Key Dates
Presentation Types
Themes
Confirmation of Submission
Publication of Abstracts
Abstract Review Notification
Speaker Registration
Contact Details
Abstracts are invited for The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists 2011 Congress. The theme of the Congress is Close Relations.
If you wish to submit an abstract for consideration by the Scientific Program Committee, you must also intend to register for the Congress. On-line submission is the only method of receipt of abstracts.
Key Dates
| Abstract Submission | NOW CLOSED |
| Notification to Authors of Abstract Acceptance | 18 March 2011 |
| Early Bird Registration Closes | 25 March 2011 |
| Speaker Registration Closes | 15 April 2011 |
Presentation Types
- Symposium Presentation: Combined submission of a maximum of 6 individual presentations submitted under one common theme. Please ensure all information relating to your individual symposium presentations is included in the one abstract submitted. The standard time allocated per symposium is 90 minutes.
- Free Paper: 20 minute oral presentation immediately followed by 5 minutes Q&A. The committee reserves the right to allocate submissions to selected corresponding sessions. We therefore encourage you to communicate with other authors prior to submitting your abstract to establish common themes for your submissions and to submit as a combined Symposium Presentations where possible.
- Panel Presentation: Panels are debate sessions of a group of leaders in a field discussing a broad issue of general interest from various perspectives. The focus of panel sessions is the discussion and interaction between the panelists. Submissions are sought for fully formed debates – meaning all presenters (pro/contra) required for your panel are included. The standard time allocated per panel presentation is 90 minutes.
- Poster Display: Visual display of research projects. The poster display will be an integral part of the program and will be part of the exhibition area.
Themes
RANZCP are seeking papers that are clinically relevant to psychiatrists and other mental health professionals. The following themes are broad and inclusive and may assist with guidance for your submission:
- Addictions
- Adult General Psychiatry
- Carer and Family Involvement
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
- Consumer Perspectives
- Forensic Psychiatry
- Indigenous Mental Health
- Intellectual Disability Psychiatry
- Leadership and Management
- Neuropsychiatry
- Private and Practice Issues
- Psychiatry of Old Age
- Psychotherapy
- Rural & Remote Psychiatry
- Social and Cultural Psychiatry
- Training and Education Issues
- Other
Call for Abstracts Submission
Abstract submission is a two step process:
STEP 1
Abstract template: download the abstract template, save it to your desktop and complete it:
- Use the template to present your abstract in the required format. Abstracts not submitted using this template will be returned for correction.
- Your abstract text should be no more than 250 words.
- Your abstract should clearly and where applicable concisely outline the Background, Objectives, Methods, Findings and Conclusions.
- Delete all text in red when you have completed this template.
- After completing the abstract template, move onto step 2.
STEP 2
Online abstract submission form: to complete the online abstract submission form, the following information is required:
- Your Contact Details
- The Title of your Abstract
- Presentation Type
- Theme
- Name and Organisation of all Co-Presenters and Co-Authors
- Brief Biographies for Yourself and all Co-Presenters.
- Each Biography should be no more than 100 words
- Audio Visual Requirements
- Your Completed Abstract Template
ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS NOW CLOSED!
Confirmation of Submission
Immediately following successful submission, confirmation will be sent via email.
If you do not receive the confirmation email within half an hour after submission, please contact Program Coordinator Lucy Martin at the Congress Office +61 3 9645 6311 or lucy@wsm.com.au
Publication of Abstracts
Abstracts accepted for oral and poster presentation will be published in the Congress handbook.
Please proofread abstracts carefully before submission to avoid errors. Revisions to abstracts will not be permitted after 21 January, the submission deadline.
Abstract Review Notification
Abstract review notification and allocated presentation format will be communicated to the corresponding authors email address by 18 March 2011. Please note that the details provided as the author contact should be for the nominated main contact for your abstract. All correspondence relating to the submission will be directed to this person, and they should in turn distribute to any/all co-presenters.
Speaker Registration
The invitation to submit an abstract does not constitute an offer to pay travel, accommodation or registration costs associated with the Congress. Similarly, no speaker fee is paid to successful participants.
All speakers must register for the Congress by 15 April 2011.
Speakers who are not registered by this date will have their abstract withdrawn from the Congress and it will not be published in the Congress Program.
Contact Details
For any enquiries regarding abstract submission please contact the Congress Office:
RANZCP 2011 Congress Office
Lucy Martin
Program Coordinator
WALDRONSMITH Management
61 Danks Street West
Port Melbourne VIC 3207 Australia
Tel: +61 3 9645 6311
Fax: +61 3 9645 6322
Email: lucy@wsm.com.au