Call for Papers / Scientific Presentations

 

Latest Announcement: Dear keen fellow authors - Great news! There's added time for you to get your abstract ready for submission. The deadline for abstract submission is extended to 12th May 2019 11.59pm.

 

The Scientific Committee invites prospective authors to submit their abstracts for presentation at the 2019 Annual Scientific Congress of the Malaysian Society of Anaesthesiologists (MSA) and the College of Anaesthesiologists of Malaysia in the following categories:

1. Anaesthesia
2. Pain Medicine
3. Intensive Care Medicine

All presentations will be in electronic poster (e-Poster) format except for those selected for oral presentation (slide presentation) in the following awards:

1. MSA Young Investigator Award
2. MSA Award

The shortlisted abstracts for Best e-Poster Presentation Prizes, authors will be invited to present their e-posters at a designated time and venue during the congress.

The Scientific Committee will review each abstract submission and a notification will be sent informing the required format your abstract will be presented in.

Authors are required to submit their abstract in electronic format and must use the electronic template provided when submitting their abstracts.

Closing date for receipt of abstracts has been extended to 12th May 2019 11.59pm.

Guidelines for submission of abstracts

1. Abstracts are to be submitted in English.

2. You must obtain the relevant consents and approvals before submitting the abstract.

a. You may be asked for more information during the assessment of your abstract. b. Authors must ensure information regarding ethics approval and patient consent is readily available. c. If you do not have the required consents or approvals, your abstract will not be accepted to the congress.

3. Abstracts will only be considered for awards and prizes if they have not previously been presented at a scientific meeting, or published in a journal.

4. Authors who have applied to compete in the MSA Young Investigator Award or MSA Award and whose abstracts are not selected can opt for the poster presentation if they choose to do so.

5. Abstracts must be accompanied by payment of registration fees. - If the abstract is subsequently not accepted for presentation, the registration fee will be refunded to the author in accordance with the cancellation policy at the behest of the author.

6. Notification of acceptance will be sent to presenters by email in early June 2019. - Scheduling details and guidelines for the final preparation of accepted abstracts will be included with the notification of acceptance.

7. The final selection will be under the responsibility of the Scientific Committee.

Abstracts are to be submitted in English. Organise the abstract under the headings: Title, Researchers (underline the Principal Investigator), Institution, Background, Objectives, Methods, Results and Conclusions. Abstracts of case reports will have the heading ‘Report’ instead of ‘Objectives’, ‘Methods’ and ‘Results’. Abstracts must be accompanied by payment of registration fees. If the abstract is subsequently not accepted for presentation, the registration fee will be refunded to the author in accordance with the cancellation policy. Scheduling details and guidelines for the final preparation of accepted presentations will be included with the notification of acceptance. Authors who have applied to compete in the MSA-AZ Young Investigator Award or MSA Award and whose abstracts are not selected can opt for the poster presentation if they so wish. The final selection will be the responsibility of the Scientific Committee.

 

 

3 EASY STEPS TO SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT

STEP (1)
YOU MUST REGISTER FOR THE CONFERENCE. UPON SUCCESSFUL REGISTRATION, YOU WILL OBTAIN YOUR CUSTOMER ID.
IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO, YOU CAN REGISTER HERE.

STEP (2)
YOU MUST USE THE ABSTRACT TEMPLATE PROVIDED.
DOWNLOAD THE ABSTRACT TEMPLATE HERE.

STEP (3)
LOG IN TO THE ONLINE ABSTRACT SUBMISSION PAGE BY
USING YOUR CUSTOMER ID.

 

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION CLOSED