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Welcome to the Western Surgical Association 2025 Abstract Submitter!
DEADLINE: Monday, June 9, 2025 at 11:59pm PDT
Presentation Types:
- Oral
- Presenters with accepted oral presentations are required to submit a manuscript.
- A WSA Member must be identified at the time of Abstract submission and be present to close the discussion of your paper at the WSA 2025 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.
- An oral presentation is required of each ePoster – you will be assigned to a poster session during the WSA 2025 Annaul Meeting.
- Video
- Manuscript submission is not required for video presentations.
- If your video is not chosen for a podium presentation, it will be considered for an ePoster.
Format:- The abstract body (not counting abstract title or author string) must not exceed 500 words
- 1 Graph, photo or table is allowed, must be .JPG format
- Video format: Must not exceed 5 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 for an oral presentation, 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 2025 Annual Meeting.
Should you have any questions, please contact:
Western Surgical Association
t: 913-402-7102 |wsa@lp-etc.com
https://www.westernsurg.org