CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
VESS is now accepting abstracts for the 2025 Annual Winter Meeting.
All submissions must be completed by Wednesday, September 4th, 2024.
VESS is now accepting abstracts for the 2025 Annual Winter Meeting.
All submissions must be completed by Wednesday, September 4th, 2024.
Submission Deadline: Monday, July 5, 2022 11:59pm (CT)
Please read all of the following important key points:
The Southern Surgical Association is now accepting abstracts for the 138th Annual Meeting, December 6-9, 2026, at The Breakers in Palm Beach, Florida.
Current SSA members may submit their abstracts by the deadline for consideration in the Annual Scientific Program. The submitting/corresponding author must be an SSA member, as only SSA members are allowed to submit abstracts.
Who can submit an abstract?
At least one co-author must be an active member of the SSA and serve as the corresponding author responsible for submitting the abstract by the due date. The Program Committee will communicate with the corresponding author on the decision made. It is obligation of the corresponding author to notify all additional authors of the Program Committee’s decision.
Submission Guidelines
The deadline to submit an abstract for the 138th Annual Meeting is June 30, 2026, 11:59 PM EDT.
Submit here: https://web.cvent.com/event/38c8fa0b-87e7-482a-9456-9feae28a836f/websitePage:16423f74-7e21-482b-8ae9-8233202c9706
Postponed to June 15-18, 2021
MGM Grand
Las Vegas, NV
Abstract Submission Supporting Document:
Manual for Abstract Submission Site»
Video Preparation Instructions»
Abstract Guidelines»
You are invited to submit paper and video abstracts to the SAGES 2021 Scientific Session.
The program will consist of oral presentations, video presentations, and poster presentations. The program committee will be responsible for selecting the length of the oral and video presentations.
There is a 400 word limit for written abstract submissions and a 100 word limit for video abstract submissions. No reference to the authors or the institution should appear within the body of the abstract or in the abstract title.
SAGES will be accepting online submissions for oral, video or poster presentation. Topics include:
Written Abstract Submissions
Video Abstract Submissions
Abstract submissions for SAGES’s Emerging Technology Session will be opening in February 2021. More information is available at:
https://www.sages.org/meetings/etabstracts/
The Resident and Fellow Training Committee (RAFT) offers two awards for outstanding abstracts presented by Surgical Residents and Fellows at the SAGES 2021 Annual Meeting. The purpose of these awards is to encourage the development of clinical and research-oriented work in the field of general surgery.
To qualify for these awards, the abstract presenter must be enrolled in a qualified residency or fellowship program. During the abstract submission process you must fill out the anticipated Residency/Fellowship completion date and you must send proof of enrollment to the SAGES office via email (Indicate the name of the Resident/Fellow and the title(s) of the abstracts being submitted). Proof of enrollment must be emailed to abstracts@sages.org. by December 1, 2020. Abstracts that do not include the anticipated Residency/Fellowship completion date during the time of submission and do not submit proof of enrollment will not be considered for these awards.
The ACCME states that an employee/owner of a commercial interest may not serve as a planner or speaker for an accredited CME activity when the topic to be discussed is relevant to the products or services of the company. Therefore, the SAGES Conflict of Interest Committee (CIC) declares that no employees/owners of a commercial interest may present in SAGES CME accredited activities. This policy is applicable to invited faculty, abstract presenters, and poster authors (if posters are approved for CME). Individuals who serve on a commercial interest’s Board and who receive a salary will be considered an employee.
It is the general expectation of ACCME that commercial interest employees/owners may not be involved in the content of accredited education. However, if the products and business lines are in no way related to the content of your abstract, SAGES may consider an individual exception at its discretion. Please contact erin@sages.org. to request an exception.
If a faculty/presenter indicates they serve on an Advisory Board of a commercial interest but are not salaried, or if they have equity interest but are not salaried, then they will not be considered an employee but their presentation must be peer reviewed.
If a non-presenting author is an employee, then the presenting author may elect to remove that author or participate in a non-CME activity such as the Emerging Technology session.
If you have any questions, please contact the SAGES office at 310-437-0544 (ext. 118) or email: abstracts@sages.org.
Sincerely,
Adnan Alseidi, MD, EdM, Program Co-Chair
Dana Telem, MD, MPH, Program Co-Chair


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Presentation Types:
Format:
Duplicate Submission Policy:
Information in the submission must represent original work that has not been previously published, or being 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 2020 Annual Meeting (November 7-10, 2020).
SUBMISSION CHECKLIST
You will need the following information before you submit your abstract.
Should you have any questions, please contact:
Western Surgical Association
t: 913-402-7102 |wsa@lp-etc.com

The deadline for abstract submissions is Midnight EST, June 30, 2020 — no exceptions.
At least one co-author must be a member of the SSA and serve as the corresponding author who is responsible for notifying the other co-authors of the Program Committee’s decision.
Only members will be allowed to present papers unless consideration is requested by a member co-author and permission granted by the Program Committee. Up to seven (7) non-members may be allowed to present papers. This determination will be made immediately after abstracts are selected by the Program Committee. Non-member presenter status will not be granted for trainees. Any non-member, including a trainee, may close the discussion, however.


