The Gilbert Brown Prize is a prestigious prize that is awarded annually at the ASM. Eligibility for the prize shall be limited to fellows of the college and the Faculty of Pain Medicine within eight years* of admission to fellowship of ANZCA. In the case of fellows who also hold a specialist qualification from another college or equivalent, eligibility for the prize shall be limited to fellows within eight years* of obtaining their original specialist qualification in anaesthesia or pain medicine. Prospective authors must meet the eligibility criteria by 12 midnight (AEDT) on 1 March in the year of the ASM. The presentation must be delivered by the candidate who has submitted the abstract. Applicants may submit only one abstract for consideration for presentation in the Gilbert Brown Prize session.

The prize takes the form of a medal and will be accompanied by a grant of $A1000 for educational purposes. The Gilbert Brown Prize winner will also receive a certificate recognising the award. Please note only one abstract per author can be entered for consideration for this prize.

* Taking into account career disruption.

The ANZCA Trainee Research Prize shall be awarded to the trainee or fellow, within one year* of award of fellowship who is judged to make the best contribution at the Trainee Academic Session – Trainee Research Prize – held as part of the Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM). Prospective authors must meet the eligibility criteria by 12 midnight (AEDT) on 1 March in the year of the ASM. This session will only be open to trainees or fellows to present material related to their research whilst a trainee. The prize will take the form of a medal and be accompanied by a certificate recognising the achievement.

* Taking into account career disruption.

The Scholar Role Sub-committee (SRSC) have established this category to recognise the importance of quality improvement activities and to recognise exceptional work in:

• Critical appraisal of topic.
• Audit.
• Clinical practice improvement project.

The Trainee Quality Improvement prize shall be awarded to the trainee or fellow, within one year* of award of fellowship by 12 midnight (AEDT) on 1 March 2025 who is judged to make the best contribution at the Trainee Academic Session – Trainee Quality Improvement Prize – held as part of the Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM). This session will only be open to trainees or fellows to present material on the importance of quality improvement activities and to recognise exceptional work in either:

• Critical appraisal of topic.
• Audit.
• Clinical practice improvement project.

Prospective authors must meet the eligibility criteria by 12 midnight (AEDT) on 1 March in the year of the ASM. The prize will take the form of a medal and be accompanied by a certificate recognising the achievement.

* Taking into account career disruption.

The FPM Dean’s Prize is awarded for original work presented in the area of pain, judged to be a significant contribution to pain medicine and/or pain research. Eligibility is limited to Faculty of Pain Medicine trainees, or fellows of FPM within eight years* of admission to fellowship by 12 midnight (AEDT) on 1 March in the year of the ASM. Elected fellows must be within eight years* of admission to their original fellowship by 12 midnight (AEDT) on 1 March in the year of the ASM. The prize takes the form of a certificate and a grant of $A1000 for educational or research purposes and will be awarded at the FPM Annual Business Meeting.

* Taking into account career disruption.

The Best Free Paper Award is awarded for original work judged to be the best contribution to the FPM free paper session. The faculty free paper session is open to all ASM registrants. The prize takes the form of a certificate and a grant of $A500 for educational or research purposes and will be awarded at the FPM Annual Business Meeting.

The prize of $A500 is to be used for recognised educational purposes. The Open ePoster Prize will be awarded to the author(s) of the poster judged to be the best of those submitted in terms of originality, scientific rigor and quality of presentation.

This prize of $A500 is to be used for a recognised educational purpose and will be awarded to the author(s) of a poster presented at the ASM by an ANZCA trainee or fellow within one year* of award of fellowship which the regional organising committee considers best of those submitted in terms of originality, scientific rigor and quality of presentation. Prospective authors must meet the eligibility criteria by 12 midnight (AEDT) on 1 March in the year of the ASM.

The ASM abstract submission guidelines include important information on required formatting, publication requirements, eligibility for prizes and more. We highly recommend ALL authors review these prior to submitting their abstract.

The eligibility for prize sessions is assessed for the presenting author. Please refer to the eligibility criteria for individual prizes noted at the bottom of this page and the ASM abstract submission guidelines (available above).

You are able to submit for display only as an ePoster. It is not eligible for a prize session. You will be asked to note this in the submission questions.

Eligibility states: Abstracts will only be considered for ASM prizes if they have not been orally presented or published in a journal and will not be published in a journal prior to the 2025 ASM. Your abstract remains eligible for submission if it has been displayed at a scientific meeting i.e. as an ePoster.

Yes, you can log back into the portal and resubmit your abstract any time prior to the close of abstracts at 10.59pm AEST/11.59pm AEDT, Sunday 19 January 2025. Please ensure you use the same email address.

Your abstract must not exceed 600 words including spaces and references. A maximum of three references are allowed and are included in the word limit. Tables, graphs, diagrams, symbols, scientific characters or internet links are not accepted.

The 2025 ASM call for abstracts has now closed and we are unable to accept any further submissions. Authors will be advised in early March if their abstract/s have been accepted for the ASM.

All authors have now been notified whether their abstract has been accepted. Please check your junk folder if you haven’t received any correspondence. If you have any further queries, please contact the ASM team.