- connecting rural health communities
6th Annual Rural Health Conference
20-23 September 2012 - Busselton, Western Australia
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION FORM
Deadline for submission 5 June 2012
If your abstract is not accepted for an oral/workshop presentation, would you agree to do a poster presentation? / Yes / No / Unsure
STREAM (Tick most relevant) / Research / Clinical / Education
REQUESTED TIME REQUIRED FOR PRESENTATION / WORKSHOP
30 minutes (including Q&A) suitable for oral presentation / 90 minutes (including Q&A)
standard for workshop / Other (please request)
PRESENTER INFORMATION / Have you registered for the conference? / Yes / No
TITLE / ProfDrMr Ms Mrs Miss / FAMILY NAME / GIVEN NAME
ORGANISATION / POSITION
QUALIFICATIONS
PHONE / FAX / EMAIL
Do you agree to having your email address published in the Book of Abstracts? / Yes / No
ADDRESS
SUBURB/TOWN/CITY / STATE / POSTCODE
COUNTRY
ABSTRACT TITLE – Arial 12 pointCAPITALS
ABSTRACT AUTHOR(S)– Arial 12 point
FAMILY NAME, Given Name(Presenting Author listed first; semi-colons between multiple authors)
FIVE KEY WORDS - Arial 12 point
ABSTRACT TEXT– Arial 12 point - Maximum 300 words
ADDRESS FOR SUBMISSION / DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: 5 June 2012
BY EMAIL / ENQUIRIES
Email to Sharon Perkusich
/
Direct any enquiries on abstract submission to Dr Sarah Moore
Rural Clinical School of WA
76 Gale Street
BUSSELTON WA 6280
PHONE: +61 8 9752 6400
EMAIL:
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Saving submission – name convention
Please save submission by doing Save As and name file with the following name convention: BFRH2012_Surname_A1. If you are submitting more than one abstract please allocate accordingly A2, A3, etc. Save in appropriate folder on your computer. Send back via email to Sharon Perkusich
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
To submit an abstract for consideration please follow the instructions below.
Font
All information on the Abstract Submission Form must be typed in Arial 12 point.
Abstract Form
An electronic copy of the Abstract Submission Form can be downloaded from the conference website.
Presenter Information
Personal details of the person presenting the paper must be completed. The presenter must register for the conference. All presenting authors must register and pay to attend the Conference. All authors must attend at least the full day of their presentation and preferably the full Conference.
Title
To be typed in CAPITALS.
Author(s)
To be typed with family name (in capitals) first, followed by given name(s). If there is more than one author, the names are to be separated by a semi-colon. The name of the presenting author is to be listed first.
Text Layout
The text of the abstract must be typed in Arial 12 point, 1.5 lines spacing, in the space provided on the Abstract Form. It should not exceed 300 words.
Oral Presentations and Workshops
The following resources will be available for oral presentations and workshops: laptop with MS PowerPoint software, data projector and screen, whiteboard, laser pointer. If a DVD presentation is proposed, this must be specified on the Abstract Form.
Poster Presentations
Poster presentations will be displayed in a dedicated section of the conference area. Individual poster sizes must not exceed 90cms in width and 120cms in height.
Abstract Submissions
Abstracts are to be submitted by email on the electronic form available on the website. Handwritten abstracts will not be accepted.
Deadline for Submission
The deadline for submitting an abstract isTuesday 5 June 2012.
Acceptance of Abstract
Abstracts that fulfil the above requirements will be considered. Due consideration will be given to originality and quality. Receipt of abstracts will be acknowledged within one week of them being received and successful applicants will be notified by the beginning of July 2012.
Publication
Successful abstracts will be published in the conferenceProgram Handbook.
Conditions
Abstracts, oral presentations, workshops and posters must not contain any kind of advertising. Individuals and organisations wishing to advertise at the conference should contact Leesa Thomas, Events Coordinator, Rural Health West +61 8 6389 4538 or email
Please Note
- Abstracts must be the author’s own work.
- The invitation to submit an abstract does not constitute an offer to pay travel, accommodation or registration costs associated with the Conference. Similarly, no speaker fee is paid to successful participants. All speakers must register for the conference.
- The Scientific Committee reserves the right to allocate abstracts into sessions as they see fit in accordance with the overall program objectives.
- Abstracts that do not include sufficient data may be rejected.
- Authors of submissions for oral presentation will be notified via email by the beginning of July 2012.
- If successful, you will be required to confirm your acceptance of the invitation and register to attend the conference (if not already registered).
- Further information on presentation requirements and preparation of posters will be provided in additional correspondence.
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