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RACS Papers Prize 2025
Abstract submissions for the RACS Queensland Papers Prize 2025 are now open and will close 25 July 2025.
Selected papers will be invited to present at the Heats in August 2025.
Applicants in regional areas may present via video conferencing.
The selected three best submissions will present (10-minute presentation) at the Finals to be held in Brisbane. The convenor of this year's RACS Papers Prize is Queensland State Committee member Dr Raja Sawhney.
Instructions for submission
The abstract must include a title which is brief but long enough to identify clearly the subject of the paper, the author and the institution of origin.
The body of the abstract must contain:
- A sentence stating the purpose of the study
- A brief description of the methods
- A summary of results
- A statement of conclusions (it is not satisfactory to state that results will be discussed).
The content of the abstract must not exceed 200 words. Abbreviation should be used only for common terms. For uncommon terms, the abbreviation should be given after the first full use of the words. A maximum of 2 references may be included at the end of the abstract but must be included within the 200-word limit.
Please register and submit abstracts by emailing [email protected].
About the RACS Papers Prize
The RACS Queensland Papers Prize was established in 2013 by the Queensland State Committee. It was developed to foster a link between the College and junior doctors and also the developing Surgical Interest Groups which are present in all medical schools at Queensland universities.
The award is for the best paper presented by a medical student or junior doctor at the Queensland State Committee's Annual State Meeting. The award is in the form of a certificate and a payment for the amount of $1,000.
Award recipients
2024 - Mr Aaron Lerch - " The efficacy of conversional one anastomoses gastric bypass post sleeve gastrectomy and gastric band: a large single cohort series
2023 - Mr Chinmay Sharma - "A systematic review and meta-analysis of the incidence and risk factors for major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with unrepaired abdominal aortic aneurysms"
2022 - Dr Hayman Lui - "A contemporary evaluation of surgical aortic valve replacement outcomes and temporal trends"
2021 - Dr Samuel Smith - "Outcomes and costs of open and endovascular revascularisation for chronic limb ischaemia in an Australian cohort"
2020 - Dr Amanda Liesegang - "Outcomes of liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) 15 years of experience in the Queensland liver transplant service (QLTS)"
2019 - Dr Andrew Morton - "Patient selection for prostate biopsy using a multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) based triage pathway is feasible, improves prostate cancer"
2018 - Dr Samuel Smith - “A systematic review and mata-analysis of risk factors for and incidence of 30-day readmission after revascularisation for peripheral artery disease”
2017 - Mr Evan Matthews - "Athero-occlusive Disease is Associated with Reduced Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Growth"
2016 - Dr Natasha van Zyl - "Activation of the Protein C Pathway and Endothelial Glycocalyx Shedding is associated with Coagulopathy in an Ovine Model of Truma and Haemorrhage"
2015 - Dr Dylan Morris - "Development and Assessment of an Angiographic Scoring System for Peripheral Artery Disease"
2014 - Mr Jonathan Quinn - "Comparison of CT versus X-Ray KUB for follow up of Renal and Ureteric Calculi"
2013 - Mr Oliver Cronin - "The Association of Visceral Adiposity with Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease"