Poster Snapshot presentations

You are invited to submit an abstract/s to be reviewed for inclusion in the symposium program as a poster snapshot presentation. The Abstracts Subcommittee will consider work in progress, narrative presentations and work presented at other fora (although this must be clearly stated).

Abstracts are being accepted across two themes:

  1. MyDispense Research / MyDispense Sharing of Practice – encompasses work on the implementation, evaluation, and/or student/teaching experience using MyDispense.
  2. Simulation Teaching Innovation – may involve presentation of data or sharing practice on use of simulation in teaching and learning (other than MyDispense).

Poster presentations will not be displayed on poster boards. Posters will be made available in the following ways:

  1. Available in symposium booklet
  2. Presented in Poster Snapshot sessions, where authors present 1-minute oral highlights of the work delivered in conjunction with a single PowerPoint slide (no animations).

General Abstract requirements

All abstracts must be written in English with the body word count limited to 1800 characters (including references). The title of the abstract is counted separately and should be no more than 150 characters.

Abstracts are required to include the following sections:

  • Background
  • Aim
  • Methods
  • Results
  • Conclusion.

Up to five keywords should also be suggested. A maximum of eight authors is allowed per abstract. Please indicate the corresponding/presenting author.

Reference citations are based on the Harvard style of referencing. References (optional) should be alphabetised at the end of the manuscript text, in the following formats:

Books: Kozlowski, L. T., Henningfield, J. E., & Brigham, J. (2001). Cigarettes, nicotine, and health. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Edited book chapter: Weinstein, N. (2001). Smokers’ recognition of their vulnerability to harm. In P. Slovic (Ed.), Smoking: Risk, perception, & policy (pp. 81-96). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Journal article: Perkins, K. A., Donny, E., & Caggiula, A. R. (1999). Sex differences in nicotine effects and self-administration: review of human and animal evidence. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 1, 301-315.

How to submit your abstract

Abstracts should be submitted via the form provided.
Click here to submit an abstract.

Submission deadline The deadline for poster abstract submissions is 5 PM, 14th February 2019

Additional submission requirements

The following is an overview of what you are required to prepare if your abstract is accepted:

1. A4-Poster requirements:

  • Set the poster as landscape orientation using Standard A4 size (297 mm width and 210 mm height) page setting. Refer to example.
  •  Place a headshot image of the presenting author, cropped to show the face clearly, in the top left hand corner of the poster. This picture will be used to identify the author to other delegates for networking purposes throughout the Symposium.Use standard fonts such as Calibri, Verdana, Times New Roman or Arial
  • Use font size 20 for titles/headings and a minimum of 12 for text blocks. Display the title in block capitals at the top of the poster.
  • The names of the author(s) and the institution(s) of origin should be displayed immediately beneath the main title. If any additional authors on your abstract are not from your institution, please include the institution(s) of the additional author(s) on your poster.
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  • Contents should contain the aim, methods, results and conclusions.
  • All contents should be simple and not overloaded with detail – minimising detail maximises information transfer.
  • Save the final version as a pdf and send it to vivienne.mak@monash.edu by 17 May, 2020.

2. One Poster Snapshot slide requirements:

  • This slide will be an abridged version of the poster to convey key points only, as suitable for a 1-minute presentation.
  • Create ONE slide in PowerPoint (or a similar presentation program such as Keynote)
  • Use landscape orientation with slide set to Standard Dimensions (4:3)
  • Do not include  animations in the slide.
  • All contents should be simple and not overloaded with detail – minimising detail maximises information transfer.
  • Save the final version as PPT and send the slide to vivienne.mak@monash.edu by 17 May, 2020.

Please refer to specific criteria emailed upon abstract acceptance.