You are invited to submit a poster presentation form and/or poster for the opportunity to present your research in poster form at AfPP’s Emergencies and Trauma Symposium on 5^th March 2026.

This one-day symposium event will bring together leading trauma hospitals and emergency care professionals from across the UK to share knowledge, experiences, and innovations in the field.

The symposium will be featuring expert speakers in emergency care, as well as powerful guest talks from major incident survivors. The programme will address Air Ambulance; Preparation for multi-casualty and major incident; Military; Anaesthetic considerations; Damage Control Resuscitation and Surgery; Post Event Support and Debrief

Please submit a poster presentation form and/or poster following the guidelines below, for a chance to showcase your work at the event and to win a £150 voucher of your choice. 

Eligibility 

The competition is open to all healthcare professionals or student healthcare professionals.  

Prize 

£150 voucher

All approved forms and/or posters will be contacted to inform they have been selected and to proceed in producing their posters for the conference. The approved posters will be displayed as part of the exhibition viewing and conference breaks. AfPP will also share all posters for digital viewing as part of the electronic resources to all conference participants (with the agreement of the authors). 

The winning author will feature a Spotlight article in the IPP e-magazine, including an image of the poster and interview video.    

How to enter 

• Submit your poster presentation via the application form

• All abstract applications must be submitted by 15^th January 2026 at 12.00pm. We aim to notify you if you have been selected by 5^th February 2026. 

• Please follow the guidelines below; failure to follow the guidelines could result in disqualification from the competition. 

Submission guidelines 

• Poster presentations must be relevant to field of Perioperative Emergency and Trauma; 

• Poster presentations are up to 350-word limit. This does not include references. 

What happens next? 

• The closing date for entries is 15^th January 2026 at 12.00pm.

• A panel will assess all submissions shortly after the closing date. Authors will be notified by 5^th February 2026 if they have been invited to display their poster at the AfPP Robotic Symposium 2025. 

Prizes and Certificates will be awarded for the best poster at the conference

Poster presentation guidelines (relevant for selected candidates) 

If you have been selected to present your poster at AfPP’s Emergency and Trauma Symposium 2026, you must follow these guidelines. 

• All expenses associated with submission of the poster, conference registration fees, are the responsibility of the presenter. 

• Please submit the digital poster in PDF format, either portrait or landscape. Please, clearly label your poster with title, author/s and contact details. 
• Hardcopy posters must be printed either portrait or landscape in size A1.

• There is no word limit, but posters should contain between one and five images, tables or graphs. 

• Posters must include a content structure that progresses through title, authors, organisation introduction, objectives, methods, results, conclusion, acknowledgements and references. 

• All posters must be non-commercial in nature and not be used as a marketing opportunity. Non-compliance with this rule will result in the poster being rejected. 

• All submitted posters will be made available electronically as a .pdf document for conference participants.  

• Selected candidates must email a PDF copy of their poster and a high-resolution headshot image to events@afpp.org.uk by 30^th January 2026. 

• The selected posters MUST be posted and delivered to the AfPP Team by 30^th January 2026, so they can be assembled for display at the conference venue.  

• All poster submissions should include your name, email address and the poster tube package clearly labelled with the following address: FAO AfPP Events Team, AfPP, Daisy Ayris House, 42 Freemans Way, Harrogate, HG3 1DH