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ABSTRACT SUBMISSION CRITERIA

GENERAL CRITERIA

- All abstracts must be written in English.
- All abstracts must be submitted through the submission form linked on the AMSC website.

- The abstract title must conform to the American Medical Association (AMA) Manual of Style (AMA Title Case) and cannot contain more than 20 words.
- Abbreviations must be introduced or explained between brackets (unless universally recognised).

- The abstract cannot contain more than 300 words. References do not have to be included in the abstract.

- It does not matter whether or not the research has already been presented at a different congress before or published before.

CRITERIA FOR CLINICAL FUNDAMENTAL STUDIES AND OTHER TYPES OF STUDIES

- Structure of submitted abstracts:

  1. Introduction: State the aim of your work clearly.

  2. Materials and methods: Describe the design of your scientific approach, including the materials used, the method and the statistical criteria applied.

  3. Results: State the results of your study briefly.

  4. Conclusion: Describe the outcome of your study in relation to the original aim of your study.

CRITERIA FOR CASE REPORTS

- All case reports will be presented using a poster. They cannot be presented using an classroom oral presentation. This posterwalk is specifically for case reports only and will be judged separately from the clinical fundamental studies.
- Structure of submitted abstracts:

  1. Introduction (patient info: initials, age, sex, signs and symptoms, physical exam modifications)

  2. Case history

  3. Investigations (pathologic changes only)

  4. Treatment/Results

  5. Discussions/Differential Diagnosis

PRESENTATION CRITERIA

GENERAL CRITERIA

POSTER PRESENTATION CRITERIA - CLINICAL FUNDAMENTAL STUDY

Poster criteria

All posters have to be handed over, clearly labelled, to the AMSC team on Tuesday the 13th of September 2022.
- Structure

 

 

  1. Title: In upper case letters only.

  2. Introduction: State the aim of your work clearly.

  3. Materials and methods: Describe the design of your scientific approach, including the materials used, the method and the statistical criteria applied.

  4. Results: State the results of your study briefly.

  5. Conclusion: Describe the outcome of your study in relation to the original aim of your study.

  6. Key Words: Add 2-5 keywords of your abstract. 

- No abbreviations allowed, unless explained below in the poster
- Portrait orientation
- The maximum dimensions: 90 cm width and 120 cm height.
- The title should be large enough to be seen at a distance of 3 m.
- Make sure the structure is clear by using numbers or arrows.
- Create a suitable contrast for the audience to be able to read the text.
- Don't write too much information on the poster, use illustrative objects (images, figures, graphs, charts, tables) instead.
- No grammatical errors in the poster.
- There is no maximum number of words for the poster, however it must be readable from a distance.


Presentation criteria
- The presentation must be given in English. You are ought to be present in time, and to follow the presentations of your colleagues. 
- The presentation may only take 5 minutes, followed by 2 minutes of discussion. You are responsible for your own time management. If the time limit is exceeded, the jury may deduct points as a penalty.
- Do not speak too fast, the presentation must be easy to follow.
- Avoid repetitions and too complicated terms.
- Try to focus on the main ideas of your research and illustrate these clearly.

- The presentation must be given in English

POSTER PRESENTATION CRITERIA - CASE REPORT

Poster criteria

Each poster has to be handed over, clearly labelled, to the AMSC team no later than 9:00 a.m. CEST on the day of the corresponding poster presentation, or at any time during a previous congress day.

-  Structure 

  1. Title

  2. Introduction (patient info: initials, age, sex; signs and symptoms; physical exam modifications)

  3. Case history

  4. Investigations (pathologic changes ONLY)

  5. Treatment/Results

  6. Discussions/Differential Diagnosis

  7. References (minimum 3)

  8. Key Words

 

- No abbreviations allowed, unless explained below in the poster
- Portrait orientation.
- The maximum dimensions: 90 cm width and 120 cm height.
- The title should be large enough to be seen at a distance of 3 m.
- Make sure the structure is clear by using numbers or arrows.
- Create a suitable contrast for the audience to be able to read the text.
- Don't write too much information on the poster, use illustrative objects (images, figures, graphs, charts, tables) instead.
- No grammatical errors in the poster.
- There is no maximum number of words for the poster, however it must be readable from a distance.
 

Presentation criteria

- The presentation must be given in English. You are ought to be present in time, and to follow the presentations of your collegues. 
- The presentation may only take 5 minutes followed by 2 minutes discussion. You are responsible for your own time management. If the time limit is exceeded, the jury may deduct points as a penalty.
- Do not speak too fast, the presentation must be easy to follow.
- Avoid repetitions and too complicated terms.
- Try to focus on the main ideas of your research and illustrate these clearly.

ORAL PRESENTATION CRITERIA

- All oral presentations must be given in English.
- The oral presentation may take a maximum of 7 minutes, followed by a 2 minute discussion. You are responsible for your own time management. If the time limit is exceeded, the jury may deduct points as a penalty. 
- The maximum amount of slides is set at 25.
- Follow the structure mentioned above.
- Use enough contrast and an appropriate font size (20-30) in your slides so the audience is able to read the text.
- Avoid speaking too fast and watch your pronunciation.
- Avoid repetition and too complicated terms.
- Upload your PowerPoint presentation at amsc.be/upload no later than the Saturday before the start of the congress.
- All PowerPoints have to be brought to the event on a USB stick as well.
Please mind that file formats other than PowerPoint for oral presentations will not be accepted. Exceptions cannot be made. 

If you have any questions regarding your abstract, please contact our secretaries.

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