CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Abstract Submission – deadline extended to 2 May 2025
Please note that abstract submission is only available via the conference website. Abstracts need to be submitted by the primary presenting author of the paper.
If you are interested in submitting an abstract for consideration, please complete the following steps:
- Read the General Policies and Requirements for Submission of Abstracts.
- Save the Abstract Template to your computer and use this to prepare your abstract.
- Write your abstract using the Microsoft Word template, adhering to the formatting guidelines. Save your abstract on your computer, in an easy to find location. Please note that abstract titles should be a maximum of 12 words, and abstract text should be a maximum of 300 words.
- Ensure you have a short biography (max 50 words) for yourself, the main presenting author.
- Click on the “Submit Abstract” button and follow the instructions given.
If you experience any difficulties with the abstract submission process, or have any questions, please contact Jayne Hindle at East Coast Conferences by emailing jayne@eastcoastconferences.com.au or by calling +61 2 6650 9800 or +61 423 497 038.
Abstract Submissions for symposia, oral, poster and Three Minute Thesis® (3MT) presentations are now open (Deadline Friday 18th April 2025)
The Australia and New Zealand Falls Prevention Society & World Falls Congress invites you to participate in this exciting conference, as a delegate or presenter. The conference expects to attract over 400 participants from a broad multidisciplinary range of backgrounds, from around the world. The program will address key issues in successful falls prevention activities in the community, hospital and aged care settings, from policy and planning, to implementation issues as well as presenting the latest research results.
Conference Topics
- Understanding falls (mechanisms and aetiology of falls)
- Preventing falls (development and evaluation of interventions)
- Engaging consumers and collaborators (involvement and engagement of people)
- Implementing evidence (policy and practice)
Presentation Types
Oral Presentation – Oral presentation in a concurrent session (length of presentation will be confirmed by Scientific Committee).
Three Minute Thesis® (3MT) Competition entry – New to the ANZFP Conference and open to Research Higher Degree Students (PhD and Masters by Research Students).
Symposium – Three to four presentations relevant to the conference topics. The symposium convenor should submit an overview abstract, accompanied by individual abstracts for each presenter.
5×5 Presentation – 5 minute oral presentation timeslot to show 5 slides (no Q&A).
Poster Presentation – Electronic posters only (a PowerPoint template will be provided). Electronic posters will be displayed on large LCD screens.
Information on submitting a symposium
Symposia will be scheduled as concurrent sessions that feature multiple presenters from diverse research or practice backgrounds. Proposals should centre on a unifying theme and include plans for engaging audience interaction. Submissions for symposia should propose a set of three to four related papers on a particular topic that is relevant to one of the conference sub-themes. Symposia submissions will need an overview abstract, as well as an individual abstract from each of the presenters. The Symposia chair should submit the overview abstract (template available here: Symposium Overview Abstract Template and select Symposium overview abstract as the presentation type. Each presenter should submit their own individual abstract (select symposium individual abstract as the presentation type). More information is available here: Symposium Submission Guidelines
Introducing the Three Minute Thesis® Competition to the Australia and New Zealand Falls Prevention Conference
What is the 3MT® Competition?
The Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is an academic research communication competition developed by The University of Queensland (UQ), Australia. Higher degree research students present their research and its wider impact in 3 minutes or less to a panel of judges. The challenge is to present complex research in an engaging, accessible, and compelling way, using only one static slide.
The 3MT® competition will provide ANZFPS higher degree research students with an opportunity to refine skills that can be transferred after graduation to diverse career paths. Distilling complex research into a clear form, without over-simplifying, and highlighting the wider implications of the research are important skills to carry into post-graduate employment and public service.
The competition allows higher degree research students to showcase their research to a wider multidisciplinary audience, within the ANZFPS community and to the general public. The 3MT® is a unique opportunity to communicate the innovative and significant research undertaken by ANZFPS higher degree research students.
3MT® Competition Dates, Eligibility, Rules
Important Dates
- Advertisement of competition opens: February 2025
- Abstract submissions due 18 April 2025
- Notification to authors of 3MT status: 16 May 2025
Eligibility
- Presenters must be ANZFPS members (by registering for the conference, you will become a member of ANZFPS) and be enrolled in either a PhD or Master by Research program at the time of the 3MT® competition. You could be at any stage of progress (i.e., proposal, data collected, etc.) of your research and analysis.
- PhD and Master by Research students are eligible to participate up to 12 months post submission of thesis.
Rules
- 3MT® presentations must represent the primary research the student conducted in his/her higher degree research program.
- The top scoring students will be invited to present at the live 3MT event at the 2025 conference
3MT® Presentation Rules
- A single, static PowerPoint slide is permitted (no slide transitions, animations or ‘movement’ of any description, the slide is to be presented from the beginning of the oration). Images used in the slide must be your own, or you must have permission from the owner of the photo(s) and provide proper credit(s).
- No additional electronic media (e.g. sound and video files) are permitted.
- No additional props (e.g. laser pointers, costumes, laboratory equipment or musical instruments) are permitted.
- No notes allowed. Presentations are to be memorised.
- Presentations are limited to 3 minutes maximum. Judges are recommended to deduct marks from presentations that exceed 3 minutes.
- Presentations are to be spoken word (e.g. no poems, raps or songs).
- Presentations are considered to have commenced when a presenter starts their presentation through movement or speech.
- The decision of the adjudicating panel is final.