Abstract submissions have closed
Call for Abstracts has closed. Authors whose abstract(s)
was accepted please read the Presenter
Information for further details. In addition,
authors will be sent their presentation guidelines
to assist in the preparation of their presentation(s)
in future correspondence.
Please note, all authors should have received
notification regarding the status of their abstract.
If you have not yet received notification, please
do not hesitate to contact wonca2008@meetingplanners.com.au
The Conference Organising Committee thanks you
for your involvement and looks forward to working
with you to ensure this is an outstanding program
for everyone attending. The program is
currently under development and a preliminary
program will be available early August 2008.
Should you have any concerns, please contact The
Meeting Planners on telephone +61 3 9417 0888,
fax +61 3 9417 0899 or email wonca2008@meetingplanners.com.au
Key
Dates, Introduction,
Themes, General
Guidelines, Aboriginal
people and Torres Strait Islanders Abstracts,
Process, Confirmation
of Acceptance, What Happens
Next, Disclaimer,
Submit an Abstract, Contact
Key dates
6th August 2008
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Deadline for presenter
registration |
6th August 2008
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Early bird registration
closes |
Introduction
The Scientific Program Committee will be inviting submissions
for the following:
• Workshops (1 hour duration)
• Short Papers (approximately 15 minutes duration)
• Mini Orals (5 minutes duration)
Posters
to be presented at the WONCA Asia
Pacific Regional Conference
* Please note the presentation duration times are subject to change
Themes
The major theme of the Conference is ‘A celebration
of diversity' . This indicates that general practice
undertakes a wide range of activities to support communities
in different settings and countries.
Within this context, sub-themes have been arranged as
follows:
1. Health service issues
Service delivery
Health care
systems
Change management
Special interest
groups
Medical workforce including the migration
of doctors
Divisions of general practice
and other professional bodies
Other
2. Clinical care
Women's health
Men's health
Child health
Non-communicable
diseases
Aged care
Complex care
Mental health
Complementary
medicine
HIV, TB, malaria and other communicable
diseases
Other
3. Social and cultural contexts
The doctor-patient relationship
Patient expectations
Ethical
and medicolegal issues
Social determinants
of health
Other
4. Education
Undergraduate
GP training
Continuing professional
development
Other
5. Research Clinical
Health service
Methodology
Capacity building
Other
6. Primary health care in challenging
environments
Delivering primary health care in developing
countries
GPs supporting health needs in
developing communities
Indigenous health,
including Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders health
Disadvantaged
populations
Refugee and migrant health
Equity
and access to care
Other
The RACGP Alan Chancellor Award 2008
The Alan Chancellor Award is presented each year to the general practitioner considered to be the best first time presenter of a research paper at the RACGP Annual Scientific Convention. The prize is $500 and an engraved medallion and is given in memory of Dr Alan Chancellor, a founding member of the college National Research and Evaluation Ethics Committee.
Upon submitting your abstract via the online submission system, please indicate if you are applying for this award in the tick box provided.
To apply for the Alan Chancellor award and other awards offered by the RACGP Research Foundation visit www.racgp.org.au/researchfoundation or contact the Research and Grants Program Administrator, Samantha Fernandes via email research@racgp.org.au or phone 03 8699 0496.
The RACGP and National Asthma Council Research Award 2008
The RACGP and National Asthma Council (NAC) Research Award is presented each year to the best presenter of an asthma related paper at the RACGP Annual Scientific Convention. The award is to the value of $500 and is presented at the closing ceremony.
Upon submitting your abstract via the online submission system, please indicate if you are applying for this award in the tick box provided.
To apply for the RACGP and NAC Research Award and other awards offered by the RACGP Research Foundation visit www.racgp.org.au/researchfoundation or contact the Research and Grants Program Administrator, Samantha Fernandes via email research@racgp.org.au or phone 03 8699 0496.
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NICS Evidence into Action Prize
The National Institute of Clinical Studies (NICS) will award a $1000 prize for the paper or poster that best demonstrates improving health care by closing an identified gap between the available evidence and clinical practice, within Australian health care settings.
Your paper or poster should address:
- The evidence-practice gap that you identified
- How you used evidence to develop a project to address the evidence-practice gap
- How you worked with clinicians to implement your project
- The barriers you faced, and the factors that helped, in implementing your project
- How you measured the resulting improvement in health care
Upon submitting your abstract via the online submission system, please indicate if you are applying for this award in the tick box provided.
