If you would like to submit an abstract for the WPS Clinical Meeting please submit the following information and follow the guidelines specified below.

The WPS Spring Clinical Meeting 2024 will take place on Thursday 16th May and Friday 17th May, the closing date to submit an abstract is Thursday 14th March.

If you would like to submit an abstract for the WPS Spring Clinical Meeting 2024 please submit the following information and follow the guidelines specified below: 

• Name
• Job Title
• Hospital / Organisation
• Title of Abstract Submission (sentence case in bold) max 10 words
• Authors (list by surname and initials; first author to submit and present)
• Affiliation (superscript should be at the start of the address)
• Word Count (250 words maximum excluding title and authors)
• Contact Details (email address / phone no)
• Submission Date

Additional Information

• Font: use Arial font 10 for plain text
• Text: use single spacing and the alignment should be justified
• Headings: please use bold sentence case in font size 12 for title, and use bold sentence case in size 10 for headings, italics and sub headings
• Punctuation: no full stops in initials, abbreviations or at the end of titles. Insert 2 spaces after full stops, before the next sentence. Colons are not to be used after headings / sub headings.
• Capitalisation: use capitals for names and proper nouns. Do not captialise names of studies or conditions. Use capitals for brand names of medicines.
• Bullet points: do not start with capitals, do not use full stops at the end of each point

Sub Headings

The following sub headings should be used:

• Introduction (clearly state the purpose of the abstract)
• Method (describe your observations clearly)
• Results (present your results in a logical sequence)
• Conclusion (clearly state the conclusion of the study)
• Recommendation (for audit)

Please note that abstracts longer than 250 words (excluding titles and authors) and not compliant with guidelines will not be accepted.

Abstracts that do not adhere to these rules will be rejected therefore please avoid disappointment by not exceeding the requirements. 

Please note that all abstracts submitted will receive a notification email 6 weeks prior to the event to confirm if their abstract has been successful or not. On receipt of this email, if successful  please confirm your attendance, the name of the individual presenting the abstract and register for the event.

**If you have not received an email notification please contact Lisa Roberts: [email protected]

Guidance for presentations to the Welsh Paediatric Society  

We want to help you make the most of your talk whether you are presenting a quick fire, or full oral presentation.

• It is vital that you stick to time; speakers will be stopped when the presentation times (see below) reach an end, even if you are still presenting
• Don't rush it, keep it simple and lean rather than having too many complicated slides that you rush through
• Don't just read out your slides; use them as headings to talk around

• Oral presentations: allocated 7 minutes followed by 3 minutes to receive questions with a limit of 14 slides for your presentation
• Quickfire Presentations: allocated 4 minutes followed by 2 minutes to receive questions  with a limit of 5 slides for your presentation
• Abstracts: need to be headed with the title of the presentation (maximum of 10 words), names of the authors, and the institution where they work
• Sub Headings: there should be an introduction, description of method / design, results and conclusion
• Case reports: should include introduction, case report and conclusion