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Regular events of the Section include the November Annual Academic Surgery Conference and the Developing a Career in Academic Surgery (DCAS) course.

November Annual Academic Surgery Conference

November Annual Academic Surgery Conference 2022 - incorporating the Surgical Research Society of Australasia

SAVE THE DATE: 3 - 4 November 2022

The Section of Academic Surgery and the Surgical Research Society of Australasia are excited to announce the November Annual Academic Surgery Conference will be held on 3 - 4 November 2022 in Sydney, New South Wales. 

 

Date: Thursday 3 - Friday 4 November 2022
Venue: RACS NSW State Office, Suite 1, Level 26, 201 Kent Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Time: 9:00am - 5:00pm Australian Eastern Daylight Time

Abstract Submissions 

The Surgical Research Society of Australasia would like to invite abstract submissions for presentation at the November Annual Academic Surgery Conference 2022 (#NAASC2022 & #SAS2022). This is an opportunity for you to showcase your research to leading researchers and academics from Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. 

All submissions must observe the following guidelines (PDF 75.45KB). 
Submissions that do not follow these guidelines will not be accepted. 
Late abstract submissions will not be accepted. 

Abstracts Open: 9:00am Friday 1 July 2022 Australian Eastern Standard Time

Abstracts Close: 5:00pm Wednesday 31 August 2022 Australian Eastern Standard Time

 

Abstracts must be submitted on the prepared template (DOCX 1.37MB). 

Abstracts are to be submitted via email to Academic.Surgery@surgeons.org. 

 

Please direct any queries about the submission process to Academic Surgery.

 

Awards

There are six prestigious and highly sought-after prizes that are awarded to research presentations during the conference: 

  • The Young Investigator Award which provides financial support for the winner to attend and present their work at the Association for Academic Surgery Annual Scientific Meeting in the United States of America
  • The Developing a Career and skills in Academic Surgery (DCAS) Course Award which provides financial support for the winner to attend the DCAS Course
  • Four Travel Awards

 

Special Guests  

 The Section of Academic Surgery and and Surgical Research Society of Australasia is excited to welcome the following guests: 

  Dr Prerna Ladha, Metro Health System Cleveland Ohio

  Dr Sandra Wong, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Centre

  Professor Christobel Saunders, University of Melbourne

 

Please direct your enquiries about Academic Surgery events to: academic.surgery@surgeons.org. 

Developing a Career and Skills in Academic Surgery (DCAS) course

2 May 2022

Hybrid meeting at Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Brisbane, Queensland

The DCAS Course was successfully conducted as a hybrid event in 2022 with attendees and speakers attending both in-person and via the virtual platform. The organisers thank all those that presented and attended in 2022. 
The Developing a Career and skills in Academic Surgery (DCAS) Course is headed to Brisbane in 2022.

 

The next DCAS Course will be held in 2023 at the Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide, South Australia

 

Final Program

The final program is currently available. 

 

 

Contact details: dcas@surgeons.org 

Tel: +61 3 9249 1117

 
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