NR&S Best Abstract Award

Background

This award is sponsored by Laerdal in 2026 and will be awarded to the best presentation (oral or poster) reporting research on the topic of newborn resuscitation and stabilisation.

Eligibility

The award is open to any abstract, regardless of status of the investigator. To be eligible for the NR&S Best Abstract Award the applicant must:

• be a PSANZ member at the time of presentation

• be the presenter and first author of the abstract

Self-nomination for consideration for the NR&S Best Abstract Award must be made at the time of abstract submission.

Amount

This award is valued at $2500. There are no conditions attached to the awards which will take the form of a payment made out to the awardee by PSANZ. 

PSANZ will appreciate a brief summary of the research for the post congress newsletter and media purposes.

The award will be judged by members of the Newborn Resuscitation & Stabilisation Executive Committee.

Note: abstract reviewers will be asked to confirm that the abstract meets the relevant theme of this award. If not deemed relevant to the theme the abstract will be ineligible and not judged.

Award will be announced on the final day of Annual PSANZ Congress