Dear Members:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Autumn, 2023

I am excited to invite you to the 64th Annual Meeting of the New England Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons on June 14^th - 16^th, 2024 at the Omni Mount Washington Hotel, Bretton Woods, New Hampshire.  The Scientific Meeting will feature papers by Society members, residents and students from programs throughout New England.  We plan to award the Joseph E. Murray, MD  Award for best resident presentation, the Founder’s Award for best paper by a NESPRS member, and possibly the Pap award for innovations in technology. 

Our guest speaker will be Dr. Jeffrey Janis, Editor-in-Chief of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery – Global Open, and past President of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

This historic resort hosted the founding of the World Bank in 1944, and now eighty years later remains a stunning destination for our gathering.  In addition to the scientific meeting, we will feature a family-friendly social program, and leave you time to enjoy all this resort has to offer.

We hope you will consider submitting a paper to the meeting and joining us for what promises to be a wonderful and educational weekend.  More than ever, I cherish this annual gathering, where we all come together in person.

Sincerely,

Helena Taylor, MD, PhD
NESPRS 2023 Vice President / Program Chair

This is the Call for Abstracts for the 64th Annual Meeting of the New England Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, Inc.

Abstract Submission Deadline - 11:59PM - January 17, 2024

GENERAL GUIDELINES & INFORMATION

PAPER SUBMISSION ELIGIBILITY
Anyone in the six New England States working in plastic surgery is welcome to submit an abstract. The Founders of the Society wanted this annual meeting “to be for New England plastic surgeons by New England plastic surgeons.”

For all competitions: You may submit more than one abstract to any competition (Joseph E. Murray, MD Resident Award or Founders' Award); however, the Program Committee will only consider the highest scoring abstract for the competition. The next highest-scoring abstract may be accepted into the General Program at the Program Committee's discretion.
 

JOSEPH E. MURRAY, MD RESIDENT AWARD PAPERS
To be eligible for this competition, you must be a resident, medical student, or fellow (clinical or research) who has not completed a plastic surgery residency and is in good standing at an approved New England plastic surgery training program during 2023 – 2024. A Murray Award paper must be a Long Paper (7 minutes) and must be in one of the six categories listed below.

The presenter must be the first author if the paper is eventually published in any format. You MUST include suffixes and degrees, for all authors listed on the abstract, (e.g., MD, PhD, Jr., Sr., etc.). The Murray Award Competition will consist of 10 presentations, with each resident presenting only 1 paper in the competition. Also: the Senior Author of the paper MUST be an Active Member of the NESPRS and MUST be present in the session during the presentation. If the Senior Author is not present, the paper will be removed from the competition and the next highest-scored paper will become eligible and entered into the competition. No EXCEPTIONS.
 

FOUNDERS’ AWARD COMPETITION
To be eligible for this competition, you must be an Active Member of the N.E.S.P.R.S. and have paid all dues. A Founders’ Award paper must be a Long Paper (7 minutes) and must be in one of the six categories listed below. You may submit more than one abstract to the competition; however, the Program Committee will select the highest-scoring abstract for the competition. The next highest-scoring abstract will be accepted into the General Program. Each Active Member may present only 1 paper in the competition.

STEPHEN AND HOLLY PAP NEW TECHNOLOGY AWARD
The Stephen and Holly Pap New Technology Award will be given, from time to time, to the paper that most shows how NEW medical technology contributed directly to patient care and, in Dr. Pap’s words, “made it possible to work more efficiently and creatively, as it pertains to database management, to office personnel networking, to image photography documentation, to surgical procedures, to patient monitoring and physical diagnosis, or more.” The Stephen and Holly Pap New Technology Award can apply to any Long Paper (7 minutes) that, after review by the Program Chair and his/her Program Committee, is determined to have fulfilled the criteria established by Dr. Pap.

The recipient of The Stephen and Holly Pap New Technology Award will receive a monetary award, funded by Hands Across The World, which was founded by Dr. Stephen A. Pap (1963 – 2013) in 2003.
 

AUDIOVISUAL PRESENTATION
All papers are to be presented using Microsoft PowerPoint PC or MAC.

ABSTRACT CATEGORIES
Papers may be submitted in the following categories

~ Basic Science / Research
~ General Reconstruction
~ Hand / Extremity
~ Aesthetic / Breast
~ Cranio / Maxillofacial / Cleft
~ Patient Safety

LONG PAPERS
Long Papers are limited to 7 minutes.

SHORT PAPERS
Short Papers are limited to 4 minutes.

LONG PAPERS IN THE MURRAY COMPETITION
Long Papers in the Murray Competition are limited to 7 minutes with 5 minutes discussion.

PROGRAM CHANGES
If your paper is accepted for presentation, you agree to pay registration fees and to attend the meeting. Accepted papers must be presented at the time assigned by the Program Committee.

QUESTIONS
Please contact the N.E.S.P.R.S. Administrative Director:  Charlotte Constantian --- caconstantian@gmail.com.