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Welcome to the Western Surgical 2023 Abstract Submitter!
DEADLINE: Monday, June 5, 2023 at 11:59pm PDT

Presentation Types:
  • Oral- Accepted oral presentations will be required to submit a manuscript to the Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS). Additionally, a WSA Member must close the discussion of your paper at the WSA 2023 Annual Meeting. If your abstract is not selected as an Oral presentation, it will automatically be considered for an ePoster presentation.
  • ePoster- Non-podium presentation opportunity that does not require manuscript submission.
  • Video - Video presentations do not require manuscript submission. If your video is not selected for podium presentation, it will be considered for a one-slide pdf ePoster presentation.
Format:
  • The abstract body (not counting abstract title or author string) must not exceed 500 words
  • Graphs, photos and/or tables are not accepted
  • Video format: Must not exceed 8 minutes, sound required, .MP4 formats only and <800 Mb.
  • No reference to the authors or the institution should appear within the body of the abstract.
  • You do not need to be a Western Surgical Association member to submit an abstract for consideration. However, if selected, your member sponsor must be present for the meeting (and close the discussion if selected as an oral presentation).
Award Opportunity
WSA New Members, within the first three years of membership, are invited to apply for the WSA J. Bradley Aust Award! The WSA J. Bradley Aust award is our highest presentation honor and is awarded to the Best Paper by a New Member. This award is only offered to Oral submissions and the WSA New Member must be the presenter and closer of the paper. Apply directly within the abstract submitter.

Duplicate Submission Policy
Information in the submission must represent original work that has not been previously published, or under consideration for publication, and will not have been presented as a podium or poster presentation at a national or an international meeting prior to the dates of the WSA 2023 Annual Meeting.

Should you have any questions, please contact:
Western Surgical Association
t: 913-402-7102 |wsa@lp-etc.com
https://www.westernsurg.org

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