The Best Original Research by HKCOS Trainees

by 15 April 2024, HKT1800

The trainee’s research project must be recommended by the Chief-of-Service or Training Director of each training center.
Each training center can submit a maximum of 2 projects from 2 different trainees.
The research project must be orthopaedics related.
The presenter must be a registered trainee under The Hong Kong College of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
The presenter should be the first author of the research project, and it should be an original project that has not been published yet.
Research abstracts should be submitted before HKT 1800 on 15 April 2024, using this URL: https://sm.hkcos.org.hk/upload/.
The presenter is required to register for the Scientific Meeting. Registration information can be found at https://sm.hkcos.org.hk.

in English and in paragraph format
in Word format
include the title of the project and the authors at the beginning
Limit project details not more than 300 words
Present project details in a structured format, including “Introduction/Background,” “Methods & Materials,” “Results,” “Discussion & Conclusions,” or in an unstructured format as deemed appropriate.
include the trainee’s full name and the abbreviated name of the training center in the file name (e.g., CHAN Tai Man AHNH)
Provide trainee’s name, email address, contact number, training center and the name of person who make the project recommendation at the end of the abstract

17 May 2024

It will be conducted online via a designated platform, starting from HKT 1400. Access link will be emailed to the trainees and training centres beforehand.
It is a training activity open to all registered trainees and fellows under The Hong Kong College of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Participation in the presentation will earn training points and Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits.
The schedule for the presentation of research projects will be provided to the trainees in advance.
Trainees are required to prepare their own PowerPoint files for their presentations. Each presentation will have a duration of 6 minutes, followed by a 3-minute discussion led by a panel of four local adjudicators.
The five best projects will be selected for the Top Presentation Round.