ABSTRACT

  Please read this GUIDELINE of abstract preparation
before submitting your abstract. Abstracts that do NOT comply with
this guideline may be rejected.

If you have any questions about submitting abstract,
please contact Ms. Napat Prasongdee via email: rcstabstract@rcst.or.th

Guideline:

  1. Write abstract in English with font ‘Times New Roman 14’.
  2. Each abstract must include 4 elements: Title, Author name(s), Affiliation(s), and Abstract body.
  3. Title should be in all lower-case letters except the first letter of tile
  4. Author name begins with full first name then surname (NO academic degree) with notation of affiliation in superscript letter immediately after surname
    e.g. John Peterson1, Mary Anderson2
  5. Affiliation must be written as
    e.g. 1Department of Surgery, ABC Hospital, Bangkok
           2Trauma Unit, XYZ Hospital, Nonthaburi
  6. Abstract body must be written in the 5 following headings: Background, Objectives, Methods, Results and Conclusions – except an abstract for case report or VDO presentation that can be written in a narrative form.
  7. Abstract body must NOT contain more than 350 words.
  8. Abstract must NOT include table, figure, or reference.


Note:

  1. Deadline of abstract submission is 31 August 2020 (midnight BKK time).
  2. The accepted abstract will be published in the congress abstract e-book as it is; so please ‘double’ check the content and typing errors before submission.
  3. Only the members of RCST and residents/fellows (with a certified letter from training institutes) will be eligible for any award contest.
  4. Residents/Fellows must submit a full paper along with an abstract before the deadline if you want to be included in ‘Resident paper contest’. Otherwise, the abstract will be selected for oral presentation (non-contest).
  5. All presentation will be in English, including VDO presentation.
  6. Full registration is required along with abstract submission or before the deadline of abstract submission.


Awards Guidelines and Criteria

The Executive Board of The Royal College of Surgeons of Thailand (RCST) recognizes the importance of scientific development in surgery and encourages its members (RCST members, surgical resident and fellow) to conduct surgical research and develop inventions in all forms. As incentives, RCST each year offers at its Annual Scientific Congress various types of awards as follows:

  1. Resident Paper Award
  2. Audio-Visual Presentation Award
  3. Young Investigator Award
  4. ACS Basic Science Award
  5. E-poster Presentation (Non-competition)
  6. Free Paper Presentation (Non-competition)


Eligibility:

  1. Applicants of all awards must register online before submission.
  2. Entries to the award must not have been previously published or received an award elsewhere.
  3. Each applicant must be a member/fellow of his/her own country’s Surgical College/Society (except surgical resident in training for the Resident Paper Award).
  4. There is no age limit for the applicant except an applicant for the Young Investigator Award must be 45 years old or younger on the date of presentation.
  5. The research work must be conducted mostly in the applicant’s own country of surgical college/society.
  6. An entry is limited to one award/presentation only.
  7. Presentation must be made in English only.
  8. As there is only one abstract submission form for all awards, applicant must indicate clearly for which award he/she wishes to apply and fulfill all regulations of the selected award.
  9. In case of no qualified entries, the contest committee reserves the right to not award any or all prizes.
  10. The decision of the contest committee is considered final.


Prizes and Awards:

  1. Resident Paper Award
    2.
    1. The prize is divided into two categories as follows:
      1. Basic Science Award
      2. Clinical Research Award
        Each category consists of three prizes as follows:
            First Prize – Baht 20,000
            Second Prize – Baht 16,000
            Third Prize – Baht 12,000
    2. A plague of honour will be awarded to the institute of each award recipient.
    3. Applicant must be a surgical resident/fellow of any subspecialty at the time the research was conducted.
    4. A certificate from his/her institute including evidence of approval by the Research Ethics Committee, if necessary, must also be attached.
    5. Abstract and manuscript in publish-ready form must be submitted to the contest committee for consideration.
    6. VDO presentation in English must be sent to the contest committee before deadline. One week after deadline, the contest committee will test the internet connection of applicants by Zoom application.
    7. VDO presentation must be 8 minutes in length, MP4 format, resolution not less than 1080p (1920x1080).
    8. Content in VDO presentation must consists of VDO and sound of applicant while presenting with power point in ratio 16:9.
    9. The deadline for submission of abstract, manuscript, and a video presentation is Friday, 11 September 2020.
     
  2. Audio-Visual Presentation Award
    3.
    1. The prize is divided into two categories as follows:
      1. Surgical video category
      2. Educational video category
      Each category consists of three prizes as follows:
          First Prize – Baht 15,000
          Second Prize – Baht 8,000
          Third Prize – Baht 5,000
    2. Entries to the award must not have been previously presented at any international meeting.
    3. Abstract and manuscript in publish-ready form must be submitted to the contest committee for consideration.
    4. The length of the Audio-Visual VDO presentation must not exceed 10 continuous minutes with clear narration in English (no background music).
    5. The VDO must be in MP4 format, resolution not less than 720p (1280x720).
    6. The content of VDO must not show the face of patient or anything that can identify the patient.
    7. To qualify for the award, the winner must achieve not less than 70% of the total scores.
    8. The deadline for submission of abstract, manuscript and Audio-visual VDO presentation is Tuesday, 15 September 2020.
    9. The decision of the contest committee is considered final.
    10. Award-winning videos will be displayed on www.rcst.or.th.

     
  3. Young Investigator Award
    4.
    1. One Prize of Baht 10,000
    2. Applicant must be a general surgeon and a member of the RCST.
    3. Age limit not exceeding 45 years on date of submission.
    4. Abstract and manuscript in publish-ready form must be submitted to the contest committee for consideration.
    5. Presentation must be made in English on date, time and venue assigned by the contest committee.
    6. The deadline for submission of abstract and manuscript is Monday, 31 August 2020.

     
  4. ACS Basic Science Award
    5.
    1. One Prize of Baht 20,000 (in case of no qualified entries, two Honorable Mentions of Baht 5,000 each)
    2. Abstract and manuscript in publish-ready form must be submitted to the contest committee for consideration.
    3. Oral presentation in English must be made on date, time and venue assigned by the contest committee.
    4. The deadline for submission of abstract and manuscript is Monday, 31 August 2020.

     
  5. E-Poster Presentation (Non-Competition)
    6.
    1. E-Poster must be in format of jpg or pdf file, size 768x1024 Pixel (Portrait) 13.333 x 17.778 inch or 33.87 x 45.16 centimeters, resolution of picture not less than 300 dpi.
    2. E-Poster should describe the research and its results in poster form and focus mainly on content and form of the research.
    3. The deadline for submission of abstract and E-Poster is Monday, 31 August 2020.
    4. All E-Posters will be displayed on www.rcst.or.th.

     
  6. Free Paper Presentation (Non-Competition)
    7.
    1. Entries to the award must not have been previously published or received an award elsewhere.
    2. Applicant must be surgeon, a member of RCST, surgical resident or a fellow
    3. Presentation must be made in English only.
    4. VDO presentation must be 8 minutes in length, MP4 format, resolution not less than 1080p (1920x1080).
    5. Content in VDO presentation must consists of VDO and sound of applicant while presenting with power point in ratio 16:9.
    6. The contest committee may select only some presentation to be presented in Free Paper session.
    7. The deadline for submission of abstract and VDO presentation is Monday, 31 August 2020.

     

Note: For submission of abstract including figures or diagram (if any), only online submission via www.rcst.or.th is acceptable.

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