A well-written abstract can be the first step in sharing your research with a global audience. Whether you are preparing a submission for the XXVI FIGO World Congress in Montréal 2027, or looking to strengthen your scientific writing skills more broadly, this course will help you communicate your research clearly, concisely and confidently.

Designed for OBGYN researchers and allied health professionals worldwide, this course explores the essential components of a high-quality scientific abstract. You will learn how to structure abstracts step-by-step, understand the differences between congress and journal abstracts, apply principles of ethical authorship and reporting, and avoid common mistakes that can reduce the likelihood of acceptance.

The course takes approximately 1.5 hours to complete and concludes with a certificate of completion.

Let's get started and help your research make an impact on women's health worldwide.

Learning objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Understand the purpose of an abstract and the differences between conference and journal abstracts
  • Structure a high-quality scientific abstract
  • Recognise the key information required for different study types
  • Apply principles of research ethics and responsible authorship when reporting findings
  • Identify common weaknesses in abstracts and use a self-review process to strengthen submissions

Course overview

    1. Welcome

    2. Abstracts as your global voice

    3. What is a congress abstract?

    4. Congress vs journal abstracts: The journey to a full paper

    5. Knowledge checkpoint

    1. Chapter introduction

    2. Abstract titles

    3. Abstract objective statements

    4. A quick guide to main study types

    5. Abstract methods

    6. Abstract results

    7. Abstract conclusions

    8. Knowledge checkpoint

    1. Chapter introduction

    2. Ethics in abstract writing

    3. Responsible use of AI in abstract writing

    4. FIGO Montreal 2027 abstract submission criteria

    5. FIGO submission considerations

    6. Examples of high quality congress abstracts

    7. Reflective exercise

    1. Key takeaways

    2. Abstract self-review checklist

    3. Final assessment

    4. Course survey

About this course

  • Free
  • 24 lessons
  • 1 hour of video content

Course contributors

Dr Ranee Thakar, Chair of the Scientific Programme Committee (SPC) for FIGO Montréal 2027, United Kingdom

Prof Mauricio Cuello, FIGO Trustee for Latin America, Chile

Dr Hema Divakar, Director of the FIGO Division on Well Women Health Care, India

Dr Hasmik Bareghamyan, Trainee Associate Editor at the International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics (IJGO), Armenia

Dr Mike Geary, Editor-in-Chief of the IJGO, Ireland

Dr Francisco Ruiloba, Trainee Associate Editor at the IJGO, Mexico

Prof Priya Soma-Pillay, FIGO Vice President, South Africa

Dr Elizabeth Stringer, Deputy Editor of the IJGO, United States

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