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ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW OPEN!

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Abstracts

Paramedics Australasia

Conference 2012,Wrest Point Convention Centre, Hobart Tasmania, Australia

Australian Prehospital and Emergency Health Research Forum

Abstract Submission

The call for abstracts are now open and will close on Thursday 31st May 2012.

Click here to submit your abstract

Please note, 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 (earlybird registration will open in April).

Submission of Abstracts

The following documents will be required to complete the submission process:

  • Completed Abstract (max 300 words). See below for required format.
  • Brief biographies for lead presenter and co-presenters attached as a Word document (no more than 150 words).

In no more than 300 words, the abstract should provide the context or background of the study. For example:

  • Objectives – the study’s purpose,
  • Methods – instruments used in the study, and basic procedures (selection of study subjects and observational and analytical methods),
  • Results – the findings (giving specific effect sizes and their statistical significance, if possible) of the study, and
  • Conclusions – should emphasise new and important aspects or outcomes of the study or observations.

Need some assistance with writing your abstract? If you would like to complete a quick eLearning module on ‘Writing a Conference Abstract’ please click here If you are not a Paramedics Australasia Member, please contact Mr Richard Larsen (richard.larsen@health.sa.gov.au) to arrange guest access to the eLearning Members area.

Ethics

All research involving humans or animals, must be approved by relevant ethics or governing authorities prior to submission.

Additionally, all research must be original and must not have appeared in, or be pending publication in any journal prior to submission.

Entry into Best Paper Award or Best Poster Award

Authors who wish their abstract(s) to be considered for entry into one of the Awards must indicate this by checking the relevant Award category. Author Agreement forms are to be completed and signed upon confirmation of an offer by the Conference Scientific Committee, to present in the category of Best Paper or Best Poster Awards.  Forms will be sent out when offers to present at the conference are confirmed.

Only those abstracts which are recommended by the peer reviewers for presentation at the conference will be eligible to qualify for one of the Awards. Please note you may only select one category for each abstract, e.g. Paper presentation or Poster presentation, not both. Abstracts which meet the requirements of the peer reviewers for possible presentation at the conference, but which are not selected for oral presentation at the conference will automatically qualify for presentation and entry into the Best Poster Award.

  • To qualify for consideration in the PA Undergraduate Student Paramedic Award, the student paramedic named on the submitted abstract must have contributed at least 50% towards the study, and must agree to present his/her paper orally at the conference if it is selected).
  • To qualify for consideration in the PA Graduate Paramedic Award, the paramedic named on the submitted abstract must have contributed at least 50% towards the study, and must agree to present his/her paper orally at the conference if it is selected).

Oral presentations take place in chaired symposia and are 15 minutes in length plus 4 minutes for questions and answers.

Publication of Abstracts

All abstracts selected for presentation at the PA National Conference will be published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Emergency Primary Health Care (JEPHC) in the issue immediately following the Conference. All authors presenting abstracts at the Conference are also asked to consider submitting their full papers to JEPHC for publication.

Outcome of submission

You will be informed via email as to the outcome of your abstract submission via email.

Assistance

Authors who have any questions or concerns regarding abstracts, may contact:

Paul Jennings

Telephone: 03 9903 0316

Email: paul.jennings@monash.edu

Confirmation of submission

Immediately following submission of your abstract, you will receive an automated confirmation email.