Call for Abstracts
Rural Health West is seeking abstracts for the Aboriginal Health Conference to be held at Pan Pacific Perth in Boorloo, on 9 and 10 August 2025.
The Aboriginal Health Conference 2025 will provide an opportunity to come together and learn from each other.
Important Dates
| Dates to Remember | |
| Call for abstracts open | Thursday 27 February 2025 |
| Call for abstracts close | Wednesday 23 April 2025 |
| Notification of selection outcome | Friday 9 May 2025 |
| Written acceptance of offer to present | Friday 16 May 2025 |
| Deadline for presenter registration | Friday 23 May 2025 |
| Deadline for abstract summary and e-poster artwork | Friday 13 June 2025 |
| Aboriginal Health Conference 2025 | Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 August 2025 |
Themes and Topics
The 2025 theme Writing the Narrative – Telling Our Stories highlights the power of stories and how they shape identities, preserve culture and influence change. In Aboriginal health, storytelling is more than just sharing experiences, it is a tool for healing, advocacy and self-determination. This conference centers on the strength of Aboriginal voices in shaping health policies, services and outcomes. By reclaiming our narratives we challenge outdated models, highlight community-led solutions and ensure that Aboriginal ways of knowing and being are embedded in healthcare. Through shared stories we empower individuals, strengthen communities and create a future where Aboriginal-led health initiatives thrive.
We are now calling for abstracts for oral presentations and e-poster presentations under the following streams:
- Building trust and collaborating with community
- Chronic Disease: Prevention, management, and community-led solutions
- Healing and wellbeing through storytelling
- Sexual Health: Empowering communities with knowledge and access
- Supporting wellbeing from birth to eldership
While these streams are provided for guidance, abstracts may be applicable across multiple streams and all innovative projects, programs, research and initiatives are encouraged to submit.
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 streams and learning objectives addressed
ii. Importance of presentation topic
iii. Relevance of content to audience
iv. Contemporary or innovative issue
Abstract Submission Process
Guidelines
Abstract submission guidelines
1. All abstracts must be:
a. structured providing an outline of the aim/s and content of the presentation.
b. no more than 300 words long.
c. completed in full, including a biography of each presenting author(s).
d. submitted electronically via the abstract portal.
e. submitted by 5pm Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) on 23 April 2025. Abstracts received after this date WILL NOT be accepted.
f. presented by the specified presenting author(s) except in an emergency, such as illness, where an alternative speaker can be nominated. The first author (as given on the abstract submission form) will be the main contact for any correspondence.
2. Accepted oral presentations will be 20 minutes (including questions).
3. Accepted e-poster presentations will be displayed during the conference at allocated breaks.
4. The Conference Committee reserves the right to accept or refuse any paper.
5. The acceptance of an abstract does not imply funding by Rural Health West.
6. Successful applicants will be notified by 9 May 2025 and will have until 16 May 2025 to provide written acceptance of offer and 23 May 2025 to register for the conference.
Abstract enquiries
Abstracts must be submitted via the online submission portal here.
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 9 May 2025, 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.