Key Dates | Presentation Types | Awards/Prizes | Publication of Abstracts | Abstract Review Notification
| Speaker Registration | Disclosure Statement | Contact Details
Abstract submissions are now closed. Notification to authors of acceptance for the Congress program will
be 11 March 2013.
Key Dates
| Call for Abstracts | Date |
| Call for Abstract Submissions | Now Closed |
| Notification to Authors of Acceptance | 11 March 2013 |
| Registration | Date |
| Registration Opens | Now Open |
| Early Bird Registration Close | 27 March 2013 |
| RACP Future Directions in Health Congress 2013 | 26-29 May 2013 |
Presentation Types
Oral Presentation: For those authors invited to present an oral presentation, the duration of your presentation will be confirmed in your Notification of Abstract Result Letter.
For all oral presentations the following equipment will be available in each session room for use by speakers:
- Data projector
- Laptop (PC compatible) and internet connection
- Laser pointer
- Lectern and fixed microphone.
Poster Presentation: For those authors invited to present a poster presentation, please note that there are two Adult Medicine Division Prizes for a Fellow and a Trainee valued at $500 each.
Judging will take place on Monday 27 May 2013 during the afternoon tea break. All poster presenters are asked to be beside their posters promptly at 3.30pm. Six finalists will be invited to give a two minute presentation to the judging panel. The winners will be contacted by mobile phone and prizes announced at the Congress Gala Dinner on Tuesday 28 May 2013.
The poster display will be an integral part of the Congress program and will be displayed in the exhibition area.
Awards and Prizes
There will be a number of awards and prizes up for consideration at the RACP Future Directions in Health Congress 2013. You were required to nominate the award you would like to be considered for at the time of abstract submission.
- Adult Medicine Division (AMD) Awards/Prizes
- Australasian Faculty of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (AFOEM) Awards/Prizes
- Education Awards/Prizes
- RACP Foundation Congress Awards/Prizes
Adult Medicine Division (AMD) Awards/Prizes
The Best of Grand Rounds – Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Award for Clinical Excellence in Adult Medicine
Please click here to download the Best of Grand Rounds abstract template.
- For further information please contact the Adult Medicine Division at RACP on T (02) 9256 9642 or E suzanne.marks@racp.edu.au.
Best Poster Prizes in Adult Medicine (Fellow and Trainee)
Please click here for more information in relation to this award.
- For further information please contact the Adult Medicine Division at RACP on T (02) 9256 9642 or E suzanne.marks@racp.edu.au
Australasian Faculty of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (AFOEM) Awards/Prizes
Ramazzini Prize
- For further information please click here or contact the Faculty Office on E afoem@racp.edu.au
Education Awards/Prizes
Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Award for Excellence in Medical Education
Fellows and trainees are encouraged to submit an abstract on medical education research they have undertaken in the field of physician education. Examples may include methods of integrating formative assessment into the workflow, novel teaching and assessment techniques, the use of technology in teaching and learning, trainee or Fellow experiences in the continuum of physician education.
Four abstracts will be selected and presented during this session. The winning researcher will receive a certificate and monetary award of $1500, and will be featured in RACP News.
For the criteria and required format click here. For further information email curriculum@racp.edu.au or phone (02) 82476292.
RACP Foundation Awards/Prizes
RACP Trainee Research Awards for Excellence
For further information please click here.
Publication of Abstracts
All abstracts accepted for oral and poster presentations will be included in the Internal Medicine Journal (IMJ) which is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.
Notification of Abstract Results
Authors will be notified of their abstract results by 11 March 2013. All correspondence relating to the submission will be directed to the primary contact person and they should in turn distribute to any/all co-presenters.
Speaker Registration
The invitation to make an oral or poster presentation does not constitute an offer to pay travel, accommodation or registration costs associated with the Congress. Some awards and prizes may offer travel, accommodation and registration entitlements to presenters.
For Awards/Prizes details click here .
All speakers must register and pay the appropriate registration fee for the Congress by 27 March 2013 to have their abstracts included in the IMJ Abstract Supplement (Congress Abstract Book).
Disclosure Statement
Please click here to view the disclosure statement you agreed to during the abstract submission process.
For any enquiries regarding the abstract submission process please contact:
Sarah Parsons
Program Coordinator
RACP Future Directions in Health 2013 Congress Office:
119 Buckhurst Street
South Melbourne VIC 3205 Australia
D +61 3 9907 8665
T +61 3 9645 6311
F +61 3 9645 6322
E sarah@wsm.com.au