Call for abstracts

This is a significant conference for the College and our members as it offers the opportunity to collectively celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners.

The conference theme and whakataukī - Kia whakatōmuri te haere whakamua | Walk backwards into the future with eyes fixed on the past - speaks to Māori perspectives of time, where the past, the present and the future are viewed as intertwined. As a College, the knowledge and experiences of the past 50 years will help shape the next 50 years and beyond.

We plan to create a conference programme with our specialist GPs and rural hospital doctors' interests in mind which will appeal to the wider primary health care sector with informative presentations, panel discussions and practical sessions featuring sector experts.

We invite you to consider submitting an abstract for consideration and presentations can take the form of an oral presentation, workshop or an electronic poster. These presentations will take place across concurrent sessions and the following areas of interest:

• Hauora Māori
• Pasifika communities and health
• Rural communities and health
• Innovating for the future
• Excellence in vocational education and research
• Practical CME (Continuing Medical Education)

Abstracts for all three formats (oral presentation, workshop and electronic poster) must be clearly written in English and be no more than 300 words (excluding the title and authors). All abstracts must be submitted electronically via the link below. When composing your abstract, carefully follow the guidelines below and in the submission portal. Note that you should indicate your preferred presentation format and with which of the conference sub-themes listed above you think your abstract best aligns.

After abstracts close, our Conference Programme Committee will review all abstracts, making a selection of successful abstracts that meet the areas of interest.

Please note: Submitting an abstract doesn’t always guarantee a place in the conference programme and if your abstract is selected, all presentation authors will register for the conference as an attendee, organise your own travel, accommodation and cover all associated costs.

Abstracts for both formats (oral presentation and electronic poster) must be clearly written in English or te reo Māori and be a maximum of 300 words (excluding, title, authors and headings).

• Title (maximum 30 words)
• Author(s) and affiliations
• What did you set out to achieve/explore (including methods, results and conclusions if appropriate)?
• Please describe how the presentation will address and/or discuss equity, Te Tiriti o Waitangi or hauora Māori

The exact length of oral presentations will be made clear to you at the time of acceptance (20 or 40 minutes including questions) and will depend upon the number of accepted oral presentations.

Detailed instructions on how electronic posters should be presented will also be provided at the time of acceptance.

Abstracts for a workshop proposal must be clearly written in English or te reo Māori and be a maximum of 300 words (excluding title, authors and headings).

• Title (maximum 30 words)
• Author(s) and affiliations
• What is the purpose and content of the workshop?
• Please describe how the workshop will address and/or discuss equity, Te Tiriti o Waitangi or hauora Māori.
• What do you hope participants will take away from the workshop?
• Which delivery method(s) will you use? interactive, academic, role plays, small group discussion etc.
  
• Target audience e.g. GPs, Rural hospital doctors, Nurses, Allied health professionals
• What is the ideal and the minimum time (40, 60 or 80 mins) needed to run your workshop?