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Adelaide Convention Centre, SA 19 - 22 April 2026
2026 Australian Pain Society 46th Annual Scientific Meeting

2026 Australian Pain Society 46th Annual Scientific Meeting19 - 22 April 2026 | Adelaide Convention Centre, SA

Late Breaking Abstract Call

Submissions open 28 January - Thursday 5 February

Don't miss out on your last chance to submit your abstract for inclusion at APS 2026 in Adelaide!

This late breaking research call is your last opportunity to submit an abstract for the 2026 conference. Take up this opportunity and have your work featured as a poster presentation at the only multidisciplinary conference in Australia and New Zealand offering insights into the complex nature of pain management from a variety of medical, nursing and allied health perspectives.

Abstracts can be submitted via this page between Wednesday 28 January - Thursday 5 February. All accepted authors must register for the conference by the early bird deadline of Tuesday 24 February. 
There will be no extension to the submission or registration deadline.

Please note, travel grants will no longer available.

The Scientific Program Committee (SPC) and the Local Organising Committee (LOC) invites the submission of abstracts on original work. Abstracts can be submitted for consideration for an oral or a poster presentation You will be asked to identify all co-authors, but the presenting author should submit the abstract. Presenting authors must be paid registrants at the ASM. All abstracts must be submitted online via the conference website using the online submission form/portal.

Abstract Submission Key Dates

Late Breaking Abstract submission opens

Wednesday 28 January 2026

Abstract submission closes

11.59pm AEDT, Thursday 5 February 2026

Notification of acceptance

Wednesday 17 February 2026

Presenter registration deadline

Tuesday 24 February 2026

 Categories for Abstract Submission

Experimental Studies (Clinical Studies, Basic Science, Public Health) and Clinical Trials
For further information, an abstract template and the submission portal please click here

Clinical Practice & Service Delivery (Poster Only)
For further information, an abstract template and the submission portal please click here

Case Reports (Poster Only)
For further information, an abstract template and the submission portal please click here

Terms & Conditions

  • Only online abstracts will be accepted.
  • Abstract titles should be in Sentence Case.
  • Authors’ names should be on the next line
  • Submitting author must be the person who will be presenting the paper at the conference, substitutes will not be accepted
  • Submitting author accepts full responsibility for the accuracy of all content
  • Submitting author assures that the manuscript is an original work that has not been previously published
  • In case of more than one author please underline the name of the presenting author
  • Do not include degrees, post-nominals, or titles
  • Authors’ organisations/institutions should appear on the next line and should include the suburb/city, state and country of the organisations/institutions
  • Authors should state the word count at the end of the abstract
  • Poster Presenters will be required to attend their poster during the scheduled poster walk around sessions. 

 Guidelines

  • Research shouldn’t already be published or have been presented at another conference
  • If the abstract has been presented before, it needs to include some new and original elements 
  • The data that will be presented at the meeting needs to be consistent with what was included in the submitted abstract. It is understood some progress may have been made between the abstract submission and presenting the content at the conference, however if the data is new or unrelated to the original abstract the SPC must be consulted prior to presentation.

Abstract Body Format

  • Must be 500 words or less for abstract text & references. Word count does not need to include title, author(s) names, and institutional affiliation(s).
  • Please do not use abbreviations unless defined in the abstract. 
  • Care should be taken to ensure high quality English expression and grammar. 
  • All submissions should be PDF. 

 Rapid Communication Sessions


Poster presenters may be offered an opportunity to present their posters in a 90 second rapid communication session. Authors of accepted abstracts will receive information regarding the processes involved in a rapid communication prior to the meeting. Please indicate in your submission if you wish to be considered for the Rapid Communication Session. 

Prize for the Best Rapid Communication & Best Poster


Assessment will be based on content and presentation. The judges will be appointed by the Scientific Program Committee and their decision will be final. The awards will be presented in the Closing Plenary of the ASM, we strongly encourage all potential winners to be available to collect their prize onsite. 

The Australian Pain Society is excited to offer the winners a complimentary registration to the IASP 2026 World Congress on Pain.

Registration

If your submission is accepted, all presenters will be expected to register for a minimum of one day of the conference by the Early Bird Deadline of Tuesday 24 February 2026. Please note, there is no funding, discounted or complimentary registrations available for submitted presenters.