Hepatitis Australia

Abstract submissions now closed

Community workers, health workers, educators, researchers, and volunteers are invited to submit abstracts for oral, or poster presentations.

The theme for the 2011 conference is Joining the Dots for Successful Health Promotion.

Abstracts are sought for presentations that demonstrate and explore programs, projects and practices that use a mix of health promotion interventions and capacity-building strategies to deliver successful viral hepatitis health promotion.

There are no set streams for the 2011 National Hepatitis Health Promotion conference; these will be shaped by the selected abstracts. In keeping with the over-arching conference theme, Joining the Dots for Successful Health Promotion, the following topics are suggested:

• Building new partnerships and working collaboratively
• Treatments
• Human rights, stigma and discrimination
• Education and prevention
• Engaging with priority populations

Submitting an Abstract

To submit an abstract for an oral, or poster presentation, download and complete the Abstract Submission Form.

Completing the Abstract Submission Form requires you to provide the following information:

• Full name and contact details of all authors
• Nominated contact person for this abstract
• Title of your presentation
• Whether the abstract is being submitted for an oral, or poster presentation
• 150-350 word written abstract. This should include:
• A brief overview of the rationale behind the project/strategy. (Why was the project undertaken).
• A brief description of the project/strategy
• A brief description of the strengths and weaknesses of the project/strategy
• You may also wish to include a brief discussion of the challenges encountered in undertaking the project.

This conference is a health promotion conference; therefore clinical abstracts will not be accepted. What is health promotion?
[The Ottawa Charter (1986) defines health promotion as:
"…the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health. To reach a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing, an individual or group must be able to identify and to realise aspirations, to satisfy needs, and to change or cope with the environment. Health is, therefore, seen as a resource for everyday life, not the objective of living. Health is a positive concept emphasising social and personal resources, as well as physical capacities. Therefore, health promotion is not just the responsibility of the health sector, but goes beyond healthy lifestyles to wellbeing.]

Oral Presentations
Oral presentations are expected to be 15 minutes in length. Authors will be asked to participate in question time at the end of the session.
Successful abstract presenters will be offered the opportunity to attend a free ½ day public speaking workshop on Wednesday 23 November.  

Poster Presentations
Visual presentations of projects for display in print or electronic form in the conference hall will need to adhere to the following guidelines.
Posters should be:

• Clearly organised
• Easy to read from at least 2 metres away
• All posters should fit into a 1m x 1m display space.

Posters will be displayed throughout the conference and available for viewing at break times.
Authors of posters are not required to formally present their posters.  However, authors are encouraged to be accessible and near their posters during morning and afternoon tea breaks to discuss their poster with other delegates.

To submit your poster for review, please send a pdf version to conference2011@hepatitisaustralia.com

Criteria for Evaluation of Abstract Submissions
Abstracts will be considered by an inter-agency working party and will be assessed according to the following criteria:

• Conference aim: Does the abstract support the aim of the conference and contribute to professional discussion related to viral hepatitis health promotion
• Abstract format: Is the abstract structured as requested
• Originality: Has the abstract been presented previously?
• Innovation: Is the project new and does it use innovative approaches.
• Overall quality of the abstract

Authors will be notified by COB 30 September 2011 if their abstract has been selected or not.