ABSTRACT SUBMISSION GUIDELINES FOR THE COMBINED MEETING OF THE CANADIAN, AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND SPINE SOCIETIES
Abstracts submissions for the CANZ Meeting are now open and close on Wednesday 18th June 2025.
Submitted abstracts must represent original work that has not been previously published. The scientific committee expect that the nominated author will present the material and scientific data appearing in the submitted abstract, upon acceptance. The data must not be modified or updated for the presentation without the prior written approval of the Scientific Secretary.
The Review Committee will select abstracts for either an oral podium presentation or a poster presentation unless the author indicates a specific preference for a poster presentation only.
Podium Presentations will be 6-minute oral presentations in English with allocated question time of 4-minutes.
Posters
Posters at the CANZ Meeting will be displayed in electronic format. Instructions will be forwarded on acceptance of a poster. Authors must be in attendance to have their poster included in the program.
Instructions to submit an abstract
Abstract should be submitted in the format used for the authors Annual Scientific Meeting, or by following the SSA guidelines below.
Introduction
Provide a clear statement of the aims or purpose of the study.
Methods
Give a brief description of the study design, population or specimen preparation, data collection and processing.
Results
Only data collected and processed prior to the abstract being submitted will be accepted. Important statistical results (such as confidence intervals, p- values or correlation coefficients) should be included.
Conclusion
What does the study show? Make simple statements that are supported by the evidence shown in your results.
All presenters must register for a minimum of one day of the conference by the Early Bird Deadline for registration (Friday 15th August 2025) otherwise the presentation will be withdrawn from the program.
Declaration of interest
All authors (including all co-authors) must complete a declaration of interest. The sources and value of all funds used to conduct the study must be declared.
On completing the abstract submission you will receive an Abstract ID number and details on how to complete the disclosure responsibilities, which MUST be completed by all authors associated with the paper by Friday 24th January 2025. Failure of any author to complete the declaration will result in the paper’s withdrawal from the program. It is the responsibility of the presenting author to ensure that all co-authors have complied with the declaration requirements.
For any enquiries, please email the Conference Secretariat: canz@dccam.com.au Tel: +61 2 9954 4400