Abstract Submission Guidance:

Abstract/Poster Submissions

For Poster presentation: please send abstracts (1 side A4) by the 1st May 2026 to the below email :- CTM.PCHPainTraining@wales.nhs.uk or click SUBMIT NOW at bottom of page

Abstract Submission Guidance:

You are invited to submit an abstract for a poster presentations at the SwNAP Conference, on 21st May 2026.

If you have worked on a research/ quality improvement / audit project or have an interesting clinical case related to inpatient pain management, submit an abstract for a chance to showcase a poster of your work to a multidisciplinary audience.

Eligibility: Open to all healthcare professionals.

Prize:

1st prize: £100

2nd prize: £75

3rd prize: £50

How to enter:

•Submit a copy of your abstract to CTM.PCHPainTraining@wales.nhs.uk by 1st May 2026

• Presenting author will need to book a place on the event in order to display their poster. If presenting author is unable to attend, a co-author may present the poster. If no authors are able to attend, please contact us.

Abstracts must include:

• abstract title

• all authors’ initials, last names and place where work was carried out

Poster Preparation Guidelines:

Authors selected to display a poster at the event must present their research in greater detail than in the abstract and should not simply reproduce the text contained in the abstract. There is no limit on figures/pictures/tables in the poster.

Poster format:

• A1 size

• Portrait (vertical) orientation

• Posters should contain no more than 750 words, including title, authors and

references

• Professionally printed onto a single sheet.

Posters must include:

• References; listed and cited as specified by the British Journal of Anaesthesia

• A caption if a figure or picture or table is used

• Acknowledgement of sources of funding

• The following statement (if applicable and true): “This study received ethics committee approval or was conducted under the Animal (Scientific Procedures) Act (1986) (include licence numbers) or equivalent”

• A content structure that progresses through: title, authors, institution, methods, results, conclusion, acknowledgements and references.

Other information:

• Authors will need to bring the poster with them on the day of the event, you will be signposted on the day where to display this.

• At the end of the event, authors must collect their poster from the display board.

• The presenting author will receive a certificate of presentation for producing and presenting a poster.

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