CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

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 SUBMISSION DEADLINE:
9 June 2023 at 6pm CEST (GMT +2)
The World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS)
is pleased to invite abstracts for the 18th World
Congress of Neurosurgery (WFNS 2023) in
Cape Town, South Africa.

The submission deadline for abstracts is 9 June

2023. Notification of abstract status will be
emailed by 24 July 2023.
Information Required to
Complete a Submission
• Submitting Author: The author that submits the
abstract, to whom all correspondence will be
addressed and sent. The Submitting Author is
assumed to be the Presenting Author unless
General Guidelines otherwise indicated.
• Title (maximum 20 words)
• Keywords (maximum 4)
• Abstracts must be submitted and presented in
• Abstract body (maximum 300 words, including the
English.
following sections)
• You should only submit work if you, or a designee,
o Objectives: At least 2 clear and measurable
are committed to registering for and attending the
objectives
Congress to give your Oral or ePoster presentation. o Background: A brief statement on why the study
• Registration is not mandatory in the submission was conducted
process; however, all Presenting Authors must o Methods: The methods of study or experimental
register for the Congress by 15 September 2023, approach must be briefly defined
otherwise the abstract will not be included in the o Results: A summary of the study results, including
final Congress programme. sufficient detail to support the conclusions
• There is no limit to the number of abstracts you o Conclusions: A statement explaining the
may submit, however, the Abstract Selection significance of the study and its implications for
Committee aims to achieve a wide geographic further research
spread of presenters. • Authors (maximum 11): Include full names with
• There are 2 presentation types: Oral and ePoster. institution and country
You may indicate your preference, but the Abstract • Preferred Presentation Type: You may indicate your
Selection Committee will make the final format preferred presentation type– Oral or ePoster – but
determination. the Abstract Selection Committee will make the
• All abstracts must have conclusions/results final format determination
completed by the submission deadline. Abstracts • Disclose conflict of interest and accept terms and
describing data that has not yet been collected conditions
and/or analysed as of the submission deadline will • Choose a topic:
be rejected. o Education, Ethics, Socioeconomic
• Abstracts cannot contain advertising, trade names, o Endovascular Neurosurgery
or product group messages. Please use generic o Epilepsy
names or terms in your abstract content. o Functional
o Global Neurosurgery
o Hydrocephalus
o Neurovascular Surgery
o Oncology
o Paediatric
o Peripheral
o Skull Base
Submit an Abstract >> o Spine
o Trauma
 Editing your Submission Registration/Attendance
Requirement
Abstracts may be edited until the submission deadline.
The Presenting Author (Oral or ePoster) must register
After that, no changes in content or co-authors may be
for and attend the Congress. Registration must be
made. Once the review process begins, no changes to
completed by 15 September 2023. If a Presenting Author
submissions are allowed – no exceptions.
does not register by the deadline, all accepted
abstracts by that Presenting Author will be removed
Please note that any typographical or spelling errors,
from the programme.
improperly formatted titles, etc., WILL NOT be edited by
anyone at the WFNS. It is the responsibility of the
If the originally designated Presenting Author is unable
Submitting Author to review and verify all work
to attend the Congress, a “Change of Presenting Author
submitted.
Form” (request from scientific@wfns2023.com) must be
completed and submitted by 15 September 2023.
Abstract Selection
The new Presenting Author must then fulfil the
Abstracts will be reviewed and scored by independent registration requirement, or the abstract will be
reviewers to ensure that high-quality scientific removed from the programme. No changes will be made
submissions are selected for presentation at the without receipt of a completed Change of Presenting
Congress. The following criteria will be used to score Author Form, including updated disclosure information.
abstracts:
• Significance of the abstract for neurosurgery After the changes, all correspondence will then be
• Innovativeness of ideas, methods, and/or approach addressed and sent to the new Presenting Author.
• Rigour of methods and approach (analytical design
for research, systematic approach for practice
and/or policy)
• Presentation of empirical findings (not applicable if Important Dates
abstract does not present empirical research)
• Implications identified for future research, practice,
and/or policy 3 October 2022 Call for Abstracts issued
• Clarity of writing April 2023 Registration opens
9 June 2023 Abstract submission deadline
Notification of the Abstract Selection Committee's
decision will be sent by 24 July 2023 via email to the 24 July 2023 Abstract notifications sent
Submitting Author, regardless of the outcome. 25 August 2023 Deadline for early-bird
registration
15 September 2023 Deadline for Presenting
Author registration
15 September 2023 Deadline for Presenting
Author Change Form

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