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National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care Forum

The Department of Health and Ageing together with the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Home and Community Care (HACC) Reference Group invites you to submit an abstract that addresses one or more of the Forum themes.

National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care Forum
4 – 5 August 2010, Adelaide, South Australia

Background

The National Partnership Agreement on Closing the Gap in Indigenous Health Outcomes commenced on 1 July 2009. Under this agreement, the Australian Government and all State and Territory Governments have committed to closing the life expectancy gap between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous Australians within a generation.

In support of the Agreement, the Department of Health and Ageing together with the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Home and Community Care (HACC) Reference Group have provided an opportunity for Indigenous aged care workers in services providing care for Indigenous people, to come together under a National Forum. The forum’s purpose is to provide an environment where collaboration, strategic thinking, communication and linkages across the Indigenous aged care sector can occur.

Purpose

Many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander aged care workers operate in relative isolation from other people in their sector, with limited opportunity to share experiences, hear what is happening in the broader context of their sector, or contribute to the future direction of their workforce and sector.
The expected outcomes of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care Forum include:

• greater integration and linkages between aged care services providing aged care to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people;
• the sharing of models of aged care service delivery aimed at Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; and
• strategies to increase Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander aged care staff recruitment and retention.

The Forum will provide a platform to stimulate discussions on professional workforce development and building employer capacity to help support a sustainable Indigenous Aged Care sector.

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Call for Abstracts

Abstract Submission

The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care Forum Steering Committee invites you to submit an abstract that addresses one or more of the Forum themes. Abstracts will be accepted until 5.00PM EST 18 June 2010.

Abstracts are to have a focus on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander aged care sector and will be grouped according to the following themes:

Theme 1

Innovation in service delivery

Theme 2

How to improve services

Theme 3

Building partnerships

Theme 4

Workforce, training, recruitment and retention

Theme 5

Models of service delivery

Theme 6

Developing a nationally consistent aged care system

Theme 7

Continuity of care

Presentation type: please indicate the type of presentation for which you wish your paper to be considered. These could include:

• Oral presentation (written paper before the Forum plus oral presentation at the Conference, published on website after Forum);
• Poster (visual display and possible networking opportunities at the Forum);
• Workshop (oral/interactive presentation at the Forum plus written report after the Forum); and
• Story (brief story outline submitted instead of formal abstract). This is for presenters who feel they have a message/story they would like to share with other delegates that does not fit in with the more formal abstract/paper process.
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General Enquiries

If you have questions regarding the abstract(s) submission process, please contact the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care Forum Secretariat by telephone (02) 6289 5230 or email Indigenous.Aged.Care.Forum@Health.gov.au

Abstract Submission Information

Abstracts should be submitted to the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care Forum Secretariat via post, fax or email.
Post: GPO Box 9848
MDP 600
Canberra ACT 2601
Fax: (02) 6289 5163
Email: Indigenous.Aged.Care.Forum@Health.gov.au

Before Commencing Your Abstract Submission

Please note the following important items before proceeding to the abstract submission.

1. Abstracts submitted for presentation will be published exactly as received and should be checked for spelling and grammar prior to submission.
2. Submission of an abstract implies the author(s) agreement to the publishing of the abstract in the Forum program.
3. Where there is more than one presenter all correspondence will be sent to the first presenter nominated in the abstract.
4. If you are submitting more than one abstract a separate submission must be made for each one.
5. The presenting authors must indicate when completing the abstract submission template the preferred method of presentation.
6. The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aged Care Forum Steering Committee will be responsible for evaluating abstracts.
7. Every effort will be made to accommodate the author(s) presentation preference; however the Steering Committee reserves the right to allocate the presentation to best suit the program length.
8. Submission of the abstract implies the author (s) agreement to publishing the abstract in the Forum program.
9. Please note the following dates:

Abstract submissions open: 22 May 2010
Abstract submissions close: 18 June 2010
Acceptances notified by: 1 July 2010
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Abstract Submission/Formatting Requirements

Please read through the following instructions before submitting your abstract.

Content and Format

Please complete the abstract submission template (PDF 16 KB), which will assist you in formatting, structuring and naming your abstract correctly. Following are details of how to structure and save your abstract.

• Do NOT alter the structure/formatting of the abstract submission template.
• Abstracts must not be more than 250 words in length and must use Times New Roman font size – 12 (DO NOT use all CAPITALS).
• Abstracts must contain sufficient information to allow a delegate to establish what may be gained by attendance at the presentation.
• Abstracts that do not contain sufficient information will be rejected.
• All authors should be listed, followed by the authors’ organisations.
• The name of the presenter must be underlined, e.g. Jane R Citizen, Aged Care Association, ACT.
• Each abstract must be matched to one or more of the Forum themes.
• The body of the abstract should be arranged as follows:
  a) Title - The abstract title must not exceed 15 words and should state clearly the nature of the presentation.
  b) Introduction (overview)
  c) Aim
  d) Methods (statement of how it was conducted)
  e) Results or preliminary results/progress (summary of processes, impacts, outcomes)
  f) Conclusions (and recommendations).

Your abstract should include successes, lessons learned and/or emerging challenges.

Biography:

is required for each presenting author (of no more than 100 words each). Biographies will be used by Session Chairs as presenter introductions and may be published in the Forum program. Biographies of co-authors not presenting are not required.

Abstract Submission

An abstract submission template must be completed for each abstract submitted.
If submitting your abstract by email, the file must be saved as surname_initial".doc (e.g. Doe_J.doc). If submitting more than one abstract add a number after your initial,1 for your first abstract, 2 for the second abstract etc (e.g. Doe_J1.doc, Doe_J2.doc).

Please note: Submitting an abstract does NOT guarantee that your paper will be accepted. The selection process will be finalised and all authors will be notified by 1 July 2010.
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