Clinical research and case reports may be submitted for consideration under the following categories. All must relate to small animal veterinary. Authors may select up to 3 categories that relate to their abstract subject and content:

• Anaesthesia 
• Animal Welfare  
• Behaviour/Ethics and Communication  
• BSAVA Clinical Master’s 
• Canine General Practice  
• Cardiology  
• Clinical Pathology  
• Dermatology  
• Diagnostic Imaging  
• Emergency and Critical Care 
• Endocrinology  
• Exotics  
• Feline General Practice  
• Gastroenterology  
• Haematology/Immunology  
• Hepatology  
• Infectious Diseases  
• Internal Medicine 
• Neurology  
• Nephrology/Urology  
• Non-clinical  
• Nursing Case Reports 
• Nutrition  
• Oncology  
• Ophthalmology 
• Orthopaedics  
• PetSavers Student Grants  
• Practice Management  
• Quality Improvement  
• Respiratory  
• Soft Tissue Surgery  
• Veterinary Case Reports 
• Working in Practice 
• Other  

The purpose of the Abstract is to capture the interest of the reader, while accurately reflecting the content of the intended presentation. 

When writing your Abstract, you must adhere to a 250 word count (excluding title and declarations of interest), divided under separate headings and in response to the questions given below, which differ according to whether the Abstract describes clinical research or a case report. The Abstract should not contain non-standard abbreviations or acronyms. 

Title 

Precise and attention catching, describe what you are writing about 

Objectives (of the clinical research) OR Introduction (of the case) 

What is the question that was answered in the clinical research study? OR What are the interesting aspects of the case? 

Methods (of the clinical research) OR Synopsis (of the case) 

What was the research study type and population, and how was the data analysed? OR What were the signalment, initial assessment, physical findings, interventions, patient care and recovery, and final outcomes of the case? 

Results (of the clinical research) OR Discussion (of the case) 

What were the findings of the clinical research study? OR What were the key veterinary or nursing points or skills that were learnt from the case? 

Impact/Clinical Significance 

What are the implications and for whom? Provide a brief explanation of the impact of the work on small animal primary care or referral clinical practice. 

Funding/Conflicts of Interest

All Abstracts must be uploaded to our dedicated online portal by the first author before the closing date of 28th January 2027; you must not upload an Abstract on behalf of another person. Upload directly here: https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/84231/submitter  

Note: Portal will open on 16 November 2026 for submissions

Abstracts will be presented either during live online webinars during 2027 in the form of an oral (short talk), or will be displayed as poster presentations during BSAVA regional events in 2027. Some types of presentation, such as those that require large data tables or multiple figures, or single case reports, are more suitable for posters. Authors can specify their preferred presentation style when submitting the Abstract, with the final decision made by the review panel. Once a decision has been made, successful authors will be contacted by email and advised on the presentation style they should follow. 

The poster must contain the title, list of authors and affiliations, references, and details of funding and conflicts of interest, where these exist; in addition to the headings covered in the Abstract. The figures, tables etc. must be presented within the dimensions given, and the poster must be written in UK English using SI units. Poster dimensions: size A0, 1.189m x 0.841m in portrait format. 

Allow for a short 10-12 minute oral presentation of the material in the submitted Abstract plus 3-5 minutes for questions including handover. A PowerPoint presentation template will be shared with you to prepare your session. Sessions will be grouped into blocks of three within related topics, and each block will be followed by a 15-minute Q&A involving all three presenters. 

Before submitting your Abstract, please carefully review all of the submission and presentation guidelines.  

• DO NOT submit an Abstract on behalf of another person.  

• Abstracts must be submitted using the Abstract template.  

• The Abstract must be submitted by the presenting author.  

• Abstracts must not exceed 250 words (excluding title and declarations of interest and author details).  

• The authors, and their place of work, should not be identified in the main text of the Abstract.  

• The assessment process is blind and the Abstracts must be anonymised on submission.  

• Abstracts submitted for consideration should not have been presented at Congresses, nor published in journals. They can have been shown at local CPD events.  

• Abstracts must be written in UK English using SI units.  

• All research presented must comply with UK legislation pertaining to animal welfare, ethics and data protection. Work performed outside the UK must still comply with the UK Veterinary Surgeons Act or should reasonably be expected NOT to require a UK Home Office license if performed in the UK. See information on ethics below.  

• Use of trade names is not permitted in the Abstract.  

• As a rule of thumb, diagrams and references are not acceptable in the Abstract.  

• It’s the author’s responsibility to ensure that they have obtained permission for use of any copyright images or materials.  

Abstracts will be rejected without further scrutiny if they fail to comply with the submission rules or if they:  

• Are received after the closing date.  

• Do not follow the structured summary as detailed above.  

• Are considered too preliminary in nature or are deemed to be of low scientific quality.  

• Are not relevant to small animal veterinary practice or clinical science  

• Do not meet the ethical guidelines outlined above and/or do not have satisfactory ethical approval from the relevant regulatory bodies or are deemed to have caused unnecessary pain, distress, suffering, or lasting harm to animals.  

• The submitting author should be the first author. They will present the Abstract if it is selected for presentation in an online live webinar.  
• The presentation must concentrate on the information contained in the Abstract and in answering the questions under each header.  
• Specific advertising of products by presenters must not occur.  

• All Abstracts submitted should comply with UK legislation pertaining to animal welfare, ethics and data protection.  
• Abstracts reporting any intervention on animals will only be accepted if they would not require Licensing under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act. That is:  
  • Procedures carried out as part of Home Office Recognised Veterinary Practice (nonexperimental clinical practice)  
  • Veterinary clinical trials  
  • Recognised husbandry practices  
• Authors may find the RCVS / BVA Ethical Review Working Party Report helpful in fulfilling these requirements