Call For Abstracts

Submit your completed abstract through the portal link above. Please do not include symbols, tables, pictures or diagrams within the ‘content’ of your abstract to avoid formatting errors. 

You will receive an email acknowledging receipt of your submission.

** The ACTA 2024 Symposium Portal and the Clinical Registries Symposium and Workshop Portal will close on Tuesday 17th September at 12.00pm  **

Length

Maximum 300 words (excluding references)

Title

Limited to 20 words in sentence case (i.e. capital letters are used for the first letter of the first work and proper nouns; all other words are lower case. 

Author and Co-Authors’ details

Include all authors. The first author will be presumed to be the presenting author unless otherwise specified at abstract submission.

Required abstract structure

Organise the abstract as follows: 

- Aim (State concisely why the study was conducted)

- Method (Indicate the locale, sample number, principal test(s) performed, and the types of statistical analysis employed)

- Results (Confirm or refute the hypothesis, supported by statistics if appropriate)

- Conclusion (State the effect of the study on future patient management or the understanding of basic processes)

- References (Include up to 3 references if applicable)

Oral and Poster Presentations

ACTA Members: 

Oral presentations are usually 15 minutes, or as appropriate for the program.

Posters:

Poster presentations will be accepted at this years conference.

Audio Visual

Each meeting room will be equipped for the presentation of PowerPoint slides and include a data projector, laptop, lectern and microphone. Multimedia clips should be embedded in your slides. Other audio-visual aids, such as overhead projectors, are not available.

All presentations must be digital in either PowerPoint or Keynote. Speakers will be required to bring their presentations on a USB stick with them to the conference. Presentations must be given at least three (3) hours prior to the start of the session in which you are presenting. It is not good practice changing computer connections at the lectern so presenting on your own laptop is not permitted.

Submissions

All abstracts are to be submitted via the abstract submission portal.  Please do not include symbols, tables, pictures or diagrams within the ‘content’ of your abstract to avoid formatting errors.

Submissions sent via email will not be accepted.

Selection and Notification

The ACTA 2024 Clinical Trials and Registries Symposium Convener serves as the head of the Steering Committee and will make the final decision on which abstracts are accepted.

Abstracts will be reviewed against the following criteria:

- Completed rather than future work (i.e. final results)

- Original data of high quality

- An analysis that extends existing knowledge

- Diversity and consumer involvement

- Clarity of methodology, analysis and presentation of results

- Specific rather than general findings

Results of the abstract review will be sent to the contact author by 14th October 2024. Presenting authors will be notified after the closing date regarding the status of their abstract. 

All presenters will be required to register for the conference and pay the appropriate registration fees should they be selected. 

All presenters need to meet their own travel and accommodation costs.

* Please note that all successful delegates presenting abstracts are required to register under the relevant delegate category for the event. A 15% discount  code will be provided upon acceptance of your abstract which will allow you to register at the discounted rate regardless of your registration date.