Call for Abstracts
Invitation to submit an paper / poster / film / CPD Audit
Thank you to all authors who submitted an abstract for consideration in the RANZCO program.
Notifications will be sent on Wednesday 8 September 2021.
VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE
RANZCO 2021 is planned to be an in-person event with some virtual attendance options. While it is expected that all speakers are available to present in person, we understand that this may not always be possible. We will continue to monitor developments and provide updates as needed. Potential speakers should be aware if your submission is accepted into the program, you should be willing to present virtually if required. Virtual presentations will be either live or pre-recorded, and may include a live Q&A component. Specific details of the presentation format will be provided upon notification, and successful presenters will be provided with training and support in the use of any virtual platform.
Using the online abstract submission form you will be able to select ONE (1) of the following categories (sub specialty) that best fits your submission. These categories will be used by the Scientific Program Committee to place abstracts in session streams and assign them to the reviewers.
- Cataract
- Cornea
- Epidemiology/Public Health
- Genetics
- Glaucoma
- Neuro-ophthalmology
- Ocular Oncology
- Oculoplastic/Orbit
- Paediatric Ophthalmology
- Refractive Surgery
- Retina
- Strabismus
- Uveitis
- Other
The following presentation formats will be available at the RANZCO 2021 Congress.
Please note authors may indicate whether they prefer “PAPER ONLY”, “POSTER ONLY”, “AUDIT ONLY“, “PAPER, POSTER OR AUDIT“ and “FILM”.
For example, if you select PAPER your abstract will not be considered for POSTER and vice versa. If you wish to be considered for PAPER but are happy to be offered a Poster or Audit if not selected, then please choose “PAPER, POSTER OR AUDIT”. Please read the descriptions below before submitting your abstract.
Paper Presentations
Rapid Fire
Most paper presentations are in a ‘Rapid Fire’ format. You will have five (5) minutes to present your paper followed by two (2) minutes for discussion (7) minutes in total. There will be two podia in the room so that there is no time wasted in changing over from one speaker to the next.
Best Paper
Six presentations will be selected in a ‘Best Paper’ format. You will have ten (10) minutes to present your paper followed by three (3) minutes for discussion. Notification will be sent to the presenters selected for this ‘Best Paper’ session.
The Gerard Crock Trophy will be presented for the best paper presented by a Fellow or Vision Scientist. The John Parr Trophy will be presented for the best paper presented by a Trainee.
CPD Audit Presentations
Fellows and Trainees are invited to present clinical audits that would be of interest to others. Each presentation will be exactly five (5) minutes for the presentation and (2) minutes for questions (7) minutes in total. Submissions and slides will be structured with Background, Benchmarking/Standard, Methods, Results and Recommendations.
An Audit Award will be presented for the best audit.
Poster Presentations
Posters provide a static visual display of new techniques, programs, research or professional innovations. They are the ideal medium for the presentation of complex visual material and emerging practice content.
A Poster Prize will be presented for the best poster.
There may be an option to present your poster electronically.
Further information on the format of the posters will be advised closer to the congress.
The Ophthalmic Film Festival
The RANZCO Congress will again host the Ophthalmic Film Festival which will run continuously during the Congress. Selected films will be screened continuously in a specially designated area of the Congress.
Film abstracts submitted will be short-listed for presentation by a panel of judges. The actual film does not need to be uploaded with the abstract submission.
Short abstracts of 5 to 6 lines are to be submitted online and should include the title, brief description of the film and the category under which it is to be judged.
Categories
Topics can include anything that is interesting in ophthalmology. For example:
- challenging cases
- surgical complications and their management
- new techniques and devices
- community ophthalmology
Prizes will be awarded in the below categories:
- Community Ophthalmology
- Surgical Technique
- Ophthalmic Research
An overall winner will be chosen for the Best Film from the above categories.
Notes
- Film submissions should include a RANZCO Fellow. If there is no RANZCO affiliation, the submission must include an ophthalmologist, an author working with an ophthalmologist or studying to be one.
- Maximum of 2 films per person.
- Notification will be sent to the submitting authors selected for the Film Festival regarding specifications and submission of the film via file transfer.
Only participants who register and pay for the Congress may take part in the paper/ poster/ audit sessions and the Film Festival.
Abstract submission closes: 11:59pm (AEDT) 29 June 2021 (Late abstracts will not be accepted)
Notification to authors: 8 September 2021
For further information, please contact the Congress office:
Think Business Events
Ph: 02 8251 0045
Fax: 02 8251 0097
Email: ranzco@thinkbusinessevents.com.au
Film Festival sponsor