ABSTRACT SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
- Abstracts must contain original material, not published or presented at any other national/international meeting prior to the World Congress on Thyroid Cancer.
- Only abstracts in English will be accepted. Only videos narrated in English will be accepted.
- One main topic per submission is required. Sub-topics will be available.
- The total length of the abstract (Background /Purpose, Methods, Results, Discussion & Conclusion) should not exceed 250 words. Upload of graphics, tables, images, etc. will not be available.
- Videos should not exceed 7 minutes in length, and be no larger than 2GB in size. A maximum of two presenters will be allowed per submission.
- Authors of all selected abstracts agree to have the abstract published on the World Congress on Thyroid Cancer website and in the WCTC Learning Academy.
The WCTC Board is pleased to award special recognition by a committee of peers to the top fifteen abstracts in the fields of thyroid surgery and the top fifteen abstracts in the fields of endocrine and medical oncology. These will then be given serious consideration by the editorial boards of the Journals “Head and Neck” and “Endocrine Related Cancer” respectively to publish the manuscripts of the abstracts after the appropriate editorial process. The Board enthusiastically encourages all submitters to take advantage of this opportunity to educate the worldwide thyroid community about their significant work.
ABSTRACT CATEGORIES
Abstracts can be submitted under the following themes/ categories:
- Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer
- Biomarkers and Basic Sciences
- Chemotherapy / TKI and Immunotherapy
- Complications of Thyroid Surgery / Treatment
- Cytopathology
- Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
- Epidemiology
- Ethics
- Etiology / Pathology
- Follow up / Surveillance / Imaging
- Innovative Technology
- Medullary Thyroid Cancer
- Pediatric Thyroid Cancer
- Preoperative Evaluation
- Quality of Life
- Radiation Therapy
- Radioiodine Therapy
- Surgery of Thyroid or Lymph Nodes
- Thyroid Nodule Evaluation
- Other
PRESENTATION FORMATS
Abstracts can be submitted for presentation in one of the following formats:
1. ORAL PRESENTATION
Because of the severe time constraints of the Congress, only a small number of selected Oral Presentation slots will be available. Presenting authors will be informed and offered an alternative presentation category (e.g. poster) if their abstract is not selected for oral presentation. All oral presentations will have a scheduled day and time, which will be shared with the presenting authors once the program has been finalized. Oral presentations will consist of an 8-minute presentation with 6 minutes discussion between every 3 presentations.
Oral presentation submission guidelines
Upon confirmation of oral presentation by the corresponding author(s), a PowerPoint template, a link and upload instructions will be provided.
2. ePOSTER PRESENTATION (electronic posters)
There will be several ePoster presentation sessions throughout the duration of the Congress. Each poster will have a specified time during which the judges will review the presentation. Please be sure that the presenting author is present at the poster for the judging process during these times. Be prepared to provide a 5 minute oral summary of your poster, followed by a 3 minute review and discussion.
ePoster submission guidelines
Upon confirmation of ePoster presentation by the corresponding author(s), the ePoster template, link and upload instructions will be provided.
3. VIDEO PRESENTATION
Presentations of videos will be followed by a short discussion. The film duration should not exceed 7 minutes. This will be followed by 5 minutes of facilitated discussion. The author should be present to narrate (in clear English).
Video submission guidelines
Video Submission – Submit an abstract up to 250 words describing or outlining the video. There is an option but not a requirement to submit a clip/preview of the video with your abstract submission (up to 50MB in WMV format). Upon acceptance of your abstract, you will be provided with a link to upload your video. Video files can be up to 2GB (high-definition quality) and in any format.
Video Length – Prepare your presentation to fit within the allowed time frame of 7 minutes for video presentations before a panel of experts, which will be followed by a 5-minute review and discussion. It is important to keep to the allotted time – for logistical reasons, as well as out of respect for co-presenters. Time keeping will be strict.
AWARDS
- All presentations will be adjudicated, and a non-monetary award will be granted to 3 best presentations in each category (oral, poster and video).
- Awards will be presented at the during the conference.
ABSTRACT & VIDEO PUBLICATION
- Authors of all selected abstracts will have their abstract posted on the conference website up to two weeks prior to the conference.
- The top videos will be invited to publish with the Thyroid Cancer Learning Academy.
KEY DATES & DEADLINES
(subject to change)
- Acceptance/ rejection notices sent by: April 2, 2025
- Presenting author(s) need to be registered by: April 30, 2025
- Final agenda (orals, ePosters, videos) sent to presenters: May 8, 2025