EmailMe Form - 2025 Western Alliance Symposium Call for Abstracts

CONTACT INFORMATION

Convenors
Drew Aras, Executive Director
email: drewaras@westernalliance.org.au

Sarah Shaw, Acting Executive Officer
email: sarah.shaw@barwonhealth.org.au

Administration
Cassandra Hamilton, Administrative Assistant
email: cassandrahamilton@westernalliance.org.au

The Call for Abstracts is now OPEN.

The Western Alliance Symposium is an opportunity to reconnect with colleagues and forge new collaborations, and to showcase some of the fantastic research from across western Victoria.

The 2025 Symposium will be held at The Goods Shed, Ballarat on Tuesday 11 November 2025.

Presentation abstracts are now invited from those working across Western Alliance member health services, primary care and universities, from all disciplines and sectors with a focus on rural and regional health research and translation.

Deakin Rural Health is collaborating with Western Alliance to present a half day Mental Health showcase on Monday 10 November. The theme is 'Taking action on rural and regional mental health'. It will include a keynote speaker, oral presentations and a panel session. Deakin Rural Health is keen to highlight innovation and best practice in mental health services and research and invites both research and quality improvement projects to submit abstracts.

Abstract submissions will close at 5pm Tuesday 2 September 2025.

PRESENTATION FORMATS

The Symposium will include:

- 10 minute oral presentations *

- 5 slides in 5 minutes oral presentations

* Please note, the 10 minute presentation timeslots will be prioritised for projects that are able to demonstrate impacts or results/outcomes.

The STaRR Emerging Researcher Showcase will be held in Ballarat on Monday 10 November. If you are a STaRR participant, you will be invited to present your work through a separate process. Please do not complete this form.

PRESENTATIONS

* At least one author must register and attend on the day to present the work submitted.

* Abstracts with no presenting author will not be accepted.

* All presenters must register their attendance at the time of confirming their acceptance of the offer to present (unless already registered to attend).

Preferred presentation *

Deakin Rural Health Mental Health Showcase (Mon 10 Nov)

Western Alliance Symposium (Tues 11 Nov)

Oral 10 minute presentation

Oral 5 slides in 5 minutes presentation

PRESENTING AUTHOR

Title *

Name *

First Last

Organisation *

Job Title *

Have you ever participated in STaRR Emerging Researcher Training? *

Yes

No

Email *

Confirm email

Phone/Mobile *

Address *

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region Postal / Zip Code Country / Region

ABSTRACT

The abstract should be a maximum of 350 words (not including the title, co-authors and contributing authors), following these subheadings:

• Title
• Background and aim
• Population/setting
• Methods
• Results/findings
• Conclusion
• Translational impact/implications for future practice

Where applicable, please indicate how consumers or community members have been involved in your research or research translation project.

Please note that abstracts exceeding the word limit will not be accepted.

Abstract title (not included in word count) *

Co-Authors (not included in word count) *

Add Title, First name, Surname in author order
(2, 3, 4 etc. for second, third, fourth etc.)

Affiliation of contributing authors (not included in word count) *

Add the primary/main affiliation of each co-author in the same order as above
(2, 3 etc. for second, third etc.)

Background and aim *

Population/setting *

Methods *

Results/findings (if not competed, state not completed) *

Conclusion (if not completed, state not completed) *

Translational impact/implications for future practice *

Abstract submissions will close at 5pm Tuesday 2 September 2025.

Invitations for oral presentations will be forwarded by email to the presenting author by Friday 19 September 2025.