Call for Abstracts

We invite you to submit an abstract for the following categories:

We invite you to submit an abstract that addresses one of the key themes of ADF 2018 in relation to your dementia research project or program:

Cooperation
Collaboration
International Connections

Please nominate which of the Strategic Roadmap for Dementia Research priorities are relevant to your abstract:

Prevention
Intervention and Treatment
Assessment and Diagnosis
Living with Dementia
Care

Abstracts will be published in the ADF 2018 Book of Abstracts as submitted. Please ensure you check your data carefully before submitting as changes or additions may not be accepted after the call for abstracts closes.

Presentation Catagories

Abstracts may be submitted for individual, panel, rapid fire or poster presentations.

Individual Oral Presentations

20 minutes including 15 minutes to present and 5 minutes for Q&A.

Group/Panel Oral Presentations

30 minutes including 25 minutes to present and 5 minutes for Q&A.
Group or Panel presentations can be proposed that are relevant to the Strategic Roadmap for Dementia Research and Translation.

Rapid Fire Oral Presentations

5 minutes including 3 minutes to present and 2 minutes for Q&A.
Speakers are to present on the role of cooperation, collaboration and/or international connections in relation to their research. For example, how this may have affected methodology or outcomes.

Poster

Posters will be on display for specific days of the meeting. Authors will be given a specific time to be in attendance during the poster sessions, which will be scheduled as part of the Forum Program.

Total poster size should not exceed 841 mm wide x 1189 mm high (AO size). POSTERS LARGER THAN THIS SIZE CANNOT BE ACCOMMODATED.

Posters should be prepared in portrait format. You do not need to include your abstract on the poster.

Templates

Please ensure that your submission follows the template provided below.

Terms and Conditions

The submission of an abstract indicates an understanding of the following rules for participation in the Australian Dementia Forum:

All Author(s) approve submitting this work for presentation
The Author(s) transfer(s) all copyright ownership of the named abstract to the NHMRC National Institute for Dementia Research
The Author(s) agree(s) to materially confine their presentation(s) to information in the abstract accepted. If an author has more than one abstract accepted, each presentation(s) will be materially confined to the information in the abstract selected for the specific session
At least one Author will be available to present the abstract if selected for the program. The authors will immediately notify the Conference Secretariat if they are unable to present an abstract or if the presenting author is changed. The organisers reserve the right to remove a presentation from the program

Submission Details

Abstracts should be original work
A maximum of two (2) abstracts can be submitted per presenting author
Abstracts must not exceed 250 words, NOT including title, authors and affiliation. Font: Calibri 11.5. Page margins: 2.5 cm
Any abstract that exceeds this limit will not be considered to ensure equity in the assessment process
All abbreviations must be spelled out on first use
The abstract file should be named as follows: Research Priority Area_Presenting Authors last name_Authors First initial (e.g. Living with Dementia_Smith_B)
Abstracts must be submitted by 5.00pm AEST Friday 13 April 2018 for consideration by the Abstract Review Committee
Authors will be notified of provisional acceptance of abstracts as either poster presentations or oral presentations by Monday 7 May 2018

Presentation and Poster Awards

Awards will be awarded in the following categories:

Oral Presentation
Best Poster for each of the five priority areas
Best Poster or Presentation describing methods for, and outcomes, from Patient and Public Involvement in Dementia Research

These will be awarded during the Forum’s closing session.

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