Submissions close at 5pm on 30 August 2010.
Alzheimer’s Australia invites you to submit an abstract for presentation at the Alzheimer’s Australia 14th national conference, to be held from 17 to 20 May 2011.
Themes
The conference theme for 2011 is Take a different view – a broader view – of dementia and its social, health and economic impact. We are keen to hear from people in all parts of the health and care system or from people who are living with dementia or other disabilities, to learn from their experiences.
Sub themes
Taking into account the overall theme we are looking for presentations within four broad sub-themes:
- Personhood, identity and consumers’ rights;
- Ethics and decision-making in dementia care;
- Best practice; and
- Research and new developments.
Target Audiences
Target audiences and delegates at Alzheimer’s Australia’s national conferences include:
- People living with dementia;
- Family members and carers;
- People working with and caring for those who have dementia;
- Service providers;
- Care workers, nurses, doctors and clinicians; and
- Those involved in research and shaping public policy.
Your presentation must be relevant to one or more of these target groups.
Conference segments
Without wishing to be prescriptive, your presentation may also be relevant to one or more of the following areas:
- Early intervention;
- Planning (including early decision-making, family issues, health directives etc);
- Models of care;
- Primary care;
- Acute care;
- Community or residential care;
- Respite and social support;
- Risk reduction strategies;
- Alternative therapies;
- Spirituality;
- Palliative care/end of life issues; or
- New research, treatments and products.
Questions to consider
When preparing your submission please consider the following questions.
- What would a dementia-friendly society look like?
- Where does dementia fit in the current health reforms?
- How inclusive is society of people with dementia (or other disabilities?)
- What needs to happen to improve the outcomes for people with dementia, their families and those who care for them?
Some of the following questions may also be relevant to your submission but are intended to stimulate your thinking, not restrict your approach.
- Why is my story different?
- What can I add to the body of knowledge, skill and experience around dementia?
- What am I doing differently that could be relevant to people with dementia or those who care for them?
- How can what I do/know be applied to other situations?
- What have I learned from my journey or experiences with dementia (or another condition)?
- What evidence or results can I share?
- How can my ideas and experiences help to reduce the impact of dementia for others?
- How can the impact of my ideas, programs or services be measured?
Presentation format
Abstracts may be submitted for the following presentation types:
- 30-minute oral presentation (including five minutes’ question time)
- Poster display (dimensions of board 1200 mm wide x 1800 mm high).
Guidelines
- All presenters must register to attend the conference. Presenters who attend the full conference may do so at a special discounted rate. Abstracts and papers that have been presented at other conferences are ineligible.
- Abstracts should be no longer than 250 words.
- Abstracts should be text only. Graphics, pictures or graphs should not be submitted.
- Submission of abstracts implies the author’s agreement to publish the abstract and full paper in all conference publications, including the Alzheimer’s Australia web site. Special consideration will be given to authors who are planning to publish their work in journal publications.
- Successful papers must be presented by the author/s or a nominated co-author.
- Acceptance of abstracts does not imply any payment from the organising committee.
- Presenters must arrange and pay for their own accommodation, travel etc, to attend the conference.
- Acceptance or otherwise is at the discretion of the Program Committee whose decision is final.
- All abstracts must be submitted by 5 pm on 30 August 2010.
Preparation and layout
Please ensure your abstract includes:
- Title
- Introductory sentence indicating the purpose of the presentation
- A brief description of content
- Summary of any new findings, insights etc
- A succinct conclusion.
- Limited to 250 words.
Any conflict of interest must also be declared. Any such conflict or sponsorship will also be disclosed in the conference program book.
Your abstract should contain sufficient information so that if it is published it will be a complete summary independent of the presentation.
Abstracts may be submitted as “poster presentation only” or “oral presentation only” or “no preference”.
Submitting your abstract
All abstract submissions should be made via the conference website’s online registration process available here.
Please note that all details must be completed to allow the automated system to process your submission. You will also need to read the Terms and Conditions section and tick the relevant box for your submission to be accepted for consideration.
If you do not have access to online facilities please contact the Conference Secretariat – ICMS Australasia on (07) 3255 1002.
Confirmation of receipt
You will automatically receive confirmation of your submission via email after you tick that you agree with the Terms and Conditions and click "continue".
If you do not receive an acknowledgement within three working days, please contact the Conference Secretariat on program@alzheimers2011.com or telephone (07) 3255 1002.
Editing your abstract
After you have received confirmation that your abstract has been received (see above), you will be able to access your submission and edit it up to the closing date of 30 August 2010.
Publication of abstracts
All abstracts accepted for presentation will be published in the conference program book, once your registration fee has been received by the Conference Secretariat.
Audio-visual and other presentation requirements
Oral presentations will be allocated 30 minutes each, including question time. PowerPoint data projection with single screens will be the only method available in all session rooms.
Poster authors will be asked to stand by their poster during the scheduled poster presentation times. Authors will be notified of these times.
Further information will be provided to in mid October 2010 to those who have been successful in having an abstract accepted for the conference.
Thank you for your interest in the Alzheimer’s Australia 14th national conference.
