Call for Papers

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The Organising Committee invites delegates to submit abstracts for consideration and inclusion in the academic programme. Abstracts will be reviewed for scientific merit before being selected for presentation. Results of the abstract selection process will be available via this website. Abstracts must be submitted electronically and may be submitted for either oral or poster presentation. Authors must indicate their preference, but the final decision will rest with the Scientific Committee.

Deadline for submission May 8th 2007 (Extended!)
The deadline for submission of abstracts isMay 8th 2007 (Submission closes at Midnight, Central European Time). After this date no more abstract submissions will be considered. The Programme Committee reserves the right to final decision regarding acceptance of abstracts and the form of presentation. Notification of acceptance or rejection will be sent via email to authors during May/June 2007. Detailed instructions regarding oral presentations and poster sessions will be included with notification of acceptance.

Important information for Authors!

All presenting authors are required to fully register for SSAI 2007 Congress no later than July 15^th, 2007. If registration and payment have not been received by the deadline, the presentation will not be listed in the final programme. This measure has been taken to minimise "no-shows" and disruptions for the sessions.
The restriction for number of Abstracts that can be submitted by any one person as presenting author is two, more could cause difficulties with time conflicts in the programme.
Conflict of interest: If the research is funded (partially or fully) by a proprietary organisation (pharmaceutical, biotech or device manufacturer), a statement to that effect must be included at the end of the abstract (as part of the body of the abstract).

Topics:

Anaesthesiology
Intensive Care Medicine
Pain Medicine
Emergency Medicine
Other

How to Submit an Abstract
Abstracts will be accepted via our Online submission system. The main (Corresponding) author needs to register as a user to get access to a personal web page (password protected) where submission can be done. The abstract should be typed or ‘pasted’ into the submission form in English, and should not exceed 2000 characters. Please follow the instructions on the submission site carefully. If you have any problems, contact the Congress Secretariat (ssai2007@inspiro.se).

The body of the abstract should be organised as follows:

a. State the principal objectives and scope of the investigation
b. Describe the methodology employed
c. Summarise the results
d. State the principal conclusions reached
e. Recommendations on practical application may be made
f. Simple Images/graphs and tables may be incorporated as long as the total abstract size does not exceed the space limitations given (See the instructions on the form)
g. A limited number of references, in consecutive order, may be included in the abstract. For format guidelines please consult Guide for Authors in Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Replacing/correcting an already submitted abstract
Via your personal (password-protected) web page, you can replace, change or delete your submitted abstract. Please note that this can only be done before the submission deadline of May 8th, 2007. When your abstract is ready (if you choose to submit prior to the deadline), mark your abstract submit for review, the abstract file will then be locked and no longer accessible for further editing by the author.

Publication
All accepted abstracts will be published in the official abstract book of the 29th SSAI Congress as well as in a supplement in Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. The abstract book will be distributed to all delegates in their congress bag at the congress.

PRIZES AND AWARDS

The Acta Anniversary Prize
The SSAI journal Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica celebrates its 50 year anniversary this year. Everyone (no citizenship restrictions) who submits an abstract to the congress will take part in the Acta Anniversary Prize contest which is initiated and financed by the Acta Foundation. To decline participation, please see the electronic abstract submission form.

Prizes

There will be four prizes:

1) One First Prize 50 000 DKK (approx. 6 500 EURO)

2) Two Second Prizes 20 000 DKK (each) (approx. 2 600 EURO)

3) One Audience’s Prize 10 000 DKK (approx. 1 300 EURO)

Competition rules:

The jury, comprising members of the SSAI Research Committee, the Congress Scientific Committee and the Acta Editorial Board, will nominate a limited number of finalists among all submitted abstracts. These finalists will be given notice before the Congress and will present their work at a special session at the Congress on Friday, September 7th, 2007. The jury will subsequently select the three main Prize winners, while the audience attending the session will be invited to give a written vote to select the Audience’s Prize winner.

Eligibility

To be eligible for the contest, participants have to agree on one condition –a winner has to submit a full manuscript of the presented study to Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica for publication. The price amount will be paid as soon as the manuscript has been submitted. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica will guarantee rapid editorial handling and editorial comments will accompany the publications.

Prize Ceremony

All finalists will be invited to the Congress Dinner, Friday September 7, 2007, during which the Prize winners will be presented.

Young Investigator Award

The Young Investigator Award, instituted and financed by the West Sweden Regional Council (Västra Götalandsregionen), recognizes young investigators for their excellence in clinically oriented research. The award includes a 10 000 SEK (approx. 1000 EURO) honorarium and a Diploma. The honorarium can, for instance, be used to help offset travel expenses in relation to research or presentation of scientific data.

Selection

To select the winner, the Scientific Committee of the Congress identifies the eligible investigators whose abstracts attained the highest ranked positions within their respective category, using the abstract reviewers' system of scoring abstracts. Initial award designations are preliminary, and are finalized contingent upon validation of eligibility criteria and presentation of the abstract by the young investigator at the annual meeting. To decline participation, please see the electronic abstract submission form.

Eligibility

The Award Recipient must:

1) be the first AND presenting author of the abstract

2) be at the pre-doctoral research stage (not yet Ph.D.) and/or participate in a clinical training program within the areas of the SSAI Congress.

Award Ceremony

The Award winner will be invited to the Congress Dinner Friday, September 7, 2007, during which the Award winner will be announced.