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Take the opportunity to submit abstracts of original research for the 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting, scheduled for May 19 – 23, 2018 in Nashville, TN.

Abstracts submitted for the ASCRS Annual Meeting are peer-reviewed and scored on scientific merit, originality and relevance to the field of colorectal surgery. The Program Committee is looking for abstracts for the following categories:

• Basic Science
• Benign Disease
• Case Study
• Education
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Neoplastic Disease
• Outcomes
• Pelvic Floor

Don't forget to submit an abstract for the New Technology submission!

This year, all case studies will be reviewed for e-poster presentations only.

Submit your Abstract today! The Submission Deadline is Monday, November 27 at 11:59 pm EST.

ASCRS congratulates recipients of 2018 Awards!

The Awards Committee is charged with evaluating scientific presentations for scientific merit, study design, conclusions, timeliness, and clarity of presentation for ASCRS and Regional Society Awards. Committee members meet daily during the Annual Meeting and attend all scientific and abstract sessions to evaluate each presentation.

Awards for Diseases of the Colon and Rectum are selected by the DC&R. Research Foundation awards acknowledge up-and-coming researchers and the leaders that significantly impact those young researchers. The Young Researchers committee determines the Research Forum Works in Progress Award annually as well as selecting the Mentor Award biannually.

Videos of presentations from the 2018 ASCRS Annual Meeting are now available to ASCRS members. Find a sessoin you would like to review by visiting the 2018 Annual Meeting page or searching the Resource Library.

2018 Call for Abstracts is Now Open!

Now is your chance to submit abstracts for the 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting, scheduled for May 19 – 23, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee.

Abstracts submitted for the ASCRS Annual Meeting are peer-reviewed and scored on scientific merit, originality and relevance to the field of colorectal surgery. The Program Committee is looking for abstracts for the following categories:

• Basic Science
• Benign Disease
• Case Study
• Education
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Neoplastic Disease
• Outcomes
• Pelvic Floor

This year, all case studies will be reviewed for e-poster presentations only.

Submit your Abstract today! The Submission Deadline is Monday, November 27 at 11:59 pm CST.

The ASCRS abstract submission site for the 2019 ASCRS Annual Scientific Meeting is open!

Original abstracts may now be submitted for the 2019 ASCRS Annual Meeting, which will be held June 1- 5, 2019 in Cleveland, OH. Don’t miss this opportunity to be a part of the Annual Meeting, its innovative technology and the most up-to-date research in the field.

For more information, please visit the ASCRS Annual Scientific Meeting web page.