issue of the Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. A link to the issue will be sent out to all authors once available.

HAVE A QUESTION?

Please do not hesitate to contact:

Brooke Miller
Digital & Event Coordinator | Conference Innovators
P: +64 9 281 5587 | E: brooke@conference.nz