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Abstracts
The Australian Multicultural Health Collaborative and VicHealth are proud to announce that the Multicultural Health and Wellbeing Conference 2025 abstract submissions are now open.
Conference Themes
The following represents the broad themes of the conference:
Food Systems in Multicultural Communities
Health and Wellbeing over the Life Course
Women’s Health
Mental Health
Healthy Ageing
Tackling Health Inequalities (includes Health Promotion)
National Multicultural Health Framework (includes Racism and Discrimination in Health)
Technology and Health
Environmental Health
Child and Maternal Health
Youth Health
Social Determinants of Health
Data and Research
Community Engagement in Health
Rural and Regional Health
Policy Development
You may choose a primary theme and one or two sub-themes from the list above that most accurately describe your presentation abstract topic.
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Presentation Guidelines
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As the main content of the conference program, oral presentations will be grouped by themes where each presenter will be allocated 10 minutes for presentation.
A 20-minute panel discussion with all speakers will follow the presentations where audience members will be invited to ask questions.
Presentation-specific Guidelines
Abstracts will be reviewed according to one of the following categories to ensure diversity of perspectives across the conference themes:
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Research: report on original research, including reviews of original research (e.g., systematic reviews, scoping reviews). Presentations within this category should include conventional elements such as background, aim, methods, results, conclusions, and implications.
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Practice: report on innovations in practice while challenging or informing on novel approaches in research and practice.
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Lived experience: report on perspectives from community members to discuss topics that need to be addressed with respect to multicultural health and wellbeing, and provide new perspectives to inform practice, policy and research.
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Thought-provoking ideas: report on ideas that challenge established practices or beliefs, with each presentation providing evidence and a clear future directions and considerations for research, practice or policy.
ORAL CONCURRENT PRESENTATION
SYMPOSIA
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Offered as concurrent sessions, the symposia will allow a group of up to 4 speakers from diverse research and practice groups to engage in a set of related research and/or case studies on a particular topic relevant to the conference theme. The symposium will be allocated 45 to 60 minutes.
The PRIMARY SPEAKER must submit the abstract. If there are multiple speakers, please upload their abstracts and supporting documentation as part of the ONE SUBMISSION. The reviewer will assess the abstract as ONE submission.
Presentation-specific Guidelines
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A speaker from each group will need to submit an outline, which would include:
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Introduction and background
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Purpose or aim
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Overview of activities conducted (presentations, presentation styles, etc.)
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Expected learning outcomes for the audience
WORKSHOP
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Offered as concurrent sessions, the workshops will allow a group of speakers to present on a topic in a structured way that focuses on practical solutions through collaborative activities and discussions. The workshop will be allocated 45 to 60 minutes.
The LEAD SPEAKER will submit an abstract, details regarding the activities undertaken during the workshop and expected outcomes. Upload supporting documentation in the ONE SUBMISSION.
Presentation-specific Guidelines
A speaker from each group will need to submit an outline which would include:
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Introduction and background
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Purpose or aim
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Overview of activities conducted (presentations, presentation styles, etc.)
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Expected learning outcomes for the audience
POSTER
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Posters will provide a visual display of innovative ideas, novel discoveries in research, practice, and policy. Posters will be displayed for the duration of the conference. The poster's format (digital or print) has yet to be determined. (Subject to change).
At the next stage, accepted authors will be advised.
Refer to the abstract submission guidelines for content.
General Abstract Submission Guidelines
Abstracts will be reviewed after the closing date and the Abstract Review Committee will decide which abstracts will be selected for each presentation type. Please note that selected presentation types upon submission are preferences only and may be subject to change.
For original research and other submissions that involve case studies or evidence, abstracts must contain information addressing these areas:
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Background
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Methods
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Results
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Conclusion
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Implications
The above structure may not be strictly adhered to if a submission is a non-scientific/research abstract. In this case provide:
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Overview of the problem
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Why it’s a problem?
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Main discussion topics
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Implications
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Recommendations
The word limit for each abstract submitted is 300 words.
Do not add any references to abstracts.
Abstract Review Criteria
The review criteria will be divided into four sections:
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Alignment with conference objectives and outcomes
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Relevance to health promotion and public health
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Originality in content
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Clarity of the abstract and adherence to the abstract guidelines
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Potential relevance and impact on improving and informing multicultural health and wellbeing to address health inequities
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Geographical, cultural and linguistic representation
Terms & Conditions
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Oral, poster, workshop and symposium submissions will be reviewed without details on author names or affiliations to ensure fairness.
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Incomplete or incorrect submissions will be disregarded and not considered for this conference.
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If there are multiple people/authors involved in the submitted abstract study/research, all co-authors should be aware of the content of the abstract prior to submission.
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Abstracts must be received by the advertised closing date.
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Abstracts may be considered for formats that are not the preferred format of the submitter.
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All presenters must be registered to attend the conference.
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There is no limit to the number of abstracts submitted.
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All presentations at the conference may be recorded.