Guidelines For Poster Submission

Guidelines For Poster Submission

The Organizing Committee of the 28th Annual Conference of the Indian Association of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Anesthesiologists (IACTACON 2025 Kochi) invites abstracts e-Poster presentation during the conference to be held from 20th -23rd Feb 2025 at I M A Hall, Kochi.

 Eligibility for abstract submission and presentation of research work

  1.    The presenting author must be a registered / invited delegate for IACTACON 2025 Kochi.
  2.    The abstracts must be uploaded on the portal for abstract submission.
  3.    Submission of multiple abstracts will not be allowed.
  4.    The date/time of presentations will be intimated later by mail after acceptance)

General Instructions (Points to note before abstract submission):

  1. The abstracts should be related to either case reports or case series. The scientific content must remain relevant to the field of Cardio Thoracic or Vascular Anaesthesiology and Intensive care related to it.
  2. All abstracts related to cases which have already been published in any indexed peer-reviewed journals will not be accepted. This disqualification would be applicable even after acceptance of abstract.
  3.  All abstract submissions must confirm originality of the findings case details.

Deadline for abstract submission: 31st December 2024

Important dates / timeline for abstracts:

  1. Opening for submission of Abstracts: 21st november 2024
  2. Last date of submission of abstracts: 31st December 2024

Compulsory headings (with word limit) for abstract submission

Sl no Heading Details to add Remarks
1 Title Sentence case without abbreviations
Standard abbreviations are allowed in the abstract
 
 
2 Keywords At least three keywords to be included  
3 Word count Total word limit with a prescribed break-up for each heading is 250 words Word limit 300
4 Designation & Affiliation Present designation and affiliation of all authors  
5 Name of presenting author Presenting author should registered for IACTACON 2025 Kochi  
6 Email of presenting author Email for all communication regarding abstract selection. Should be the same as the email used for registration for IACTACON 2025  
7 Mobile no. of presenting author Contact number for all communication regarding abstract selection. Should be the same as the one used for registration for IACTACON 2025  
8 IACTACON 2025 Kochi registration no.    
9 Introduction to the case An overview of the case report/series  
10 Case details Details of the case report/series  
11 Discussion & Conclusion Message from the case report/series and relevant conclusions  
12 One Table / figure / illustration allowed One figure/table/illustration permitted can be included in abstract Not counted against words
13 Undertaking - Original work submission Undertaking about the original work should be mentioned at the end of the abstract.
Template:
This abstract titled “___” submitted by “Dr.___” submitted for presentation at IACTACON 2025 Kochi is a result of original findings. This work has not been published in any indexed peer-reviewed scientific journal as on 01 Jan 2025. I undertake this responsibility on behalf of all co-authors.
 
 

 

Specific Guidelines for e-poster /presentation (after selection)

  1. ePoster is suitable for case reports and case series
  2. Maximum of 5 slides permitted (excluding title slide)
  3. Content should indicate novelty / important scientific message / lesson learnt
  4. Patient confidentiality must be maintained at all times
  5. Adherence to time limit during presentation is mandatory
  6. Time limit: 3 (presentation) +1 min (questions by judges)
  7. Participation certificate will be awarded after conclusion of e-Poster presentation session

Prizes: Three best e-Poster presentations will be awarded prizes

Contact persons for abstract submission related queries:


           Dr Tony Jose Joseph    
           Mobile number: 8547292062 (WhatsApp)

           Dr Lakshmi
           Mobile number: (8281249110)