Abstract Guidelines.

2027 LOUISIANA ANESTHESIOLOGY

Call for Abstracts

KEY DATES

Sunday, October 25, 2026 - Submission Deadline
Monday, November 9, 2026 – Notification of Acceptance
Monday, November 30, 2026 – Confirm your participation by email
Thursday, February 18, 2027 – Hotel Reservation Deadline
Sunday, February 21, 2027 – ePosters are due to LSA
Thursday, February 25, 2027 - All changes to speakers and abstracts are due
Sunday, February 28, 2027 – Podium presentations due to LSA
March 12-13, 2027 – LSA Annual Meeting

ELIGIBILITY

Anesthesia Residents, Medical Students with an interest in Anesthesiology, and LSA Members.
Residents and Medical Students must be in a residency/fellowship training program or medical school in the state of Louisiana.
One of the abstract authors must be a member of the Louisiana Society of Anesthesiologists.
All entries should represent original work done by the contestant while training in the state of Louisiana.

ABSTRACT SPECIFICATIONS

Submit via this web-based submission process only.
You may submit more than one abstract, but only the highest scoring will be accepted.
Word Limit: (not counting abstract title, author string, or table/figure) must not exceed 250 words for the entire abstract
Structure: Introduction, Methods, Results, and Conclusion
Table or Figure Criteria
- One table or figure per abstract
- No identifying information for authors or institutions
- Tables must not contain more than five columns or ten rows.

CASE STUDIES

Submit via this web-based submission process only.
You may submit more than one case study, but only the highest scoring will be accepted.
Word Limit: (not counting case study title, author string, or table/figure) must not exceed 250 words for the entire abstract
Table or Figure Criteria
- One table or figure per abstract
- No identifying information for authors or institutions
- Tables must not contain more than five columns or ten rows.

ASA DISCLOSURE FORM

In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) guidelines, all named authors must complete a disclosure form during the submission process to disclose all financial relationships with any commercial interest. This must be completed by Sunday, October 26, 2026, or we will not accept your abstract. The link to send your authors is below.

PRESENTATION

The LSA Program Committee will decide the presentation format for each accepted abstract.

Podium presentation: 5-minute presentation (3-minute presentation with 2-minute discussion)
e-Poster presentation: 3-minute presentation within the e-Poster Session

We encourage a faculty representative from the lead author’s program must be present at the annual meeting to support the resident or medical student.

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