Don’t miss out! Submit your abstract by 1 September 2024

The Inaugural International Moral Injury and Wellbeing Conference provides a forum that allows us to discuss experiences, and review concepts and ideas. The Organising Committee will be seeking to create a program that addresses a spread of issues and professional experiences that attract a broad discipline of attendees. The IMIWC will comprise three key streams, and you are invited to submit an abstract for inclusion into the program.

SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT

Key Dates

11 December 2023Call for Abstracts and Registration launch
1 September 2024Call for Abstracts Close
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*Please consider that no extension in this deadline is foreseen.

  1. UPSTREAM -> Preparedness: Research, Policies and Education
  2. MIDSTREAM -> Mitigation: Training and Rehabilitation
  3. DOWNSTREAM -> Human Flourishing: Recovery and Resilience

1. Upstream

Preparedness: Research, Policies and Education
Theme Leaders: CHAP Charles Vesely and CHAP Andrew Watters

This theme considers those aspects of research, policies and education we need to explore, examine, create and shape, that ensure our people are well prepared to enter potentially morally injurious environments, and can lessen adverse effects. This theme includes those aspects that cultivate hopeful, creative environments for learning skills, values and attitudes to prepare a positive, healthy workforce and community.

2. Midstream

Mitigation: Training and Rehabilitation
Theme Leaders: A/Prof Dr Lindsay Carey and Dr Melissa Bakhurst

This theme covers aspects of training to equip first responders and leaders to implement mitigating methods and techniques prior to entering potentially morally injurious environments, and the subsequent rehabilitation strategies post-engagement.

3. Down Stream

Human Flourishing: Recovery and Resilience
Theme Leaders: Dr Nikki Jamieson and Prof Dr Matt Bambling

This theme considers those aspects which focus upon human recovery and developmental strategies that, for example, cultivate self-determination, purpose, creativity, confidence and social relationships, which subsequently maximize an individual’s wellbeing and ultimately their biological, psychological, social and spiritual resilience.

Department of Defence/ Department of Veterans Affairs Aligned Wellbeing Factors

These sub-themes of Preparedness, Mitigation and Human Flourishing connect to and influence the Australian Department of Defence/Department of Veterans Affairs human wellbeing factors of physical and mental health, social support and connection, education and skills, employment, spirituality, home and housing, income and finance, justice and safety, respect and recognition which are all essential for the wellbeing of Veterans and families (click to enlarge Figure).

The IMIWC 2025 will include presentation types as follows:

Standard Oral Presentation:
The duration of the oral presentations will be confirmed following the review process.

Poster Presentation:
The format of the poster presentations will be confirmed following the review process.

The final presentation type will be selected by the Abstract Reviewers. Abstract Reviewers reserve the right to reallocate your abstract which was accepted as a standard oral presentation to a poster presentation should this be required. You will be advised of this and given an opportunity to confirm your acceptance.

New Submission

  • Log in to the Presentation Portal via the Conference Website. You will need to create an online account first – enter your email address and password.
  • You will be taken to a screen from which the submission process starts. Please read the instructions on this screen carefully. You will need to update your details before you can submit your abstract.
  • Submitting an abstract is a multi-step process. Each step asks several questions. Some questions are marked “required”, and you will not be able to complete your submission until these questions have been answered.
  • If you stop part way through the process, your submission will be held in temporary storage until you return and complete all the questions. When you log in again you can click on your incomplete proposal and resume submission.

Make sure that you submit your abstract by agreeing to the Terms and Conditions before pressing the “submit” button, any abstracts left in ‘draft’ mode will not be submitted for review. You will receive a confirmation email for each successful abstract submitted. If you do not receive an email, log in again to check your abstract in “Edit Abstract/s”. Please note once you have submitted your abstract you cannot edit it again. However, you can leave your submission in “draft” mode and make changes up until the time you submit it.

Amending a Submission in “draft” mode

You may wish to change your answers to some of the questions on the submission form, or even change the abstract itself.

  • Log in to the presentation portal, and click on the “Edit Abstract/s” tab.
  • You will see a list of the abstracts that you have in draft mode or have submitted. Click on the “Edit” button next to the draft abstract you wish to change and submit.
  • Amending an abstract is just the same as for the original submission process, except that the online form will be automatically completed with the answers that you provided previously. You don’t have to change an answer if you do not wish.
  • When you reach the final ‘Submit’ step, click on the button stating that you “Agree to the Terms and Conditions” and click “Submit”. If this button is not available, look at the steps on the left-hand table and address the missing information that does not have a tick.
All abstract submissions will be subject to review. Authors should ensure that the following criteria are met in their abstract submission:

  1. Successful presenting authors will be required to pay at least a single day registration
  2. No funding is available to support presenters, unless communicated from the organisers
  3. The topic is relevant and important to the chosen theme
  4. Subject matter is original or innovative

Abstracts must conform to the requirements as outlined:

  • Abstracts should be no more than 300 words
  • Authors must submit a separate abstract for each presentation put forward for consideration
  • Abstracts sent by fax or email will not be accepted
  • Accepted abstracts will be available online exactly as submitted
  • A biography of the presenting author must be entered at time of submission
  • Abstracts, if accepted into the program will be published in the conference handbook exactly as submitted
  • All presenters are required to be registered and paid to confirm their presentation slot
  • Submissions for abstracts close at 11:59pm AEDT, 1 September 2024

Prior to the Conference

  • All presenters must be registered.
  • Prepare your PowerPoint presentation in 16:9 aspect ratio.
  • Save your presentation to a USB for upload in the Speaker Preparation Room onsite.
  • Please do not send your presentation to Leishman Associates prior to the Conference.

At the Conference

  • Collect your name badge from the Registration Desk upon arrival.
  • Check-in to the Speaker Preparation Room, prior to your scheduled session to ensure your presentation is uploaded and all presenter requirements have been satisfied. Your presentation must be uploaded at least 2 hours before your scheduled presentation time; this may mean the day before your presentation.
  • If you have audio and/or video in your presentation, please ensure you have the files saved separately as embedding the media does not always include them in the PowerPoint file. This will allow the Technical Team to re-embed and/or change the format of the video onsite if needed.
  • If you are using custom fonts not found in the standard system fonts, please use the “Embed fonts in file” feature found in Save As/tools/save options. This will ensure that your fonts travel with the PowerPoint file when saved.
  • Please ensure the contents of your presentation including photos, data, graphs etc. are generated by yourself, referenced or the appropriate owner has granted you permission to include their work for educational purposes.
  • It’s important to note that presentations cannot be uploaded in the plenary room. It is your responsibility to check that your presentation has been loaded and is displayed correctly prior to the commencement of your session.

Each room will be equipped with the following:

  • Data projector
  • Screen
  • Microphone
  • Lectern
  • Laser pointer
  • Laptop (presenter view)
  • Wi-Fi access

If you require anything additional to the above, please email your request to lucy@laevents.com.au and we will endeavour to meet your request.

During your session

  • Arrive in the session room 10 minutes before the start of your session to introduce yourself to the session chair.
  • The Session Chair will introduce you and your presentation title, so there is no need for you to repeat this.
  • The Session Chair will keep you on time.
  • Each session room is equipped with a windows-based PC, data projection facility and speaker monitor. Be sure to test your presentation in the Speaker Preparation Room.

After the Conference
Your PowerPoint slides (PDF Format) will be posted on the conference website post-conference. You are required to give your permission for your presentation to be uploaded to the conference website.