Standard Abstract Submission 

In 2015, APSAD are not only looking for clinical and scientific based content. This year they will be offering a new format of oral presentations called “Food for Thought”. This is intended for presentations on case studies, clinical perspectives, new programs or services and consumer viewpoints. 

Presentations will be a maximum of 3 minutes plus 2 minutes of questions. These presentations do not require the same rigorous research basis as standard oral presentations, but must be submitted on the template provided. 

This template is to be used for non-research abstracts. Please note that the ‘Food for Thought’ abstracts will not be published in the APSAD Conference book of abstracts.

The Abstract Mentor Program is being introduced at the 2015 APSAD Scientific Alcohol & Drug Conference (APSAD 2015), with the objective of helping First Peoples (Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Māori) working in the AOD field to improve their abstracts before submitting them, thus increasing the chance of their work being represented at conferences. 

The program is especially targeted at First Peoples from resource-limited settings who lack access to opportunities for rigorous mentoring in research and writing. The aim of the Abstract Mentor Program is to increase the motivation of First Peoples as well as the number of abstract submissions received from First Peoples working in the area who may not be able to submit an abstract on their own or have the confidence to present at the conference.