Abstract guidelines
All Gerry Murphy Prize applicants are required to make a presentation to either the Aotearoa New Zealand Committee or, in Australia, to an AFPHM Regional Committee event in November each year.
These presentations will be assessed using the criteria for the AFPHM Oral Presentation Assessment, including the 2 Gerry Murphy prize specific criteria which forms part of the AFPHM training program requirement and can be applied towards the trainee's assessment.
Regional presentation
Contact the AFPHM office on afphm@racp.edu.au for event details.
Presenters will have a maximum of 10 minutes to make their presentation, with a further 5 minutes for questions.
Format requirements
Abstracts are to be text only and a maximum of 250 words, excluding headers.
The abstract should be structured with the following headings:
- Author(s) names
- Author(s) addresses
- Background
- Objectives
- Methodology
- Results
- Discussion/conclusion
References should not be included.
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.
Care should be taken to ensure high quality English expression and grammar.
Presentations pertaining to Indigenous health topics
Any applicant for the Gerry Murphy Prize who is presenting a topic relating to Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander peoples’ health or Hauora Māori and/or presenting on an Indigenous health and wellbeing topic, must ensure that:
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they have clearly designated this in their abstract and acknowledge this during the presentation
- describe the nature of the contributions of Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander or Māori individuals and/or committees such as co- authorship of the abstract and joint research leadership
- provide an additional 50-word paragraph at the end of their abstract for consideration for the Gerry Murphy Prize, which outlines how Indigenous Data Sovereignty, community engagement, co-design and/or Te Tiriti o Waitangi have been taken into account
Note:
Applicants with presentations relating to Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander peoples’ health or Hauora Māori are encouraged to invite Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander or Māori contributors, to co-present alongside them. When this occurs, the following will apply:
- trainees must clearly designate their role in relation to Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander or Māori co-presenters
- trainees will only be marked on the section of the presentation presented by the trainee
- the time limit will apply only to the section of the presentation presented by the trainee
Any abstract that the AFPHM Council considers to be related to Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander peoples’ health or Hauora Māori that has not been clearly designated as such may be rejected from consideration for the Gerry Murphy Prize without further correspondence. Supervisors may be contacted in this instance.
Invitation to Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander or Māori co-presenters
The AFPHM thanks you for your contributions to training and cultural competence. You should have the opportunity according to correct cultural protocols to jointly introduce yourself alongside the trainee at the start of the presentation if you wish. Alternatively, you might prefer to introduce yourselves, following the trainee’s presentation and provide further insight and cultural understanding at that point about the topic, including describing any impacts of the work on individuals and your community. Your contribution as co-presenter will not be marked or scored by the judging panel. The AFPHM both values and appreciates your contribution.
Final competition
Trainees who are selected, from these regional and Aotearoa New Zealand presentation competitions, to progress to the final competition, will be contacted by the RACP Foundation and advised of entitlements and presentation requirements for the final event.
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