• Title: The title should be entered in all Capitals
• Authors: The first author's name should be followed by the institution or hospital name. Other authors should be listed by name and/or degree(s) only.
• Abstract Body:
  • Introduction
  • Methods
  • Results Obtained
  • Conclusion

A single figure or illustration may be used in your abstract; (see example figure/illustration)

• The maximum dimensions of your figure/illustration image is a width of 460 pixels and a height of 220 pixels.
• Images that are found to have larger dimensions than allowed will automatically be resized to comply with those specifications. Auto resizing may cause loss of image quality; therefore you should make sure to keep your image dimensions less than or equal to the allowed width and height.
• Allowed image formats to upload are as follows: jpeg, jpg, gif, bmp; however, images will be converted to jpg (jpeg) during the submission process for consistency and embedding into the abstract document.
• Tables should be converted to an image to upload - The example used above, is a table generated in a word document, then using a screen shot of the data, a photo editor was used to crop the surrounding whitespace to make the image as compact as possible and sized according to the allowed measurements and in the allowed file format. There are many good free photo editors on the internet should one be needed.

We strongly recommend that you first create your abstract in a word document following the guidelines set forth. You can then copy and paste your information into the appropriate textbox fields on the submission form when you are ready to make your submission. When composing your document it must be in Arial 10 pt font, with top and bottom margins set at 3.75 inches, left and right margins set at 1.75 inches and using single-line spacing. Avoid special or foreign characters when possible; if special characters must be used, make sure to review your submission output file to ensure it carries over correctly. If you require assistance with this, please email webmaster@ncsaua.org.

Financial funding, if any, must be listed in the text of the abstract.

Abbreviations may only be used after the words are written out in full at first mention. It is the author's responsibility to submit the abstract in perfect order with no errors in spelling or grammar. Abstracts will not be retyped or corrected. Abstracts not received in the proper format will not be considered by the Program Committee.

Important Note!
Regardless of the maximum word limit from above, all abstracts, which includes Authors, Title, Body and/or illustration/figure image must fit on a single page using the document formatting from above. This means, that if the final version of your abstract is longer than a single 8 1/2 x 11 page and still falls within the maximum allowed word count - your word count must be reduced in order for it to comply.

The following is provided as an example of the appropriate format:
Click here to view the format sample.