The St V's Melbourne Research Week celebrates research activities across the SVHM campus annually. It aims to provide a platform for researchers to share findings, methodologies, and engage in scholarly dialogue, fostering collaboration and knowledge exchange. As part of the program, we are inviting researchers to share their latest findings and contribute to the vibrant research community at SVHM. Please review the following guidelines carefully before submitting your abstract.

Key Dates

Abstract Submission Open	Monday 29 April 9am
Abstract Submission Close	Monday 3 June 9am
Abstract Judging Period	June
Notification to Oral Poster Presentation	WC 1 July
E-Poster Submission Deadline	Friday 26 July 11:59pm
2024 St Vincent’s Melbourne Research Week	Monday 5 August – Thursday 8 August

Submission Overview and Themes

• Each researcher can submit more than one abstract. By submitting an abstract, you are agreeing to prepare and present an e-Poster during the Research Week program. This means that multiple abstract submissions will require multiple e-Poster presentations.
• Due to the virtual nature of the conference, we are only accepting Electronic Posters in PDF format. You will receive instructions on how to upload your poster in a separate email when you receive the notification in early July. The poster submission deadline will be on the last Friday of July.
• Presentation types include E-Poster only, or E-Poster and Oral Presentations. Best Poster Awards and Best Oral Presentation Awards are available.
• Please select the appropriate presentation type and themes (Research Discipline, Research Specialisation, and Investigator Category) to be scored under the desired categories.

 

Presentation types – choose one under the Type selection menu on the e-submission form.

•      E-Poster only
•      E-Poster AND Oral Presentations

All abstract submitted will need to be presented on an e-Poster in the Research Week.

If you prefer to present solely an e-Poster, choose "E-Poster only". Note that if your abstract is the highest-scoring in your discipline, you'll be invited to present your e-Poster at the in-person Opening Ceremony. While no award is given for best abstracts, the top two in each discipline will have this opportunity, with no judging involved.

If you wish to opt for presenting an oral presentation, please select e-Poster and Oral Presentations. Top scoring abstracts will be selected to present orally, either at the Senior, Junior or Moderated Oral Poster Presentation Session during Research Week.

 

Research Discipline - choose one under the Theme 1 selection menu on the e-submission form.

       Discipline 1: Allied Health
       Discipline 2: Basic Science
       Discipline 3: Clinical; or
       Discipline 4: Nursing

This is the research category you wish to be judged in. If it is multi-disciplinary research, the selection is up to the researcher’s discretion.

 

Research Specialisation (RS) - choose one under the Theme 2 selection menu on the e-submission form.

•           RS1 Neurosciences/Bionics/Ophthalmology
•           RS2 Mental Health/Psychiatry/Addiction Medicine
•           RS3 Allied Health/Aged care/Social Work/Community Service/ATSI Population Health
•           RS4 Cardiovascular/Thoraco-respiratory/ Metabolic Diseases
•           RS5 Orthopaedics/ Reconstructive Surgery/Dermatology/Rheumatology/Stem Cells
•           RS6 Gastrointestinal/Digestive/Genitourinary/Infection & Immunity
•           RS7 ICU/Emergency/Anaesthetics/General Medicine/Immunology/Nephrology
•           RS8 Cancer/Haematology/Pathology/Radiology
•           RS9 Biochemistry/Bioinformatics/Biotechnology/Pharmacology/Proteomics
•           RS10 Health Service Research/Teaching & Education/Implementation Science

 

Investigator Category - choose one under the Theme 3 selection menu on the e-submission form.

• Senior Investigator*
• Junior Investigator

*For the purpose of this event, a senior investigator is someone who is three years post PhD completion or seven years-post completion of an undergraduate/Master’s degree.

 

Eligibility Criteria

• Research must be undertaken primarily at SVHM, whilst employed or a student at one of the ACMD partners.
• The data analysis must be completed to be able to present the results.
• Each researcher can submit multiple abstracts for multiple entries for the e-Poster competition; but each researcher can only enter one of the oral presentation competitions.

 

See full submission guideline here.
Contact research.week@svha.org.au for any enquiries.