Conference Prizes
ASiT Conference Research & Audit Prizes
The following prestigious awards will be made to the best abstracts in their respective categories at the ASiT 2010 Conference.
• ASiT Medal
• SARS/ASIT Academic & Research Surgery Prize
• ASiT Short Paper Prize
• ASiT Medical Student Prize
• ASiT Poster Prize
• ASiT-Rouleaux Club Prize
• ASiT-AOT Prize
• ASiT-SURG Prize
• ASiT-PLASTA Prize
• NPSA Patient Safety in Surgery Prize
ASiT Medal
ASiT’s most prestigious prize is awarded to the best presentation from a surgical trainee. This is selected from the highest scoring abstracts delivered as part of the ASiT Medal oral presentation session. The winner is presented with the ASiT Medal.
SARS/ASIT Academic & Research Surgery Prize
Awarded in conjunction with the Society of Academic and Research Surgery, this surgical trainee prize rewards high quality clinical and basic science research. The prize winner is selected following a prestigious oral presentation session, and is judged by members of the SARS Council in conjunction with ASiT.
ASiT Short Paper Prize
The highest scoring abstracts not qualifying for the ASiT Medal or the SARS/ASIT Academic & Research Surgery Prize are invited to present in the conference’s short paper session. The ASiT Short Paper Prize is awarded to the surgical trainee giving the best presentation in this session.
ASiT Poster Prize
All abstracts selected for presentation as posters are assessed and marked over the course of the conference. The Poster Prize is awarded to the highest scoring authors.
ASiT Medical Student Prize
The highest scoring abstracts with a medical student as the first author are selected for the prestigious medical student prize presentation session. The prize is awarded to the medical student giving the best presentation in this session.
Specialty Training Group Prizes
New for 2010, ASiT are pleased to have joined forces with a number of surgical specialty trainee groups to reward the best abstracts within their respective fields.
The abstracts and resulting posters and/or oral presentations will be peer reviewed by a combined panel of ASiT and speciality trainee group representatives.
ASiT-Rouleaux Club Prize
www.rouleauxclub.com
Awarded for the best vascular surgery abstract submitted to the ASiT Conference.
The winner will receive £100.
The Rouleaux Club represents trainees in vascular surgery.
ASiT-AOT Prize
www.aotent.com
Awarded for the best ENT surgery abstract submitted to the ASiT Conference.
The winner will recive £100.
AOT is the Association of Otolarynologists in Training, representing ENT trainees.
ASiT-SURG Prize
www.surg-online.net
Awarded for the best urological surgery abstract submitted to the ASiT Conference.
The winner will receive £100.
SURG is the Senior Urological Registrars Group, representing trainees in urology.
ASiT-PLASTA Prize
http://plasta.org.uk
Awarded for the best plastic surgery abstracts submitted to the ASiT Conference.
The winner will receive £100.
PLASTA is Plastic Surgery Trainees Association, representing plastic surgery.
Other Conference Prizes
NPSA Prizes for Patient Safety in Surgery
www.npsa.nhs.uk
Awarded to the best abstracts related to patient safety in surgery.
The prize will be judged by NPSA staff or staff allied to the NPSA with a specialist interest in safer surgery.
The winner will receive a £100 book voucher and the runners-up will receive two copies of Health Care Errors and Patient Safety by Hurwitz and Sheikh (2009)
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