The Scientific Program Committee welcomes the submission of Late Breaking Abstracts for presentation at the APSAD Melbourne 2017 Conference.
The session is dedicated to late-breaking and unpublished findings and cannot be a revision of an abstract submitted during the general abstract submission process. Late Breaking abstracts, containing new information or important findings not (fully) available before the general abstract deadline, can be submitted until Sunday 20 August 2017.
Please note that the Late Breaking Abstract deadline is not an extension of the general abstract submission deadline.
In order to standardise the abstract layout, please read the abstract guidelines carefully carefully and use the abstract template provided. Any abstracts that do not conform to the guidelines will not be accepted. Please note that the abstract submission deadline is Sunday 20 August 2017.
Notification regarding late breaking abstract's status (accepted or rejected) will be sent to the presenting author of the abstract by Wedensday 20 September 2017.
Abstracts will be accepted for oral and poster presentations.
The Late Breaking Sessions are lively, informative and fast paced and are held as a single stream, which is a great opportunity to present to all the conference delegates. Presentations are five minutes and should have no more than five slides. This session is one of the most popular sessions at the conference.
LATE BREAKING PRIZE
APSAD has a sponsored prize for best Late Breaking Presentation delivered at the Conference. The person judged as preparing and delivering the Best Late Breaking Presentation receives a certificate and a book voucher valued at $100. The award will be announced at closure of the conference. There will also be a certificate for the runner up and an honourable mention.
The Late Breaking Presentations are judged on the basis of original scientific importance or clinical or policy relevance, and clarity of presentation.
