Call for abstracts: AO VET Symposium—Bridging The Gap: Translating Clinical Research to Clinical Practice 

October 28, 2026

 

Many veterinary practitioners perform orthopedic surgery, but may not have the opportunity to keep updated on the latest relevant clinical research that improves and defines the best standards in successful orthopedics. Recognizing the need to bridge the gap between clinical research and clinical practice, AO VET is now calling for abstracts for an innovative program: “AO VET Symposium—Bridging The Gap: Translating Clinical Research to Clinical Practice”. This is an exciting opportunity to present your clinical research to a wide audience of specialists, residents, and practitioners from the global AO VET community.

We are looking for clinically relevant research in all fields of veterinary orthopedics to be presented over to an exciting virtual symposium to be held in February 2027* (exact date to be announced).
If your abstract is selected for presentation, you will be given the opportunity to prepare a 10-minute video to exhibit your research and serve as a basis for an in-depth discussion by a panel of AO VET experts.

The objectives of the symposium are:

  • To make practitioners, residents, and specialists aware of recent and cutting-edge clinical research that is relevant and applicable to orthopedic surgical practice
  • To group research into themed topics that are summarised by experienced AO VET faculty and followed by a moderated discussion on the topic
  • To provide a forum for AO VET clinical researchers to present their research to practitioners internationally

Target audience

The target audience for the symposium is small and large animal veterinarians performing orthopedic surgery on a regular basis, including general practitioners, interns, residents and surgery specialists. The virtual symposium will be open to all AO VET members and non-AO VET members.

Important dates

  • Abstract submission deadline              November 30, 2026- 23:59 CET
  • Notification email to applicants           January 2027
  • Virtual symposium                                    February 2027

Submission instruction

Guidelines on welfare and ethics

Authors must certify that all relevant legal and ethical requirements have been met with regards to the humane treatment of animals described in the study. Where required, the author must specify in the Materials and Methods the ethical review committee approval process and the international, national, and/or institutional guidelines followed. For studies using client-owned animals, the methods must demonstrate a high standard (best practice) of veterinary care and include informed client consent.

General instructions for abstract preparation

  • Abstracts will not be accepted after this deadline.
  • All abstracts should be designated as a “clinically relevant piece of research”.
  • Abstracts must be original research and submitted by the presenting author. Review articles will not be accepted.
  • The abstract may have been presented at / published in the proceedings of other meetings prior to this event, but has not been published in a journal.
  • No names, institutions, or sources of support should appear within the text of the abstract.
  • Each abstract will be reviewed by an international panel and the successful applicants will be notified in January 2027.