Challenge the Experts Session Submissions
Members (including trainee members) are invited to submit challenging cases to be considered for the "Challenge the Experts" session. The presenter of the winning Challenge will be awarded a $1,000.00 prize.
Important Dates and Information
- Challenge Submissions Deadline - 11:59pm AEST, Sunday 29 June 2025
- Notifications to Submitters - Late July 2025
- Early Registration Closes - 11:59pm AEST, Sunday 7 September 2025
Submissions will be judged by a panel from the Organising Committee but are to be submitted in the form of a short PowerPoint presentation directly via e-mail to vascular@surgeons.org by 11:59pm AEST, Sunday 29 June 2025.
Submission Guidelines
Please note:
- An abstract is not required.
- Presentations strictly to be of 5 minutes duration leaving 6 minutes for panel discussion.
- Maximum of 6 slides
- Slide 1: Title slide: include all authors with affiliations (this slide will be temporarily removed to facilitate unbiased judging by the panel)
- Slide 2: Background (history, examination etc.)
- Slide 3: Image/video/photo
- Slide 4: Image/video/photo
- Slide 5: A clear enunciation of the challenge
- Slide 6: Your own solution to the challenge: to appear at an appropriate time toward the conclusion of the discussion at the direction of the chairman - Back-up slides (4-5) are permissible but are only to be used if appropriate during discussion and at the discretion of the chair. These are to be included (to follow slide 6) in the submission but will not be used during judging of the submission.
- If you wish to show a full video, please bring it along to the Conference to be uploaded as part of your presentation. We encourage CT scans to be brought in video format so they can be uploaded as part of your presentation allowing you to flick through the full range of images on request. Please note: DO NOT send videos to the Conference Organiser.
- A panel decision will be e-mailed to submitters.