Abstract and Presentation Summary Submission
Abstract submission deadline: extended to Monday 27 March 2023 (midday UK time).
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Every year the BMLA awards prizes for the best oral presenters at the Annual Conference; all prize winners are decided by a judging committee who make their selection based on the quality of the abstracts submitted and the conference oral presentations. The winners are announced on the BMLA website and social media. Available prizes at this year’s conference include:
- £100 cash award
- BMLA Standard Membership for the current year [current value of £55]
- One complimentary conference ticket for the next edition of the conference (not including educational courses) [priced between £160 and £285 in 2023]
- One complimentary gala dinner ticket for the next edition of the conference [priced at £84 in 2023]
- £100 book voucher sponsored by Springer (valid for Springer published eBooks)
- BMLA Standard Membership for the current year sponsored by the BMLA [current value of £55]
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- Dr Pushplata Srivastava – O.26 Laser for the treatment of Argyria - a rare presentation
- Ms Sophie Stretch - O.17 Case report: A patient receiving Pulsed Dye Laser-Activated Photodynamic Therapy for Extramammary Paget Disease
- Mr Martin Chi Kit Yan – O.14 Nasal Warmers in Nasal Perniosis - Inexpensive but Effective!
Important Information
The Programme Chair performs an initial review of all abstract submissions. The Programme Chair may, at their discretion, re-categorise the abstracts. Abstracts are then submitted to the individual Session Chairs who review, rank, and select abstracts for presentation at the BMLA Annual Conference. The Session Chairs also take into consideration the following criteria when reviewing abstracts:
- Abstracts should not normally have been published or presented previously (clinical series updates and reviews are an exception to this stipulation).
- The selection of talks for presentation will usually be limited to those where the work has been completed at the time of submission.
- Trials in progress: please submit if you feel that the topic would be of interest to delegates and there will be adequate findings to report on by the date of the conference. Trials in progress have been presented at past conferences and the collaborate and supportive environment has led to productive discussions during the meeting. Not all abstracts will be accepted due to limited space in the programme but the reviewers will provide feedback and will encourage resubmission at future conferences if they feel the trial is at too early a stage.
- The number of patients in the study will be taken into consideration. Scientific, well-designed studies are given preference over anecdotal findings or single case.
- Abstracts will be published in the Lasers in Medical Science journal, after the conference.
- Abstracts must be of high quality and be presented with no bias toward specific companies.
- Each author of an abstract submitted to the BMLA must have made a significant contribution to the research and must assume responsibility for the content of the abstract.
- Full disclosure of Conflict of Interest (COI) is expected and required of ALL presenting authors and co-authors. This should be on the slides at the start of the presentation.
(Reviewed by the BMLA Scientific Chair, December 20th 2022)
Before you begin, please gather all information necessary to complete all stages of this process including:
Presentation category:
- Aesthetic Treatments and Devices
- Basic Science and New Developments
- Biophotonics and Diagnostics
- Gender Reassignment
- Lasers for Scars
- Laser Safety
- Laser Surgery
- Lasers in Dentistry
- Laser in Veterinary Medicine
- Nursing and Therapist (share your case studies and learnings)
- Paediatric Laser Treatments
- Photobiomodulation
- Photodynamic Therapy
- Problem Page Session: share your challenging cases
- Running a Successful Laser Business
- Skin Lasers
Presentation type: Oral Presentation/Invited Speaker
Abstract content: title, abstract (summary) and all contributing authors complete with first and last name, organisation (affiliation), city and country. Conflicts and respective company is required.
Content of abstract: Background and Objectives, Study Designs/Materials and Methods, Results, and Conclusion.
Word count: Title limited to 15 words; Abstract text limited to 250 words.
Essential Information
Make sure your abstract is in on time and in the right format by following these simple steps:
• Your abstract should be no more than 250 words and should be in English.
• Keep your title concise (maximum 15 words) and informative and only use capital letters for the beginning of a sentence or an acronym/name. DO NOT USE CAPITAL LETTERS FOR YOUR ENTIRE TITLE.
• List all authors’ names in full and identify a presenting author.
• Addresses should be in the following format: Department/Institute, Organisation, Town/City, Postcode, Country.
• Do not include acknowledgements in your abstracts – these will be included in your word count.
• The deadline for submission has been extended to Monday 27 March 2023 (midday UK time).
• Please ensure that the email provided when submitting the abstract will still be valid in March/April 2023 when the abstract notification is emailed. The email address supplied when you submit your abstract will be used for all correspondence pertaining to the abstract.
• All selected abstract presenters are required to register as a paying delegate for the conference. A selected abstract presenter does not have the same entitlements as an invited speaker.
• You will be asked during the registration process to confirm that, in the eventuality that any of the conference sessions are recorded or streamed, you give consent for your recorded presentation, and related recorded Q&A session, to be available on the platform for up to 3 months post-event and potentially on the BMLA website for members to access thereafter.
• To make the most of the early bird conference registration fees it is advisable to register as soon as registration opens, even if this is before the abstract review results are published. If your abstract is not accepted for the conference and you decide you no longer wish to attend, there will be a £25 administration fee to cancel your registration.
• Should you need to withdraw your abstract, please contact office@bmla.co.uk and we will be able to guide you through whether this is possible, depending on the stage of the process.
What happens after you have submitted?
You will receive a confirmation email that your submission has been received. Your abstract will be sent for review after the deadline and you will be notified of the outcome by email by the end of March. Please note the notification email will be sent to the email given when you submitted your abstract.
Key Dates
Monday 6 March 2023 (midnight UK time) - abstract submission deadline- Monday 27 March 2023 (midday UK time) - extended abstract submission deadline
- Monday 27 March 2023 (midday UK time) - Trainee Scholarship Submissions close
- Friday 31 March 2023 (midnight UK time) - Early Bird deadline
w/c 1328 March 2023 - 7 April - abstract submission outcome notifications sentTuesday 2 May 2022 (midnight UK time) - registration closing date- Wednesday 3 May 2022 (midnight UK time) - extended registration closing date
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