Call for Abstracts - now closed!
Rural Health West is seeking abstracts for the Aboriginal Health Conference to be held at the Esplanade Hotel Fremantle on the 19 and 20 November 2022.
The Aboriginal Health Conference will focus on healing from the past and strengthening the future. It will provide an opportunity to come together and learn from those who came before us, and reflect on how we can move through the challenges faced in the last two years. By learning from the past, we can strengthen our future.
| Important dates to remember | |
| Call for abstracts close | 08 August 2022 |
| Notification of selection process | 05 September 2022 |
| Written acceptance of offer to present | 12 September 2022 |
| Deadline for presenter registration | 26 September 2022 |
| Deadline for abstract summary and e-poster artwork | 10 October 2022 |
| Aboriginal Health Conference - Fremantle | 19-20 November 2022 |
Call for abstracts for the Aboriginal Health Conference 2022 have now closed!
Abstract review process
All abstracts submitted for the Aboriginal Health Conference 2022 will go through the following process:
1. All abstracts will be reviewed by the Conference Sub-Committee.
a. Acceptance of an abstract will be based on the degree to which the abstract matches the streams of the conference.
b. All abstracts will be considered based on the merit of the individual submission and will be assessed according to the following criteria:
i. Relevance to conference theme, streams and learning objectives addressed
ii. Importance of presentation topic
iii. Relevance of content to audience
iv. Contemporary or innovative issue
c. Abstracts with a clear evidence base will be prioritised.
2. Authors will be notified of their abstract results by 5 September 2022.
3. All accepted abstracts will be published in the conference program and on the conference website.
4. Rural Health West requires written confirmation of the presentation offer by 12 September 2022.
5. Presenters must have registered to attend the conference by 26 September 2022. Payment of conference registration is a condition of presenting at the conference.
6. Please note that presenters are responsible for their own travel to and from the conference.
Abstract enquiries
If you have any questions regarding your submission, please refer to our Abstract Submission Guidelines. For all abstract enquiries or if you have not received notification of your abstract results by 5 September 2022, please contact the Events team. If you would like to discuss potential travel support to the conference please contact the Events team on ahc@ruralhealthwest.com.au or 08 6389 4500.