Awards

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Award for Clinical Excellence
Award of the Adult Medicine Division

Prize:

$1500

Open to:

All RACP Trainees (Basic and Adult) who are registered with the College are eligible to apply to present a clinical case on Monday, 18 May 2009 at the Adult Medicine Division Scientific Meeting during the 2009 RACP Physicians Week, in Sydney. Six cases will be selected from abstracts submitted, with the best presenter receiving the Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Clinical Excellence Award (A$1500). Ideal presentations would be cases which have been presented at Grand Rounds during 2008.

Selection Criteria:  Any case that illustrates an important or interesting clinical issue will be considered. Cases that illustrate emerging or groundbreaking treatments or a recently ‘discovered’ facet of an established area of medicine are particularly encouraged. The educational value of the case will be taken into account in the selection of cases for presentation. The case should be selected and the presentation prepared in consultation with your supervisor.

How to submit:

• Submit your initial abstract (maximum 300 words) via the online form as per the abstract submission instructions.
• Note:  the headings Introduction, Method/Design, Results and Conclusion (listed in the template abstract) are not required for a clinical case abstract.
• Submissions close on Friday 23 January 2009.
• If the case is selected for presentation, you will be asked to provide an expanded abstract, which will include the case, selected questions for discussion, relevant literature review and 2-5 key references.

Those who are not selected for presentation of a case will be offered the opportunity to participate in the Adult Medicine Poster Prize.

Presentation of the case:  Audience participation is an important part of the session. Following a 10-minute presentation by the case presenter, the session chair will ask the audience for any questions specifically regarding the facts of the case. The presenter will then present her/his previously selected questions for discussion and discuss these and the case for about 10 minutes, referring to key references. Finally, there will be a general audience discussion for 10 minutes followed by a summary of the key points identified in the discussion.

Supervisors are encouraged to attend the Scientific Meeting to support the Trainee and provide expert comment.

Travel Grants: The Adult Medicine Division Council is offering grants to assist Trainees who travel to Sydney from interstate or New Zealand to present their cases.

Questions: Please direct any questions about the process to Michelle Maradin, Administration Officer, Adult Medicine Division - tel. +61 2 9256 5498 or michelle.maradin@racp.edu.au

Click here to download the Abstract Template for the Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Award for Clinical Excellence

Best Poster Prize in Adult Medicine Division

Prize:

$50 Book Voucher

Open to:

RACP Australian or New Zealand Trainees or Fellows

• Presenters will be required to be available at the specified times to answer questions
• On recommendation from the Adult Medicine Scientific Program Committee, a judging panel will be provided with a list of those posters eligible for consideration for the Best Poster Prize.