Irish journal of medical science
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The proportion of abstracts presented at medical conferences that are subsequently published is a potentially useful surrogate for the quality of the material presented. The mean publication percentage for paediatric conference abstracts reported in the literature is 39%. The publication of abstracts presented at the Irish Paediatric Association's (IPA) annual conference have not previously been explored. ⋯ The percentage of IPA abstracts that were published was low when compared internationally. Further analysis is required to explore the reasons underpinning this.