The BMFMS Executive recognizes that the results of some exciting research were not available by the general abstract submission deadline. Therefore there will be a late-breaking abstract deadline for abstracts that will enrich the BMFMS annual meeting with the results of outstanding studies that were completed after the general abstract submission deadline.

All abstract submissions must be made via a word document e-mailed to Fionnuala Mone, scientific representative f.mone@qub.ac.uk. The late-breaking abstracts consideration period commences 26th January 2026 and ends 13th February 2026 at 23:59.

Eligibility

To submit a late-breaking abstract, the following criteria must be met:

• Late-breaking abstracts should highlight include ground-breaking and novel data that otherwise could not be presented at the annual meeting.
• The selection process will be competitive; no more than four abstracts will be selected for an oral presentation in a late-breaking abstracts session on Thursday 25th April 2024 16:00-17:00.
• Examples of suitable late-breaking abstracts might include the results of a practice-changing prospective clinical trial or the discovery of a mechanism underlying or characterising a disease process that were not fully available by the general abstract submission deadline.
• At least one of the authors must be a BMFMS member.
• The presenting author must guarantee that the results of the study data will be presented at the BMFMS annual meeting and that there is no restrictive embargo.
• Abstracts should be no more than 250 words and include a title and the name of the presenting author.