Call For Abstracts

Key Dates

1 MAR 2027
Submission of Abstracts Deadline
17 MAR 2027
Acceptance Notification
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Submit Your Abstract

Submission opens September 2026

All abstracts must be submitted only via the online form, which can be accessed after a submitter has created a new user account with an e-mail address and password.

Authors will be notified about the receipt of their abstract by e-mail immediately. If you have not received a confirmation within 24 hours, please check your spam folder, and after this contact [email protected]. If no confirmation is received, the abstract has not been successfully submitted and remains in draft status and is not seen by organisers.

Authors will have access to their abstracts until the deadline and will have the possibility to edit abstracts with draft status or submit new ones. If you need to correct your abstract before the submission deadline, after abstract was submitted you can contact the following email address [email protected].
All correspondence concerning the abstract will be sent to the submitting author’s e-mail address.

All submissions will be reviewed by appointed reviewers and confirmed by the Scientific Committee. The Scientific Committee reserves the right to assign accepted submissions to the most appropriate category or presentation format.
Accepted contributions may be selected for oral presentation, poster presentation, Scope on Fire, Complication Arena, Video Festival or other relevant congress sessions.

Classical Scientific Abstracts – Presentation of original scientific research in a traditional structured abstract format (Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusions).

Presentation Formats: Oral and Poster presentation. Selected abstracts may be considered for featured scientific sessions at the discretion of the Scientific Committee.

Topics

  • Diagnostic and therapeutic bronchoscopy
  • EBUS and mediastinal staging
  • Pleural diseases
  • Airway diseases and emphysema
  • Central airway obstruction
  • Respiratory infections and bronchoscopy
  • Critical care and emergency IP
  • Interstitial lung diseases
  • Pediatric IP
  • Education, training, simulation and AI-supported learning
  • Advanced technologies and innovation
  • Complications and case-based learning
  • Multidisciplinary approaches in IP

Scientific Abstract Guidelines

  • Title: maximum 30 words in Title Case.
  • Abstract body: maximum 300 words.
  • Required structure: Background, Aim, Methods, Results, Conclusions.
  • Results should include quantitative data where possible. Statements such as ‘results will be discussed’ are not acceptable.
  • References are not required. If essential, include a maximum of 3 references.
  • Maximum 1 figure or 1 table may be included if supported by the submission system and relevant to the abstract.
  • Keywords: 3-5 keywords.

Clinical case abstracts demonstrate real-world decision-making, diagnostic or therapeutic dilemmas and clear educational value.

Presentation Formats: Oral and Poster case presentation. Scope on Fire interactive session for top-scoring selected cases. Complication Arena for selected complication-focused cases.

Scope

  • Clinically relevant cases in IP.
  • Cases with diagnostic or management dilemmas.
  • Stepwise clinical reasoning and progressive disclosure of information.
  • Cases with multiple plausible interpretations or decision pathways.
  • Complications, unexpected findings or important learning moments.
  • Cases with multidisciplinary decision-making involving pulmonology, thoracic surgery, oncology, radiology, pathology, intensive care or other specialties.

Clinical Case Abstract Guidelines

  • Title: maximum 30 words in Title Case.
  • Abstract body: maximum 300 words.
  • Required structure: Background/Context, Case Presentation, Diagnostic or Clinical Dilemma, Case Progression, Learning Objectives.
  • Include 2-3 clear take-home messages.
  • A short supporting video may be uploaded if relevant: maximum 2 minutes, MP4 format, maximum 400 MB. Upload your video to a hosting platform of your choice (e.g., Vimeo, YouTube). Set the video permissions so that it can be viewed by anyone with the link but is not publicly listed or searchable. Submit only the video URL through the submission platform.
  • All patient identifiers must be removed. Patient consent is required where applicable.

Clinical Case Categories

  • Peripheral lesions
  • Pleural diseases
  • Airway diseases
  • Diffuse lung infiltrates
  • Infections and bronchoscopy
  • Procedural complications
  • Critical care and emergency interventional pulmonology
  • Multidisciplinary diagnostic or therapeutic pathways

The Video Festival is a curated session featuring selected videos of educational, innovative, and technically challenging procedures in interventional pulmonology. Authors of selected videos will present and discuss their work during the congress.

Only a limited number of submissions will be selected for live presentation. Other accepted videos may be made available through the congress app.

Topics

  • Bronchoscopic techniques
  • EBUS/EUS procedures
  • Pleural interventions
  • Peripheral lesion diagnostics and navigation
  • Therapeutic bronchoscopy and airway interventions
  • Innovative techniques, tools or workflows
  • Complication recognition and management
  • Challenging or rare cases with educational value
  • Simulation, training or team-based procedural education

Video Festival Submission Format

  • Video Title: maximum 30 words in Title Case.
  • Video description: maximum 150 words, unstructured.
  • Video duration: maximum 3 minutes.
  • File format: MP4, H.264 codec preferred.
  • Resolution: HD 1080p
  • Aspect ratio: 16:9
  • Upload your video to a hosting platform of your choice (e.g., Vimeo, YouTube). Set the video permissions so that it can be viewed by anyone with the link but is not publicly listed or searchable. Submit only the video URL through the submission platform.
  • Voice-over is optional. Captions or concise on-screen labels are encouraged.
  • Minimal or no background music.
  • Commercial promotion, product advertising and visible patient identifiers are not permitted.

Recommended Video Structure

  • Introduction: 10-20 seconds with clinical context and objective.
  • Procedure or key content: 60-120 seconds with clear stepwise highlights.
  • Teaching points: 30-60 seconds with practical messages and pitfalls.

General Rules

 

  • Each author may be listed as first author and presenting author for a maximum of two submissions.
  • Submissions must be written in clear English.
  • The submitting author is responsible for accuracy, language quality and ethical compliance.
  • The Scientific Committee may reassign the topic category or presentation format when this improves the scientific programme.
  • The presenting author must register by 31 March 2027. Failure to register will result in withdrawal from the final programme.
  • Disclosure of any previous presentation or publication of the same work.
  • Funding and conflict-of-interest statement, where applicable.
  • Consent for accepted submissions to be published in the ECBIP 2027 Abstract Book, congress app and congress website.
  • Confirmation that patient data are anonymized and that patient consent has been obtained where applicable.