Organisers of a healthcare conference say they have received
the most abstract submissions since taking the decision to go annual after the
pandemic-enforced lockdowns.
The International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis
(ISTH) said 2,192 abstracts had been submitted for the ISTH 2025 Congress,
taking place in Washington, D.C., in June this year.
It is the highest number of abstract submissions for an ISTH
meeting held in-person since the society met in Berlin, Germany, in 2017 – and
bodes well for delegate numbers.
An ISTH spokesperson said the official congress hotels had ‘almost
sold out’.
The previously
biennial event has seen a drop in attendance levels since covid and
organisers will be looking at Washington to give them a firm sense of what the ‘new
normal’ looks like.
Before covid the meeting was attracting around 9,500
delegates. Since then, numbers have been around 6,000 in London (2022) and
Montreal (2023). Last year’s event in Bangkok – only the third time the society
has met in Asia since the 1970s - saw 3,858 delegates in attendance.
"The high number of abstracts submitted, the most for an in-person meeting since we transitioned to an annual Congress schedule, is a testament to the ISTH’s reputation as the leading international medical-scientific organization in our field and the engagement level of our global scientific community,” said ISTH President Pantep Angchaisuksiri, M.D. “ISTH 2025 attendees will enjoy the latest science and research from around the world, highlighting the diversity and collaboration that define and advance our field.”
“Congress is shaping up to be a
landmark event gathering the brightest minds in thrombosis and hemostasis,”
said Guy Young, M.D., Chair of the ISTH 2025 Annual Congress Planning
Committee. “We are excited to offer a cutting-edge scientific program featuring
world-class plenary sessions, state-of-the-art lectures and many opportunities
to engage and network with experts, innovators and peers from around the
world.”
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