Call For Abstracts

Abstracts are now sought on health interventions or research which impacts gay and bisexual men’s sexual health and wellbeing including HIV from all sectors, both within Scotland and internationally.  Topic areas include, but are not limited to:

  • Developing appropriate sexual health and HIV services
  • Sharing innovative work
  • Translating research and evidence into practice
  • Community engagement
  • Health promotion/interventions
  • Settings for reaching/targeting specific groups of men
  • Work with, or relating to, the health and wellbeing of gay & bisexual men living with HIV

Three presentation formats will be used at the conference - academic/scientific, descriptive (models of practice) and interactive sessions. Exhibition stand space will also be available.

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

The abstract text should not exceed 250 words.  Please also tell us what your audio/visual requirements will be (PowerPoint, overhead projector, TV/DVD/video).  All submissions must include full contact details for the presenting author, workshop facilitator or exhibition stand contact. Please indicate which of the formats below your abstract will follow.

FORMATS

ACADEMIC/SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS

Best suited to academic or scientific research presentations

 Title of Presentation
 Author(s): names and organisations (please identify the presenting author and let  us know if there will be more than one speaker for the presentation).
 Introduction: The study objectives or description of the issue addressed in the  presentation.
 Methods: Methods or approach used.
 Results: Specific results with appropriate analysis.
 Conclusions: Main outcome of the study or presentation.

DESCRIPTIVE PRESENTATIONS
Best suited to descriptive presentations (e.g. models of best practice, experience of service delivery, examples of innovative projects and interventions)

 Title of Presentation
 Author(s): names and organisations (please identify the presenting author and let  us know if there will be more than one speaker for the presentation).
 Introduction: summary of the project being described or issue being addressed.
 Description: description of the project, experience or service.
 Lessons learned: description of the results of the project.
 Recommendations: Statement of next steps or how experience could be  disseminated.

These presentations may be combined in themed conference sessions each including 2 or 3 presentations followed by time for questions and discussion.  You will have 15 minutes for your presentation. Presenters are also welcome to design their own themed session around a particular topic e.g. Implementing national / local policy; Evaluating Interventions etc.

INTERACTIVE SESSIONS
These sessions will last approximately 75 minutes and are intended to involve facilitated group work, allowing for the active participation of delegates.  If you would like to organise a workshop, please submit the following information:

Title of Interactive Session
Facilitators(s): names and organisations (you would be expected to facilitate the interactive session you propose).
Objective: aims and objectives of the interactive session.
Description: description of the topic and format of the workshop and how you propose to involve the participants.
Participants: maximum number of participants.

 EXHIBITION STANDS

Limited exhibition space will be available at the conference to enable organisations to showcase their work without giving formal presentations or workshops.  If you would like to request an exhibition stand, please submit the following information:

Organisation: name of organisation and details of what you do.
Contact: name and email address of contact person re exhibition stand.
Stand content: description of what you would display and include with your stand.
Duration: if would like stand for 1 or 2 days of conference and which day if 1 day only.

If you require any further information or clarification please contact: Eloise Roser, EMR events on 07951 227 905 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Please email your abstract to: Eloise@emr-events.com This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

NB Abstracts can only be submitted via email


Deadline for submission of abstracts is 4 June 2010

You will be contacted in the week beginning 16 August 2010 regarding whether your abstract has been accepted.