The Scientific Program Committee of the 2022 Combined Scientific Congress (CSC) of the New Zealand Society of Anaesthetists (NZSA)and the Australian Society of Anaesthetists (ASA) invites you to submit an abstract of your research for presentation the 2022 CSC in Wellington.

Online abstract submission is via the link below and are due by Friday 1 July 2022.

Before preparing your abstract and completing the submission process, please read the information on this page carefully (click here for a PDF version) including the presentation formats and prize descriptions.

Submit your abstract here

Submission of the abstract acknowledges agreement to the terms and conditions detailed below.

Submissions must be for original research, not previously presented at a major Australian, New Zealand or other international meeting as an oral and/or poster presentation, or previously published in a journal. Submissions found to have been previously presented will be ineligible.

Applicants are to download the Abstract Template file here. The headings are an indication of the expected format.

All research on humans and animals must have prospective ethics approval. The approval date, number, clinical trials registry number (if applicable), and ethics committee details must be included in the submission.

A maximum of 400 words is allowed for the abstract body, and may include ONE graph and/or ONE table of direct relevance to the results. The list of authors and affiliations, ASA and NZSA membership details, and ethics clearance information, do not count towards the abstract word count. Any abbreviations must be spelt out on first use. The template lists the font details for the abstract.

No hardcopy, faxed or emailed submissions will be accepted

All successful applicants will be required to design and make available a poster for display for the duration of the Congress. The ASA and NZSA considers the physical display of a poster, with the availability of the author to discuss their work, to be an important component of the Congress.

All posters shall be available for viewing by delegates at the Congress. In addition, a PDF version will also be requested so it may be viewed on electronic devices by delegates, both during and after the Congress. These PDFs will remain available via the ASA and NZSA website for a period after the Congress.

A full description of the poster requirements and other details will be sent out once your abstract has been accepted.

Please note that the space available for presentations is limited and the Congress attracts a large number of submissions. Preference will be given to abstracts of the highest quality as judged by the Science, Prizes, Awards and Research Committee (SPARC) of the ASA and NZSA.

The eligibility criteria for ASA and NZSA prize categories are described in the Presentation Formats and Prize Description section. The quality of the abstract is rated based on the content (originality, methods, data analysis and conclusion), the clinical relevance and the quality of the written text.

All applicants, successful or otherwise, will be notified within an appropriate time frame to allow registration during the Early Bird Registration phase.

Please note: Applicants may be offered a presentation format different to that applied for and not all applications may be accepted.

All costs are in New Zealand dollars (NZD) and are inclusive of GST.