This year’s Conference themes and Subtopics are:
Enhancement of health
We examine how access to physiotherapy can minimize health inequalities, exploring patient experiences to understand preferences and needs, interventions and models of service delivery that can improve outcomes.
Evolving practice
Looking at evidence-based approaches to providing personalized, equitable and effective care for those with acute and longer-term musculoskeletal conditions.
Essential rehabilitation
All about rehabilitation, and evidence about the intensity and mode of physiotherapy that can improve outcomes and experiences across settings.
Education & innovation
This theme considers education, learning and leadership approaches to developing the physiotherapy workforce, and how the workforce is navigating the healthcare system in different countries.
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Enhancement of improvement |
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Evolving practice |
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Essential rehabilitation |
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Education & innovation |
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Submitted research abstracts can be considered for oral presentations – as ‘Short Talks’ in the Symposia and ‘Speed Talks’ in special Speed Talk Sessions – and for poster presentations. Posters will be organized by topic, and opportunities for presenters to discuss their work with interested participants will be provided by designated poster sessions in the Conference schedule.
Accepted abstracts will be displayed on the Conference website.
Important points
Research abstracts
Abstracts must be submitted in English.
Abstracts must report new or recent substantive scientific results in physicaltherapy.
At least some findings unpublished at the time of abstract submission should be included. Where previously published results are also presented as part of the main findings. Any prior publication should be cited in the abstract.
The presenting author of the abstract must complete registration by January 15, 2024 to ensure abstract assessment and inclusion in the Conference.
Each registrant can submit only one research abstract for evaluation.
The same abstract cannot be submitted by different delegates.
Education abstracts
These should preferably report research findings on aspects of teaching/learning, but other original contributions to current topics in Physiotherapy and career development are also welcome.
Each registrant can submit only one education abstract for evaluation, but may submit both a research and an education abstract from the same registration.
Other general points stated for research abstracts also apply to education abstracts.
Assessment and screening
Abstracts will be assessed by members of the Scientific Programme Board in consultation with the Session Chairs.
All abstracts submitted to the Conference will be screened for relevance to the Conference’ scientific content, and presentation. Abstracts not meeting the quality standards will not be accepted.
Abstracts submitted for consideration for oral presentation will be assessed for scientific quality, novelty and the fit with the Conference subtopics.
Abstract assessments as well as CVs will be considered in the appraisal of Conference bursary applications.
Notification of outcomes of assessment for oral presentation, Conference bursaries, and confirmation of acceptance of abstracts to the Conference, are expected to be available on January 20, 2024.
Deadlines
Main Abstract Submission deadline: January 15, 2024.
Guidelines for the abstract – to be attached to the email:
- Please use Arial 11.
- Abstract type: Enter either “research” or “experience/practice”
- Line space after abstract type
- Title: Please be brief, in bold text (rest of text – regular), maximum of 100 characters.
- Line space after title
- Line space after institutions
- Abstract: Follow this structure, if science is presented: Objective, methods, results, conclusions. If experience is presented, use any structure. No more than 300 words. Please avoid diagrams, illustrations, tables, references or graphics.