Call For Submissions

The call for abstracts for the Prevocational Forum 2024 is now open!

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Key Dates

Abstract Submissions Open: 13th May 2024

Abstract Submissions Close: Midnight 30th June 2024

Key Themes

The forum theme is “Rising to the challenge: Sustainability, community and culture” with speakers and delegates from around Australasia. We are seeking abstracts that will inspire and tell stories of rising to the challenge to meet sustainability in medicine, whilst ensuring appropriate service delivery to meet the community’s health and cultural needs. Abstracts should integrate the theme across the medical education spectrum, with a particular focus on prevocational training. 

We are particularly looking for papers that address the following topics:

  • Challenge
    • Initiatives and successes in implementation of the new AMC National Framework for prevocational medical training.
    • Changing needs of the medical workforce.
    • Teaching in the context of an evolving health system and a rapid rate of increase in medical technologies
  • Sustainability
    • Education for health system sustainability and for delivery of responsive community care.
    • Sustainability of the medical education pipeline - supporting educators and embedding education in all aspects of healthcare.
    • Environmental suitability in health system education and healthcare.

  • Community

    • The need to consider community needs and context in training and practice, to enhance health outcomes.

    • Inter-professional education.

    • Building a community of educational practice- especially in rural areas and when utilising technology.

  • Culture

    • Culturally safe, inclusive and responsive medical education and care for First Nations and other diverse cultural groups.

    • The mental health and wellbeing of prevocational doctors and their supervisors 

    • First Nations perspectives of co-designing education to align Indigenous knowledge and teaching within a Western education system

Abstract Themes

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Abstract Submission Process & Guidelines

Abstract submission period: 13th May - Midnight 30th June 2024 (late submissions will not be accepted).

Submission Headings
  1. Introduction (e.g. context, background, purpose, objectives etc.)

  2. Main body (method, options, scenarios, etc.) 

  3. Conclusion (results, discussion, successes, lessons learned and/or emerging challenges next steps, opportunities)

  4. Alignment with conference theme(s) 

  5. Originality of idea/approach/projects 
Types of Presentations

    POSTER

    Poster presentations are visual displays of material to be presented and combining text and graphics. 

    Posters may be on any topic relevant to the forum themes. Poster presentations will be displayed on the forum app and website.

    ORAL PRESENTATIONS 

    • Lightning presentation (6 mins and 2 mins Q&A)
    • Long oral presentation (10 mins and 4 mins Q&A)

    These presentations will be grouped together in streams of similar topics and offered in parallel/concurrent sessions. Papers not selected for oral presentation may be given an option of poster presentation. 

    OTHER (e.g. plenary, workshop, etc.)

    • Each workshop will be allocated a maximum of 90 minutes (including question time).
    • Workshops should focus on practical “hands-on” application of knowledge and teach skills in an interactive format – not a “lecture” style format - to facilitate active learning, such as: activities, small group role plays and/or discussions.
    • Presenters will be entirely responsible for the workshop facilitation.
    • Participation for each workshop will be limited to the presenter’s requirements and/or room capacity. 

Abstract Format and Layout Guidelines

  • Abstracts must not exceed a 350-word limit. The word limit relates only to the text of the abstract and does not include title, authors and institutions.
  • All abstracts must be completed electronically via online submission using the template and should follow the submission headings provided.
  • All abstracts must be original work.
  • The person submitting the abstract must be one of the presenters.
  • Where there is more than one presenter all correspondence will be sent to the person who submitted the abstract.
  • If you are submitting more than one abstract, a separate submission must be made for each abstract.
  • The presenting authors must indicate when completing the online submission the preferred type of presentation: lightning, long, poster or interactive workshop.
  • Unstructured abstracts will not be accepted.
  • References are not required and abstracts should contain text only.
  • Summary of the abstract must contain sufficient information to allow a delegate to establish what may be gained by attendance at the presentation.
  • Abstracts should include successes, lessons learned and/or emerging challenges; statements such as “findings and recommendations will be discussed” is not advisable.
  • Accepted abstracts will be published online and in the Forum proceedings.
  • All authors should be listed, followed by the author.
  • The name of the presenter must be underlined.
Review Process

    All submissions will be reviewed by independent assessors. Acceptance or otherwise is at the discretion of the Scientific Committee.

    1. A team of reviewers to be chosen from the Scientific Committee.

    2. Each abstract to be reviewed by two reviewers (over a 3 week period).

    3. Conflict of interest to be identified by the reviewer to the Chair, Scientific Committee so the reviewer can be changed.

    4. Abstracts to be marked on the following criteria, from 1 (not demonstrated) to 5 (highly demonstrated).

    5. The Chair to review all abstracts, the outcomes are also presented at a Scientific Committee meeting for endorsement.

    All submissions will be considered on the basis of the following criteria:

    • Scientific quality
    • Currency & relevance
    • New knowledge
    • Forum theme and topics
    • Potential to inspire and motivate
    • Clarity

Feedback & Accepted Abstracts

    FEEDBACK

    1. Accepted as proposed. 

    2. Provisionally accepted with either an alternative delivery method or with suggestions for improvement to be incorporated. 

    3. Not accepted (feedback may be provided). 

    4. All abstract submissions will receive email advising the outcome of their submission by end of August 2024. 

    ACCEPTED ABSTRACTS

    • Accepted abstracts will be notified by email to the person who submitted the abstract.
    • Submission of an abstract implies the author(s) agreement to the publication of the abstract in the Forum Program, and Forum website and app.
    • Accepted abstracts, author(s) name and biography will be published exactly as received. Please check for spelling and grammar prior to submission.
    • Presenters must pay registration fee. For all presenters the early bird rate applies. Travel and accommodation expenses are the responsibilities of the presenters.

SUPPORT

If you have any enquiries, you may call the Forum Scientific Committee via Amanda Maansson by phone: 08 8999 2837 or by email: METC.DoH@nt.gov.au

ABTRACT SUBMISSION PORTAL

Key Dates

Forum Dates: 11-14 November 2024

Abstract Submissions Open: 13 May 2024

Early Bird Registrations Open: 13 May 2024

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