Call for Abstracts
Abstract submission status: Closed.
The Organising Committee invites abstract submissions for presentations at the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nuclear Medicine (ANZSNM) 44th Annual Scientific Meeting 2014. Submissions from all disciplines of Nuclear Medicine are invited for poster and oral presentations.
Oral Presentations
ANZSNM ASM welcomes submission from people from all groups in the Nuclear Medicine profession. The Committee will integrate sets of individual oral papers into thematic sessions. Length of presentations will be determined once all submissions have been reviewed.
Poster Presentations
Poster presentations must be displayed by the end of morning tea on Saturday, and the presenting author will need to be available during the Poster Walk at the advertised time. The posters will be on display throughout the meeting. The best posters may be showcased at a special session. Posters should be A0 portrait.
Key Dates
Friday 31 January 2014
Deadline for abstract submission at 5:00pm ACST (Australian Central Standard Time).
To meet publication timelines for the Internal Medicine Journal there will be no extensions.
Friday 28 February 2014
Authors will be notified by email of the result of their abstract submission.
Friday 7 March 2014
Presenter registration deadline.
How to Submit an Abstract
Prepare your abstract according to the submission guidelines below. Click the green Submit Abstract button below.
- Create an author account
- Complete the online submission form
- Upload your paper
You will be requested to complete an online form and upload your formatted abstract as a MS Word. doc or docx file.
Please limit the size of your file name to the first few words of the abstract title or your name. EasyAbstracts will automatically append an ID number to your file name for identification.
.If you have questions please email the Conference Manager.
Themes
Abstracts may be submitted under the following themes:
- Cardiology
- Oncology
- Neurology
- Therapy
- Renal/Urology
- Gastroentrology
- Muscoloskeletal
- Paediatric
- Infection/Inflammation
- Technology
- Physics
- Radiation Safety
- Radiopharmacy/Radiochemistry
- Education/Student
- General/Other.
Please note that the themes are subject to change.
General Guidelines for Submissions
Abstracts will only be accepted by submitting through the online process. The abstract content must be uploaded into the system in a Microsoft Word .doc or .docx format.
Abstracts must not exceed 300 words.
Formatting
- Paper Title: Sentence case, Arial, font size 12 Bold
- Authors: Authors’ names should be supplied in the surname-last format and should be in lower case, Arial, font size 12. Underline the presenting author
- Affiliation: Institutional affiliations should be indicated with superscript numbers following the author name. All affiliations should contain institution, city and country and be in sentence case, Arial font size 10
- Descriptive text: Sentence case, Arial font size 10. Single spacing (1.0) * Note that characters and symbols must be inserted into the document using the INSERT SYMBOL function, not by changing the font, and please do not use document styles
- The abstract, with subheadings, should be in the following form: Background, Aims, Methods, Results, Conclusion
- Do NOT include references
- Overall word count, excluding the scientific title, authors and affiliations must not exceed 300 words. Abstracts that exceed this limit risk not being considered for award categories or oral presentation, and may be returned for rewriting
- Abbreviations: full text on first mention followed by the abbreviation of first parenthesis. Please do not submit abstracts where the material has been published in full prior to the abstract deadline
- May contain up to one diagram, table or graphic
- Tables: Tables can be included with abstracts and must be cited in the abstract text. The abstracts themselves must be in text, not table format
- Figures: All figures should be cited in the text of the abstract.
Download the
Abstract Guidelines.
Awards
Six awards are on offer for the 2014 meeting - the Mallinckrodt Award for Nuclear Medicine Technologist; RADPHARM Case Presentation Award; GMS Poster Award; Gammasonics Award; ANSTO Award and AANMS Registrar Research Award.
To be considered for the Awards please click on the relevant award in the Award Section when submitting your abstract online. Full details on applying for these awards and prizes for each award can be viewed here.
Summary
- It is expected all authors will receive notification of outcome of their submission by 1 March 2014
- All presenting authors must register and pay for the ASM by Friday 7 March 2014 otherwise the paper will be removed from the program
- The committee reserves the right to accept or reject abstracts for inclusion in the program
- Abstracts received after the closing date will not be accepted
- Responsibility for the accuracy of abstracts rests with the submitting/presenting author
- The Organising Committee and Conference Organisers will not be held responsible for submission errors caused by internet service outages, hardware or software delays, power outages or unforeseen events
- It is the responsibility of the presenting author to ensure that the abstract is submitted correctly
- An abstract which does not adhere to these specifications will not be accepted.
Terms & Agreements for Abstract Submissions
Below are ANZSNM 2014 ASM Terms and Agreements for abstract submissions. As submitting author and authorised representative of this abstract submission you certify that you understand and agree to terms and conditions as stated by indicating your acceptance when prompted during the online abstract submission process. You will not be able to submit the abstract unless you agree to all terms and conditions for ANZSNM 2014 ASM below.
Copyright Conditions
COPYRIGHT©2014 by the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nuclear Medicine ANZSNM, Ltd. ANZSNM reserves all rights to accepted abstracts between the date of acceptance and the date of presentation at the 2014 ANZSNM Annual Meeting (embargo rights). Under this reservation of rights ANZSNM will manage various publications of abstracts including, but not limited to, journals, CDs, Internet publications, and PR and promotional materials for the 2014 ANZSNM Annual Scientific Meeting. Once an abstract has been presented, abstract copyrights revert to authors; however, ANZSNM holds the continuing right to use accepted abstracts (and included tables and images) in ANZSNM publications, abstract CDs, press releases and reprints.
Double Submission
The abstract, or one that is essentially the same (“duplicate”), has not been submitted more than once to the ANZSNM 2014. The submitting author understands that if duplicate abstracts are determined by the Scientific Committee, the abstract(s) will be removed from the program.
Publication
Abstracts presented at the 44th ANZSNM ASM will be publishd as a supplement to Internal Medicine Journal.