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Key Submission Dates*

• Abstracts | SEP 17 - DEC 10, 2025 (closes at 2:00 PM EST; 1:00 PM CST)
• Abstract Presenting Author Scholarships | SEP 17 - DEC 10, 2025 (closes at 2:00 PM EST; 1:00 PM CST)
• Late-Breaking Abstracts | JAN 5, 2026 - FEB 5, 2026 (closes at 2:00 PM EST; 1:00 PM CST)

*Dates are subject to change.
*Abstract submissions will not be accepted past the due dates - All abstract information must be submitted in full prior to the cutoff time, and not be in process when the system closes, in order for the information to be saved in the system.

Late-Breaking Abstract Criteria

1. Data Timeliness
   • The late-breaking abstract must contain new, high-impact, and time-sensitive data that was not available prior to the initial abstract submission deadline. This typically includes recent clinical trial results, significant new discoveries, or urgent public health data.
2. Scientific Relevance
   • The data must represent a major advance in the field or be likely to influence clinical practice or future research.
   • Late-breaking abstracts are typically reserved for groundbreaking findings. They are not intended to be incremental or confirmatory studies.
3. Completion of Study
   • The study must be completed, or near the end of completion, at the time the late-breaking abstract is submitted.
   • Preliminary or incomplete studies typically do not qualify and will be declined.

Details

• View abstract categories and topic suggestions
• View guidelines for review and selection of abstracts
• Early Career - Please submit to a main session category by the deadline of December 10, 2025. Indicate "Early Career" on the submission form. View guidelines for early career abstract submissions.
• Nursing/Allied Health - Please submit to a main session category by the deadline of December 10, 2025. Indicate "Nursing/Allied Health" on the submission form.
• The Presenting Author and ALL Co-Authors must submit their disclosures at the time of submission.
  
  * Please note that the disclosures should reflect 2022 ACCME guidelines. This includes 24 months of all relationships, not just potential conflicts, and no longer requires spouse information. Details are available on the ASLMS disclosure page. 

Reasons to Submit an Abstract

• The ASLMS Annual Conference is the world’s most prestigious gathering of medical laser and related technology professionals.
• Accepted abstracts are published in a special, online-only edition of Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, the internationally renowned journal of ASLMS.
• Awards are given for the best abstract in each main category (qualifications may apply). Learn more