Guidelines for Oral and E-poster abstracts

Abstracts must not exceed 300 words, including headings (excluding title or authors) following the structured format (headings) as closely as possible, as shown below.

The title should be no longer than 15 words.

The body of the abstract should be structured using the following headings:

Research Abstracts

Background:

Purpose:

Methods:

Results:

Conclusions:

Practical implications:

Funding:

Practice/Policy Abstracts

Background:

Program Delivery or Policy Components:

Evaluation:

Conclusions:

Practical implications:

Funding:

Guidelines for Symposia abstracts

Regular Symposium

The regular symposia will have a Chair who will provide a short introduction/background on a specific topic followed by 3-5 presenters, followed by a discussion actively involving the audience, often led by a discussant or a moderator. The chair can act as discussant or moderator, if the chair is not one of the presenters.

Title: The title should represent the overall topic (max 15 words)

Purpose: State the primary purpose of this symposium.

Description: Include an overall symposium description

Chair (Name and Affiliation):

Presenter 1 (Name and Affiliation):

Presenter 2 (Name and Affiliation):

Presenter 3 (Name and Affiliation):

Discussant/moderator (Name and Affiliation):

After the overall abstract for the symposium, the chair will need to include the individual abstracts for each presenter. Each presenter should prepare an individual abstract following the same format as the oral and E-poster abstracts (see above).

Debate Symposium

The debate symposia will have a Chair or Moderator who will provide an introduction on a specific controversial topic. This will be followed by affirmative and opposing presenters (1 or 2 for each side), who will provide arguments “for” and “against” the debate topic area. Each side should present their initial stance, which will be followed by a rebuttal from each side. If there are two presenters for each side, one presenter should provide the initial presentation while the other should present the rebuttal. This will be followed by a 30-minute discussion.

Title: The title should represent the topic area and its controversial nature.

Purpose: A statement of the purpose of the debate, emphasizing what is innovative about the topic (including a brief description of the topic)

Rationale: Why is this topic worthy of addressing at this conference and why this is a debatable topic?

Chair (Name and Affiliation): Introduction to Debate

Affirmative Presentation(s) [Name(s) and Affiliation(s)]: Title and short description

Opposing Presentation(s) [Name(s) and Affiliation(s)]: Title and short description

Alternate view Presentation [optional] [Name(s) and Affiliation(s)]: Title and short description

Conclusions or Outcomes: Identify the key anticipated conclusions or outcomes from this innovative debate.

Guidelines for workshop abstracts

The workshop objectives should support participants in the development of skills and knowledge in an innovative area of interest.

Abstracts for workshops should be no longer than 300 words (not including authors or title) and follow the guidelines below as closely as possible. The title should be brief, no more than 15 words.

Title: The title should represent the overall topic area being discussed.

Purpose: State the primary purpose of the workshop.

Learning Objectives: Include an overall workshop description along with the key learning objectives (ideally at least three learning objectives). The learning objectives should be written with an action verb describing what the participant will learn or be able to do upon the completion of the workshop.

Learning Objective 1: Please include short description

Learning Objective 2: Please include short description

Learning Objective 3: Please include short description

Target Audience: Include a brief summary of the target audience for this workshop.

Organization and Method of Presentation: Include a brief summary of the main topics/ideas that will be discussed and the method of presentation/discussion (e.g., practical application of techniques, small group discussion, co-creation, sharing circles, case studies and demonstration, problem-solving) to accommodate different learning styles.