Guidelines on submitting an abstract:

• You may submit up to four abstracts.
• Select your abstract theme and presentation type.
• Identify your abstract category (case study/case series; innovations and new initiatives in Pathology practice; original research; quality assurance and quality improvement initiatives)
• Collate the following information for ALL authors:
• First and last name
• Institution/ organisation
• City/suburb, state or province, and country
• Prepare a maximum 100-word third person biography for the presenting author.
• Ensure your submission is strictly prepared according to the abstract submission criteria
• Indicate if your abstract submission covers any areas of the CAPE requirements
• Agree to Terms and Conditions of abstract submissions

Abstract Submission Criteria

• Pathology update is presented in English and therefore abstract submissions are to be written in English.
• Maximum length: 200 words (excluding author details and references).
• Title: up to 20 words.
• Abstract body:
• Use structured headings (Purpose, Methods, Results, Conclusion, References – max 3).
• Case report formats are acceptable.
• Do not include titles or author details in the abstract body.
• Do not include figures, images, or tables.
• Define abbreviations at first use.
• Ensure all patient data is sufficiently de-identified.
• Additional information
• Submit a statement of originality, outlining all individual author contributions
• Confirmation that ethics approval and patient consent, where applicable, were appropriately attained.
• Declare whether generative AI was used in the writing process of the abstract