ABSTRACTS
Your expertise and research projects that explore novel ideas and create discussions, help to drive improvements in patient care, and are an integral part of our learnings at the conference. We encourage NZDSI members to submit papers related to their specific interests, including clinical audits, research, or case-based reports. We also warmly welcome prospective trainees and students to present their research-based talks, completed audits, or literature reviews.
The Review Committee will evaluate the submissions based on originality, clarity, topicality, usefulness and learning, novelty, depth, impact, and interest. Their decision is final.
Dermoscopy Masterclass: Delegates are invited to contribute an 8 to 10-minute oral presentation (s) for the inaugural Dermoscopy Masterclass, Saturday 29 August. This includes but not limited to a case study (a rare presentation, a surprise diagnosis, or an especially pretty image), or a practical tip to improve your skills or photographs.
Ethics, governance and consent requirements:
- Conflicts of interest: All authors must declare any actual or potential conflicts of interest including any grant received for the work described.
- Ethics approval (research): Research studies must have approval from a New Zealand Health and Disability Ethics Committee (HDEC). Authors must provide the approval reference number. If the study has been reviewed by HDEC and deemed Out of Scope, a statement confirming this must be included.
- Audit and quality improvement: Audits conducted within public hospital settings must have approval from the relevant Clinical Audit Support Unit or equivalent governance body. Confirmation of approval should be stated.
- Clinical images and patient consent: Any clinical photographs must be used with appropriate patient consent for your presentation. Explicit consent is also required for identifiable images, including those showing the face, tattoos, or other distinguishing features
- Author responsibility: By submitting an abstract, authors confirm that all required approvals and consents have been obtained and documented in accordance with institutional and national standards.
Format Guidelines
1. Abstract submission must be made via the presentation portal and in the correct .doc or .docx format using the template supplied here. Please note your preference for an oral presentation or poster display. A request for oral presentation may be declined or accepted for an poster at the discretion of the Abstract Committee. A request for poster display may be declined or accepted or the Abstract Review Committee may recommend it suitable for oral presentation.
2. Incorrectly formatted abstracts will not be considered for review, and you will be asked to resubmit.
3. Abstracts must not exceed 250 words (this applies to the main body of the abstract. Subheadings e.g. Introduction, Method, Results, etc., may be included if required. The word count excludes abstract title, authors and affiliations.
4. Oral presentations will be allocated +/- 15 minutes in total (including question time).
5. You may request a shorter or longer time for your oral presentation, but this cannot be guaranteed and is at the discretion of the Abstract Review Committee.
6. If your abstract is accepted for a poster, the conference managers will send you precise formatting instructions. Posters will be viewed on-site at the venue, and electronically via the conference app.
7. Oral and poster presentations will be selected from the submitted abstracts, and the reviewer’s decision is final.
8. Abstracts should be informative: hence they need to contain data.
9. Statements such as ‘results will be discussed’ should be avoided.
10. Suitable abstracts will be published in the Australasian Journal of Dermatology at a later date. This is solely at the discretion of the Abstract Editor - there are no appeals.
11. Abstracts must comply with the Australasian Journal of Dermatology's publication requirements to be published.
12. All authors accepted for oral presentations and posters must pay and register to attend the conference in Hamilton. No virtual oral presentations will be accepted for this year's conference. In certain circumstances, New Zealand Dermatological Society members and trainees submitting a poster may apply to the Abstract Review Committee to request an exemption from this requirement.
13. Applicants will be notified of abstract review outcome by 23 June 2026.
2. Incorrectly formatted abstracts will not be considered for review, and you will be asked to resubmit.
3. Abstracts must not exceed 250 words (this applies to the main body of the abstract. Subheadings e.g. Introduction, Method, Results, etc., may be included if required. The word count excludes abstract title, authors and affiliations.
4. Oral presentations will be allocated +/- 15 minutes in total (including question time).
5. You may request a shorter or longer time for your oral presentation, but this cannot be guaranteed and is at the discretion of the Abstract Review Committee.
6. If your abstract is accepted for a poster, the conference managers will send you precise formatting instructions. Posters will be viewed on-site at the venue, and electronically via the conference app.
7. Oral and poster presentations will be selected from the submitted abstracts, and the reviewer’s decision is final.
8. Abstracts should be informative: hence they need to contain data.
9. Statements such as ‘results will be discussed’ should be avoided.
10. Suitable abstracts will be published in the Australasian Journal of Dermatology at a later date. This is solely at the discretion of the Abstract Editor - there are no appeals.
11. Abstracts must comply with the Australasian Journal of Dermatology's publication requirements to be published.
12. All authors accepted for oral presentations and posters must pay and register to attend the conference in Hamilton. No virtual oral presentations will be accepted for this year's conference. In certain circumstances, New Zealand Dermatological Society members and trainees submitting a poster may apply to the Abstract Review Committee to request an exemption from this requirement.
13. Applicants will be notified of abstract review outcome by 23 June 2026.
Turnbull Hodge Award
1st and 2nd year Royal Australasian College of Physicians Advanced Trainees in Dermatology are eligible and expected to apply for the Turnbull Hodge Award.
When prompted to submit an abstract, upload a Word document with only the title of your abstract and authors listed. You must submit the full abstract to the Conference Managers by 26 July for inclusion in on-site material.