Conference Venue

The Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre is officially ranked among the top three convention centres world-wide by the International Association of Congress Centres.

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Address for Communications

Please contact the Conference Managers at the address below for further information.

Heart Foundation 2009 Conference Managers
 Address:
Level 10, 51 Druitt Street,
Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
Postal Address:
GPO Box 128, Sydney NSW 2001 Australia
Ph: +61 2 9265 0700
Fax: +61 2 9267 5443
Email: heartfoundation2009@tourhosts.com.au

Conference Managers

Tour Hosts Pty Limited, Conference Managers

Tour Hosts Pty Limited
ABN 28 000 386 676

Tour Hosts Pty Limited has been appointed as the official PCO (Professional Conference Organiser). Tour Hosts is the largest total service provider for conferences, events, business travel and exhibitions in Australia. They are the only Australian partner of INCON, an exclusive international network of the world’s top conference organisers and event managers. They are ideally placed to combine international know how and local expertise to this Conference and look forward to working with Heart Foundation and all its members to produce the best Conference in its history.

Abstract Submission

› Abstract Submission Procedure / Instructions › Abstract Format › Download Abstract Template › Oral Presentations

Important Dates

Final Submission Date: Closed
Acceptance Notification: 23 February 2009
Author Registration Deadline: 23 March 2009

Call for Abstracts

Authors are invited to submit abstracts for poster and oral submissions on original work for the Heart Foundation Conference. Abstracts submitted should address the following subthemes:

  1. Epidemiology and burden of disease (national, global, economics)
  2. Healthy lifestyle (healthy weight, physical activity, food supply and nutrition, tobacco, diabetes)
  3. Risk (Absolute risk, assessing risk, managing risk)
  4. Arrhythmias and sudden death
  5. Hypertension
  6. Vascular disease
  7. Depression / psychosocial issues
  8. Acute coronary syndrome (incl. patient delay, ongoing prevention and management)
  9. Cardiomyopathies and heart failure (incl. devices and management programs)
  10. Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease
  11. Quality use of medicines
  12. Lipids
  13. Technological advances

    Priority populations - women, Indigenous communities

Accepted abstracts will be printed in the Program Book. Abstracts must be submitted by the deadline date of 3 December 2008 to ensure publication requirements are met.

Please read the following instructions carefully before preparing your abstract.

Acceptance of papers for presentation at the Conference will be on the basis of reviewed abstracts.

All abstracts must be prepared as per the guidelines provided. Incomplete or incorrect submissions will be returned to the author and must be resubmitted correctly by the deadline to be considered for presentation.

General Information

The Organising Committee accepts submissions of abstracts of original contributions on any topic related to the program themes. If you wish to submit a presentation for consideration, you must follow the instructions set out in the following sections.

Abstract Submission Procedure / Instructions

Please read through the submission instructions listed below before preparing your abstract.

Step 1: Download this template and insert/add your abstract text - all abstracts must be in accordance with the below guidelines (Abstracts must not exceed the 250 word limit)

Step 2: Click on the button below to complete the online form (NB: You may also obtain the template from the form)

Step 3: While completing the form, it will be necessary to attach/upload your abstract to your record (in the template format).

 

Submit Your Abstract

 

Closing date for Abstract Submission: 21 January 2009

Incomplete or incorrect submissions will be returned to the author and must be resubmitted immediately in the correct format to be considered for inclusion in the program.

All fields on the online abstract submission form must be completed. Please print a copy of the abstract submission form for your records prior to clicking the submit button.

Do not resubmit your abstract for any reason other than a notified submission error. If you do not receive a confirmation email with a receipt number that your abstract was successfully uploaded, please contact the Conference Managers.

It is the responsibility of the presenting author to ensure that the abstract is submitted correctly. After an author has submitted their abstract, they must check their submission which will be converted to a PDF file to ensure the document has been uploaded correctly. Authors are able to check their submission by clicking on the viewing option in the submission form.

Abstracts will not be accepted via fax, post, email or on disk/CD.

If you are unable to submit via the website please contact the Conference Managers.
Ph: + 61 2 9265 0700
Fax: + 61 2 9267 5443
Email: heartfoundation2009@tourhosts.com.au

General Policies and Requirements for the Submission of Abstracts

All abstracts must contain original work that has not previously been reported.

Abstracts may be submitted for either oral or poster presentation.

The presenting author must submit the abstract.

The presenting author will be required to register and pay for the Conference to ensure their abstract(s) are included in the final program. DEADLINE FOR ALL AUTHOR AND SPEAKER REGISTRATIONS IS 23 March 2009.

Abstract Format

Abstracts must be submitted using the Microsoft Word template supplied on this website. The abstract must be submitted as a word document.

The Abstract must not exceed the 250 word limit. Abstracts exceeding the word limit will be returned for resubmission.

Title

The abstract title should be in CAPITALS, Arial, bold, 12pt size and right and left justified.

Authors

Abstract Titles should be followed by authors' first initial and last name (with the presenting author underlined). Superscript numbers must be used to indicate the author’s institution, followed by city, state and country (in this order). Do not include degrees or professional titles (e.g. Dr, Prof., etc).

See example below:

B. Smith1, M. Pattermore1,2, L. Ward2
1University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
2University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, Australia

Abstract text must be in Arial font, 12pt size, single-spaced and justified. Leave a line between sections but do not indent.

Use standard abbreviations only. Within the body of the abstract, when using abbreviations spell out the name in full at the first mention and follow with the abbreviation in parenthesis. Abbreviations may be used in the title, provided the name in full is outlined in the body of the abstract.

Capitalise the first letter of trade names.

Compliance to the specifications is imperative - any abstract that does not comply with these specifications will not be accepted for review.

Download Abstract Template

Click here to download this template (MS Word File)

Oral Presentations

For those authors submitting an abstract for consideration for the oral program, please note that each presentation will be a maximum duration of 10 minutes.

Oral Presentations: Audiovisual Equipment

Please note that for all oral presentations the following equipment will be available in each session room for use by speakers - Data Projection (PowerPoint), laptop (PC compatible), laser pointer and lectern and microphone.

Poster Presentations

For those selected to present their abstract in poster format, it is expected that one of the presenting authors be present at their poster during break times to discuss their research with fellow delegates.

Posters will be displayed within the Exhibition area.

NB: Further guidelines and recommendations will be supplied upon notification of your abstract's acceptance.