The Australasian College of Paramedicine

7th Apr 2025

Call for Research Abstracts – ACPIC25

Australasian College of Paramedicine International Conference 2025

Foundations to Future - Advancing Paramedicine

Call for Abstracts

We are pleased to announce the Call for Abstracts for the Australasian College of Paramedicine's International Conference 2025 (ACPIC25). In 2025, we are excited to be delivering the conference in person in Brisbane. This is an in-depth comprehensive paramedic conference focusing on providing the education and research that paramedics need.

This year the conference will be held at the Hotel Grand Chancellor from 10-12th September. The event will also be live-streamed. The conference will be attended by individuals and organisations with an interest in paramedicine including paramedics and other health professionals, researchers, educators, leaders and administrators.

Abstract Categories

You are invited to submit your abstract to be considered for one of two categories:

Oral presentation (10 minutes)
Poster presentation

Abstract Submission Key Dates

The timeline for your submission as follows:

OPEN: 7 April 2025

CLOSE: 29 May 2025

Successful submissions will be notified mid-June.

Abstract Submission Information

In preparing your abstract, please consider the following:

Abstracts will only be accepted through the electronic abstract submission system.
Abstracts will be assessed by the reviewer team and the scientific committee.
The presenting author must be fully registered for the conference and willing to purchase a ticket to attend and present in person. For international abstract submitters, please get in touch with us if you are not able to present in person for this event.
Accepted abstracts will be published in the College’s journal, Paramedicine.
The three best oral presentation abstracts will be selected to present in the ‘Research Plenary’ session.
The Australasian College of Paramedicine wishes to support junior researchers and welcomes undergraduate and higher degree by research submissions including literature reviews.

Submission Guidelines

Abstracts should be no longer than 300 words (excluding title).
The main text of the abstract must follow the structure: Title, Introduction, Aims, Methods, Results, and Conclusion.
References are not required in the abstract.
Do NOT include author/s names or affiliations as part of the submitted abstract as the review process is blinded.
Ensure ALL research site information is deidentified.
Literature reviews with a systematic methodology will be considered.
Case studies, and research without final results will NOT be considered.

Review Criteria

Submitted abstracts will be assessed by a selected group of peer reviewers and the ACPIC25 Scientific Committee. The Committee will review all abstracts according to the following criteria:

Originality (25%)
Clarity (25%)
Methods (25%)
Contribution to the profession (25%)

Only abstracts which follow the submission guidelines and are received before deadline will be taken into consideration by the Scientific Committee.

Awards

There will be awards for the best research presentations in different categories:

Early Career Researcher Presentation Award
Established Researcher Presentation Award
Poster Presentation Award
Poster Presentation – People’s Choice Award
Best Plenary Presentation (The winner of the best presentation will be invited to present at the EMS 999 conference in 2026)

Questions prior to submission can be directed to research@paramedics.org

Access the ACPIC25 submission form here

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