FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

I SUBMITTED AN ABSTRACT FOR THE CONFERENCE IN 2021, WHAT WILL HAPPEN NOW?

Although we can’t hold the conference this year, we are keen to provide an opportunity to celebrate Health Services Research in 2021. Please join us at our End of Year Event, to be held on Thursday the 2nd of December 2021.

More details available HERE.

What are the new details for the postponed 12^th Health Services Research Conference?

The 12^th Health Services Research Conference will be held from Wednesday the 30^th of November to Friday the 2^nd of December 2022. The Conference venue remains the same  - the University of Sydney. The new conference details are now on the conference website.

I submitted an abstract for the conference, what will happen now?

The abstract review process has now been completed and authors notified of the outcomes. If your abstract was accepted it will be carried over to the new conference program without needing further review. However, if you would like to update (or withdraw) your abstract, you will have the opportunity to do so in early 2022, before the new Call for Abstracts opens.

I’d like to submit a new abstract for the conference – can I do this?

We will open another Call for Abstracts in March 2022 and welcome new submissions for oral or poster presentations and three-minute thesis entries. Further details of the abstract submission process will be provided closer to the time, so keep an eye on the conference website or sign up to our conference mailing list.

When will registration for the 12^th Health Services Research Conference open?

Registrations for the postponed Conference will open in November 2021. This will allow participants who had allocated funding that needs to be spent before the end of the calendar year to register. If you have specific questions or concerns about registration, please contact Sarah Green at sarah.green@chere.uts.edu.au

I’d like to sponsor the 12^th Health Services Research Conference in 2022 – who should I contact?

With an even larger face-to-face attendance expected at the conference in 2022, the 12^th Health Services Research Conference provides an even bigger opportunity to receive recognition from, and access to, the leading health researchers, policy-makers, clinicians, and health professionals. If you would like to discuss opportunities to support or sponsor the conference, please contact Alison Pearce (Conference Convenor) on alison.pearce@sydney.edu.au

Will there be an event this year instead of the conference?

Although we can’t hold the conference this year, we are keen to host an online event to provide an opportunity to celebrate Health Services Research in 2021. This half-day event will take place on Thursday the 2^nd of December 2021 and more details will be available soon. To stay up to date please register your interest here.