NACCS | NACCS ASM Abstracts and Poster Competition

The best abstracts submitted by medically qualified trainees will be invited to compete for the Harvey Granat prize for the best oral presentation during the free paper session, unless the submission specifies for poster only. The awards are £400 for the winner, with a runner up prize of £200.

All accepted abstracts are eligible for the poster prize. A shortlist will be made during the meeting, and to be eligible for the prize the first author must be available to present the poster to a panel of judges. The first author of the best poster will be
awarded a prize of £200, with a runner up prize of £100.

The highest ranked poster presented by a first author who is an allied health professional will be eligible for an additional prize of £50.

Abstracts accepted for presentation during the oral free paper session will be asked to produce a poster for display at the meeting, but are not eligible for the poster prize.

File Resources for authors

Once you start an entry on the Abstract Submission Form, please complete your submission within the same session without leaving the page or your work won’t be saved and you will have to restart a new submission.

Please read the abstract submission guidance before submitting your work.

NACCS ASM Abstract Submission Form

Please follow the guidance below each field carefully. If the submitted abstract does not strictly adhere to these guidelines it will be sent straight back with a note regarding resubmission, unless there is insufficient time before the closing date. In that event, the abstract will be rejected.

Step 1 of 4 – Contact Details of Corresponding Author

Contact Details of Corresponding Author

Name(Required)

Forename Surname

Professional Role(Required)

Primary Affiliation/Institution

Address(Required)

Address Line 1 Address Line 2 City Postcode Country

Email Address(Required)

Email Address Confirm Email Address

Phone(Required)

Preferred Method of Contact

Authorship, Declaration of Interest, and Copyright

It is the author’s responsibility to ensure that a patient’s anonymity be carefully protected and to verify that any experimental investigation with human subjects reported in the manuscript was performed with informed consent and following all the guidelines for experimental investigation with human subjects required by the institution(s) with which all the authors are affiliated.

Author(s)(Required)

Salutation (Prof/Dr/Mr/Mrs/Ms/Miss)

Forename

Surname

Highest academic qualification

Affiliation/Institution

Please add authors in order of appearance on the abstract (from first author, to last/senior author)

I/We hereby confirm the following

This work has not been published before submission, in whole or in abstract, in an indexed journal(Required)

Yes

All authors have seen, and accept responsibility, for the content of the abstract(Required)

Yes

At least one author is a NACCS member(Required)

Yes

In submitting the abstract to NACCS we (the authors) agree to transfer, assign, and otherwise convey copyright of ownership of the abstract in the event the Society secures its publication in the Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology (JNA)(Required)

Yes

Ethical approval was obtained (for research studies)(Required)

Yes

The project was registered with the hospital/governance department (for audit, service evaluation, survey or case reports)(Required)

Yes

I/we have obtained patient consent for submission (for case reports)(Required)

Yes

We (the authors) understand abstract acceptance does not guarantee that your abstract will be published in the JNA(Required)

Yes

Declaration of interests(Required)

All authors must declare any conflict of interest on submission, and to the audience prior to any oral or poster presentation by inclusion of such information on a slide or the printed poster. This includes the existence of any relationship that could be considered to affect the content of their presentation. This could include financial relationships, advisory positions, payments, expenses, grants, or departmental support, and membership of organisations.

Abstract

Type of Abstract(Required)

Abstract Title(Required)

Abstract body (max 2000 characters, including spaces).(Required)

Abstracts must be structured into, and have the following subheadings: Introduction, Methods, Results, Conclusions. Case reports must be submitted under the headings: Introduction, Case history, Discussion. Full guidance can be found on the Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology (JNA) website: http://edmgr.ovid.com/jna/accounts/ifauth.htm. Abbreviations should be defined at first use in the main body of the text (and in each table and figure), and used consistently thereafter.

References (max 3 references)

References should be numbered (as superscripts) in the order of first appearance in the text. The reference list should include only material that have been published or accepted for publication. Abstracts published within the previous 3 years may be used as references, as can material from the Internet (URLs) provided the citation includes the most recent accessed date. Articles published without peer review and manuscripts in preparation or submitted for publication are not acceptable as references. Personal communications and unpublished works should be cited in parentheses in the text and not included as references. If there are more than three authors, only the first three should be included followed by ‘et al.’ Journal names should be abbreviated as they appear in NLM Catalog (https://www-ncbi-nlm-nih-gov.ezp.lib.cam.ac.uk/nlmcatalog?term=currentlyindexed) Use the following reference formats: Journal article Kutteruf R, Wells D, Stephens L, et al. Injury and liability associated with spine surgery. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol. 2018;30:156-162. Article published on-line ahead of print Rock AK, Opalak CF, Workman KG, et al. Safety outcomes following spine and cranial neurosurgery: evidence from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol. 2017. doi: 10.1097/ANA.0000000000000474. [Epub ahead of print]. Article by doi Kutteruf R, Wells D, Stephens L, et al. Injury and liability associated with spine surgery. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol. 2018. doi: 10.1097/ANA.0000000000000448 Book chapter Kirkman MA, Smith M. Multi-modality neurologic monitoring. In: Cottrell J, Patel P. Cottrell and Patel’s Neuroanesthesia, 6th ed. Philadelphia: Elsevier; 2017:142-151. Book Cottrell J, Patel P. Cottrell and Patel’s Neuroanesthesia, 6th ed. Philadelphia: Elsevier; 2017. Internet Mashour G. President’s message: the three pillars of neuroanesthesiology. SNACC Winter Newsletter 2016. Available at: http://www.snacc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/SNACCWInter- Newsletter2016-PUB1.pdf. Accessed 29 September 2017.

Figure and Table

Either one figure or one table can be submitted as a separate document with the abstract. Both Table and/or Figure must be cited in the text, and submit as a separate file.

Table Caption

Figure Caption

Table

Accepted file types: doc, docx, Max. file size: 64 MB.

Cite table in the text and submit as a separate file.

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The maximum size of a table should be 10 rows by 10 columns and should be submitted as a Word document. Do not attempt to embed within the text. Include the table title, appropriate column heads, and explanatory legends (including definitions of any abbreviations used). They should be selfexplanatory and should supplement, rather than duplicate, the material in the text. Tables should be created using the table creating and editing feature of standard word processing software (e.g. MS Word). Do not use MS Excel or comparable spread sheet programs.

Figure

Accepted file types: tiff, eps, doc, ppt, xls, pdf, Max. file size: 64 MB.

Digital Artwork Guideline Checklist

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• Artwork should be saved as TIFF, EPS, or MS Office (DOC, PPT, XLS) files. High resolution PDF files are also acceptable • Any white or black space surrounding the image should be cropped • Diagrams, drawings, graphs, and other line art must be vector or saved at a resolution of at least 1200 dpi. If created in an MS Office program, the native (DOC, PPT, XLS) file must be submitted • Photographs, radiographs and other halftone images must be saved at a resolution of at least 300 dpi • Photographs and radiographs with text must be saved as postscript or at a resolution of at least 600 dpi • Unless written consent is obtained and submitted with the manuscript, eyes should be masked and names should be removed from figures. Please note that artwork generated from office suite programs such as Corel Draw, and MS Word, and artwork downloaded from the Internet (JPEG or GIF files), cannot be processed for publication.

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