Want to make sure your abstract is accepted? The Scientific Committee will be grading the abstracts based on the following criteria:

Scientific quality (maximum 4 points, study design influences score for study quality) 

• Fully powered, blinded randomised controlled trial (4 points)

• Systematic reviews (and meta-analysis or meta-synthesis) on topic of relevance to clinicians, stroke survivors or carers. Reviews are most useful when they include enough studies to allow clear conclusions to be made.  Note: Review presentations are not eligible for conference awards (4 points)

• Observational studies with adjustment for potential confounders (3 points)

• High-quality qualitative studies (3 points)

• Quality improvement study with data collected before and after, clear aim (related to improvement in clinical practice), clear quality improvement methodology and rationale (2 points)

• High quality audits, other observational studies and good quality qualitative studies (2 points)

• Innovative methods for research or practice (2 points)

• Well-presented case reports describing unusual presentations, novel therapies or initiatives (1 points)

• Case reports that are not novel and any abstract without clearly described methodology (0 points)

• If a study has a particularly large sample size or is multi-centre/multi-national, study can be awarded a bonus point. 

Potential impact of the research on clinical practice and/or patient experience (max 4 points) 

• Relevance to clinical practice – this includes (and is not limited to) investigating effectiveness of a therapy or treatment, investigating processes to change healthcare delivery, improve access to services, improve delivery of evidence-based practices, improve quality of care, improve workforce skills, improve staff wellbeing and satisfaction, improve patient experience

• Engagement with end-users (e.g. survivors of stroke, carers, healthcare providers, policy makers, community members)

Novelty/originality of project and data (2 points; 20%) 

Appropriate methods selected for research/quality improvement aim

• Quality improvement/implementation science methods used for service implementation improvement/ initiatives

For abstracts to be scored highly, data must be provided in the results section to allow interpretation. A promise ‘of data to be provided’ will lead to abstract being considered for poster (not oral) presentation.

STEP 1. Select your preferred presentation type. You can select more than one:

• Oral Presentations (12 min and 3-minute)

• Posters

 STEP 2. Select the category that most closely suits your abstract:

• Stroke Prevention

• Acute Stroke Care

• Rehabilitation

• Life after Stroke (community)

• Regional and Remote Stroke Care

 STEP 3. Enter title for your abstract.

Try to make your title informative and engaging. An interesting title can support attendees to come and listen to your talk. Titles often encompass the aim of the study, the research question or an interesting result. It can be informative to include the study design in the title.

Example titles:

• Improving patient experience in acute stroke units: a single site case study

• How do we prepare local “change champions” for implementation trials? A rapid review

• Co-design of a website to improve self-efficacy after stroke, from conception to completion

The title should be no longer than 25 words.

STEP 4. Enter authors and affiliations

Please list the complete first name, middle initials (optional), last name and institutional affiliation, as it should be listed in the conference proceedings if selected for presentation.

If an author has lived experience of stroke, and would like this recognised publicly, we recommend including “Lived Experience of Stroke” in their affiliations

e.g.

John Smith (1), Rebecca T. Best (2) and Jo S. Brown (2, 3)

1.  Flinders University, Sturt Road, Bedford Park, SA, 5042

2.  Deakin University, Princes Highway, Warrnambool, Vic, 3280

3. Lived Experience of Stroke

STEP 5. Enter abstract

Please create your abstract using the template and copy the content into the submission portal. Abstracts submitted in the incorrect format will not be considered by the Scientific Committee. Ensure that all co-authors have read and approved the title, summary, author names and affiliations.

• Introduction:

• Methods:

• Results:

• Conclusion:

• Relevance to clinical practice or patient experience:

Please do not include references or tables in the abstract.

 The abstract content must be no more than 300 words in length.

To assist the Scientific Committee in deciding if your abstract is selected for the final conference program, please adhere to the following guidelines:

• The submitting presenter must ensure that all co-presenters have read and approved the title, summary, presenter names and affiliations.

• The abstract content must be no more than 300 words in length.

ABSTRACT TITLE

Do NOT capitalize all letters in the title of the abstract. Capitalise the first letter of all major words in the title as well as prepositions, articles and conjunctions of four letters or more.

AUTHORS AND AFFILIATIONS

Please list the complete first name, middle initials (optional), last name and institutional affiliation, as it should be listed in the conference publication if selected for presentation.

e.g.

John Smith(1) and Rebecca Best(2)

1  Flinders University, Sturt Road, Bedford Park, SA, 5042

2  Deakin University, Princes Highway, Warrnambool, Vic, 3280

ABSTRACT CONTENT

Maximum 300 words. For reviewing and publication purposes, we ask all submitters to use the provided abstract template.

Please create your abstract using the template and copy the content over into the submission portal. Abstract submitted in the incorrect format will not be considered by the Scientific Committee.

Should you wish to make any changes to your abstract after you have submitted it, please log onto your online dashboard. Click on the “View Submission” button then “Preview/edit abstract”. 

Abstract submitters will be notified of the outcome via email by 14 July 2025.

The presenting author(s) must register to attend the Conference for at least the day on which they are scheduled to present and registration must be completed and paid for by Monday 1st September 2025.

If you are not registered by the due date, your presentation may be withdrawn from the program.