The Conference Organising Committee invites you to submit abstracts for free papers or posters on any topics related to the upper limb. Presenters have the following presentation options:
Papers will be allocated a total of 10 minutes of presentation time, with a joint Q and A with other presenters in the session immediately after the presentation of each block of free papers. Those abstracts not selected for paper presentation may be offered a poster presentation.
Papers may be:
Posters will be exhibited in the area where morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea will be served. Posters can be used to present clinical or scientific research projects as well as other projects of interest to hand therapy practitioners. Presenters are asked to erect their posters by morning tea on the first day of the Conference and can also choose to participate in one of the poster presentation lightning sessions, where you can outline your project and findings with a 2 min + 3 slide PPT presentation. As this is a hybrid event, poster presenters will also be asked to submit a digital copy of their poster for the online platform. Further details will be provided with acceptance of your abstract. Poster specifications will be provided with confirmation of acceptance.
Abstract submissions should be clearly identified as either a scientific or clinical paper. The purpose of the abstract is to capture the interest of a potential member of your audience. The abstract should provide sufficient information to allow the reader to assess the implications of the work undertaken. The word limit is 250 words. This word limit does not include the title, authors and references. Your abstract document should not include the author details as these will be included in the online submission form.
Scientific abstracts should be set out as follows:
Background – briefly describe any significant previous research conducted in the area and justify the need for your research.
Aims – outline specific research aims.
Method – briefly describe the study participants, research design used and basic procedures.
Results – present key findings from statistical analyses and link these to research aims.
Conclusion – highlight major conclusions from the work in the context of study limitations. Consider implications for future research.
Clinical abstracts should be set out as follows:
Background – briefly describe the clinical background/setting and include previous research if applicable.
Problem – clearly identify the clinical problem.
Intervention – describe the intervention used to address the clinical problem and how this was innovative/unique.
Evaluation – explain how you assessed the effectiveness of your intervention.
Recommendations – provide recommendations for future implementation and highlight the implications of your intervention.
Online submission is the only method of receipt of abstracts. Abstracts are submitted via the conference website. If you experience technical difficulties with the online submission, please email your query to conference@ahta.com.au or call 02 8776 0205. Online submission closes at 11:59 pm on Monday 1 April 2024, 11.59 pm AEDT.
Immediately following submission, you will receive an acknowledgment email confirming receipt of your abstract. If you need to make changes to your abstract submission, you can do so by logging into your conference dashboard, up to and no later than the submission deadline, Monday 1 April 2024. No changes will be possible after this deadline.
Abstract submission closes: 11.59 pm AEDT, Monday 1 April 2024
Acceptance notification: Wednesday 15 May 2024