uSURG 2023, uniting Surgeons Globally, is a international surgical conference that will be fully conducted in English. Active participants can submit one abstract per category (Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation) and if an email is received about abstract submission, the registered presenting author is eligible to present at uSURG 2023. Only abstracts submitted by the deadline, the 13th of February, will be accepted.  If the registered presenting author will not be able to present during the conference, one of the co-authors of the paper, if the co-author is registered as a passive participant and meets eligibility criteria for active participation, will be able to take their place. If this situation arises, the registered presenting author must email our uSURG 2023 Committee a maximum of 24 hours prior to the conference at unitingsurgeonsglobally2023@gmail.com. All accepted abstracts will be included in the scientific competition program on our website. The Oral and Poster Presentation Scientific Competition will be judged by a panel of 2-3 jury members, respected surgeons in various fields, and there will be a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place award for the top presentations at the surgical conference. Each abstract must be related to surgery, have no more than 300 WORDS, and be one of the studies mentioned below with the same structure. 

 

Case Report 

Structure: Introduction, Case Presentation, Conclusion, Keywords 

Original Research

Structure: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Limitations, Conclusion, Keywords

Cohort Study

Structure: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Limitations, Conclusion, Keywords

Clinical Trial 

Structure: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Limitations, Conclusion, Keywords

Review 

Structure: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Conclusion, Keywords, References

(at least 10 articles published in peer-reviewed journals included in the data)

Meta-analysis

Structure: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Conclusion, Keywords

 

*The uSURG 2023 Committee, after notifying the presenting author, reserves the right to change the oral presentations to poster presentations according to the availability of the Scientific Competition and the results of abstract evaluation.*

 

Oral Presentation

The presenting author will have 8 minutes to present their work to a panel of 3 jury members with 2 minutes of question and discussion after the oral presentation is finished. The presentation must be given in English and written support of any kind during the presentation is prohibited. The presentation must be sent no later than 23:59 GMT+1 on March 1st to our email, unitingsurgeonsglobally2023@gmail.com, in order for us to review the presentation format before uSURG 2023. 

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Recommended (not mandatory) Oral Presentation Structure:

• Title of the presentation, name of the presenting author and co-author(s), home institution 

• Introduction 

• Intermediate slides 

• Conclusion 

• References (if not included throughout the presentation)

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*Be mindful of the 8 minute oral presentation time frame. Any presentation that will go over 7:59 minutes will be stopped at the 8th minute mark and will be deducted points*

 

 

Poster Presentation 

All poster presentations will be on-site and displayed at the main hall of the venue. The presenting author will have 5 minutes to present their work to a panel of 3 jury members with 5 minutes of question and discussion after the poster presentation is finished. All posters must be one page only and in English. The e-poster must be sent in .jpeg, .jpg, or pdf format to our email, unitingsurgeonsglobally2023@gmail.com, no later than 23:59 GMT+1 on March 1st in order for us to review the poster format before uSURG 2023. 

 

Recommended (not mandatory) Poster Presentation Structure:

• Have a poster size of either A0 portrait or A1 landscape

• The poster should be easily read (ex. 80 pt. for title, 40 pt. for the headers, and 28 pt. for the body text)

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*Be mindful of the 5 minute poster presentation time frame and adjust your poster layout as needed. Consult the study structures above to see what sections need to be included in the poster.*