CRITICAL CARE NATIONAL CONGRESS

CRITICAL THINKING

CENTURY CITY CONFERENCE CENTRE CAPE TOWN
17-20 SEPTEMBER 2026

Poster and Free Paper submission – CCSSA Congress 2026, Century City conference Centre, Cape Town

Closing date for Abstracts: 17 July

We are inviting submission for our Research component of the congress. There will be an opportunity to present your work relevant to Critical Care either as a Free paper(15min) presentation or as a Poster presentation. Research already published may not be presented and only original research will be considered.

Judging will be final and all delegates need to be registered for the congress, in order to be considered. 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

Abstract Format

  • Please structure abstracts as follows (those that do not conform to this structure will be returned):
  • Maximum of 250 words in MS Word (Excluding Title, Authors and Affiliations)
  • English, Font: Arial 12pt, single line spacing – all lines Left aligned except Title
  • No graphs, figures, diagrams or tables permitted
  • It is not necessary to include references
  • Abstract layout: Body of the abstract should not have any line breaks between paragraphs. Please follow the online steps to submit relevant information.

 

Research Abstract Paragraph Headings:

  • Introduction/Background
  • Aim/Objective
  • Method (should include a statement regarding the ethics)
  • Results
  • Conclusion (must be derived from the Result)

 

Supporting Documents Required – to be uploaded during Online Submission:

  • Original Word doc version of your abstract adhering to the above layout
  • A copy of your research ethics committee letter of permission
  • A statement from the authors certifying that all ethical requirements were adhered to and all authors approved the final version of the abstract