Submissions
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Deadline for submission of abstracts: 25th March 2012 - midnight
The abstract submission process has been revised this year. Please read through the details below carefully before proceeding to submission.
Click here to submit an abstract on-line
Click here for information about submitting to the Dangerous Ideas Soapbox
Once an abstract has been submitted on-line it may be edited until the deadline date. You should receive an auto-confirmation of your on-line submission, please check junk mail if you do not receive confirmation within 12 hours.
We welcome submission of abstracts (using the on-line form above) for
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Presentations (oral or poster)
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Ideas and Innovations (oral or poster)
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Workshops
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Panels of linked presentations
and via email for the
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Dangerous Ideas Soapbox - click here for details.
All abstracts will be sent for independent peer review by at least two reviewers. Review criteria can be viewed by clicking here.
The word limit for all abstract submissions is 450 words. Further details on how to submit abstracts is given below.
Presentations
Abstracts on academic work in progress (poster) or completed (poster or oral) must demonstrate academic rigour and so establish trustworthiness of the reported findings. This could be research or development in the fields of academic primary care, education, health care practice or policy. We will also be looking for you to communicate why your work matters – to an academic audience, as well as the primary care community at large. Your abstract should include the following subheadings:
The Problem (what is the problem you’re tackling, why did you do this work?)
The approach (what did you do?)
Findings (what did you find?)
Consequences (What it means/why it matters?)
When you submit your abstract on-line you will be asked to indicate your choice of method of presentation: oral, poster or either.
Ideas and Innovation
Ideas and Innovation abstracts are for new ideas. What is important is that they are interesting and have the potential to change the way we think and work. They could be ideas for research, education, health care practice or policy. They must demonstrate a commitment to scholarship – ‘creative work that is peer reviewed and publically disseminated’ (Boyer 2000). They should demonstrate creativity, challenge and a commitment to dissemination. Your abstract should include:
The idea (describe your innovative idea)
Why it matters (Why is (was) it necessary? How will it make a difference? )
Next steps (what you are doing or need to do now to translate/disseminate this idea)
Risks? (A critical consideration of the risks involved)
Workshops offer a 1.5 hour slot to bring people together with shared interests to explore a topic in greater depth. Workshops may have an educational, research or practice-based theme. We welcome innovative topics and formats for workshops, but all must demonstrate a commitment to scholarship; including consideration of how ideas will translate beyond the workshop session. Your abstract should describe:
Aim & Objectives
Format and content of the session
‘Take away’ (what will people/SAPC/ the wider academic/primary care community take away from this)
Intended audience
Panels offer a 1.5 hour themed session intended to support deeper discussion of a topic introduced through four linked presentations. The format consists of four individual 15 minute presentations, with an additional half hour for discussion, chaired by the Panel organisers. Authors wishing to be considered for a panel must submit each individual presentation through the usual abstract process (see above). In addition, the Chair or Convenor of the Panel must submit an abstract offering an overview of the topic, and detailing why a Panel session is needed. The Chair or Convenor’s abstract should use the following headings:
The problem (Why this topic matters)
Our contribution (What our speakers will add/offer to the debate)
Where next (How the discussion will take things forward)
The Chair or Convenor’s abstracts should be submitted on-line and can be submitted before or after the four abstracts within the panel. If the Chair's abstract is submitted first, authors of the individual presentations will be offered the opportunity to link their abstract to the Panel at step 1 of the abstract submission process. If the Chair's abstract is submitted after the indiviudal abstracts, the four authors will need to retrospectively link their abstract to the Panel proposal.This can be done by going to the on-line submission system, signing in and then linking the abstract to the appropriate panel in step 1. Individual abstracts offered for panel sessions will be peer reviewed in their own right. If the Panel is not accepted for the Conference, individual abstracts may still be accepted for parallel sessions or posters. Any questions or problems associated with Panel submissions should be directed to Sue Stewart at the SAPC office.
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