NICS will also profile the winning entry and authors/presenters on the NICS website (www.nhmrc.gov.au/nics).
The National Institute of Clinical Studies (NICS) is an institute of the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), Australia's peak body for supporting health and medical research. As part of the NHMRC, NICS works to improve health care by getting health and medical research into practice.
To apply for the NICS Evidence into Action Prize and other awards offered by the RACGP Research Foundation visit www.racgp.org.au/researchfoundation or contact the Research and Grants Program Administrator, Samantha Fernandes via email research@racgp.org.au or phone 03 8699 0496. |
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Abstracts
received after the closing date will not be accepted
An abstract which does not adhere to the
regulations is unlikely to be accepted
Responsibility for the accuracy of abstracts
rests with the author
Authors of successful
abstracts need to be registered for the Conference
Where there are co-authors, only one abstract
is to be submitted. The presenting author is responsible
for ensuring the co-authors agree with and are aware
of the content before submitting the abstract
Abstracts accepted will be printed in the abstract book in their initial submission form. Please ensure your abstract is suitable for publication to be distributed at the Conference
You
will receive notification of your abstract results via
email. If you have not received notification of your
abstract results by 11 July 2008, please contact The
Meeting Planners at wonca2008@meetingplanners.com.au.
You will also be notified of day and time of your presentation
by email no later than 2 weeks prior to the commencement
of the Conference
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Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders
abstracts
Abstracts of presentations that include reference to
Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders health should be
endorsed by a representative community organisation and
preferably co-presented with a representative of that
organisation.
Abstracts of presentations that include reference to
Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders health will be refereed
by invited Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders experts
in addition to the usual refereeing process. This process
is intended to prioritise presentations by Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders researchers and to ensure
that only research that conforms to the relevant
ethical standards is presented.
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Process
All abstracts will go through the following process:
1. All abstracts will be reviewed by a panel
which is made up of members of the Scientific Program
Committee.
The Committee retain the right to accept the abstract in a different type of
presentation (eg short paper as a poster)
2. Acceptance of an abstract will
be based on relative merit and the degree to which
the abstract meets the aims of the program
3. The
criteria for evaluating abstracts includes, but is
not limited, to the following:
Interest
to an international audience
Relative merit
Contribution
to the themes of the Conference
Clarity of
abstract
4. Authors will be notified of their abstract
results by 11 July 2008 5. All accepted abstracts will be published
in the Conference proceedings
6. Presenters
must be registered for the Conference when confirming
their acceptance
7. The acceptance of an
abstract does not imply funding by the Conference
organisers
To be
kept informed of program developments please
register your expression of interest here.
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Confirmation of Acceptance
We require confirmation of your acceptance of this speaking
offer and that you register and pay to attend the conference.
(Payment of registration is a condition of presenting
at the conference). Please register on the website to
obtain the early bird rate available to speakers. Early
Bird registration closes 6 August 2008 .
As you can appreciate we have received more abstracts
than our program can incorporate, and as such any speakers
who have not paid their Conference registration by 6
August 2008 may be withdrawn
from the program.
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What happens next
1. You will receive notification of your abstract
results via email
2. If you have not received notification of your abstract
results by the due date, please contact the Conference
Managers, The Meeting Planners at wonca2008@meetingplanners.com.au
3. If successful, you will be required to confirm your
acceptance of the invitation, confirm the name of the
presenter and register the presenter to attend the Conference
4. Further instructions on presentation requirements
will be provided in the invitation letter and in additional
correspondence
5. Instructions for the preparation of
workshops, short papers, mini oral presentations and posters will be sent in future correspondence.
(Please note: All correspondence will be forwarded by
email to one contact only, preferably the presenter.
Unless otherwise notified, the Conference office will
assume that the name the submission was uploaded under
is the name of the presenter.)
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Disclaimer
The invitation to submit an abstract does not constitute
an offer to pay travel, accommodation or registration
costs associated with the Conference. Similarly, no speakers'
fee is paid to successful applicants.
By submitting this abstract you confirm that it has
not been published or presented at an international meeting.
You also grant the Organising Committee permission to
publish the proposal and paper in the Conference proceedings
in hard copy and electronic format.
If you do not wish to do this but still wish to submit
please contact The Meeting Planners to discuss. The Organising
Committee's decision on acceptance of the abstract will
be final.
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Contact
For further information, please contact the Conference
Organisers:
The Meeting Planners
Tel: +61 3 9417 0888
Fax: +61 3 9417 0899
Email: wonca2008@meetingplanners.com.au
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