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A special interest group of the Australian Veterinary Association

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Poster Presentations:

Education Day (Tuesday 6th June 2017) at the 2017AVA AnnualConference in Melbournewill once again host a poster session. Please consider submitting an abstract for a poster presentationon any topic related to education in veterinary science,including para-veterinary education.

Up to 10 poster authors will be given 3 minutes to provide an overview of their posterusing 2 PowerPoint (or Prezi) slides, followed by 2-3 minutes of questions, during a scheduled session on Tuesday afternoon. Additional posters (maximum of 10) canbe displayed(with the other 10 posters) throughout the day, with all poster authors potentially having the opportunity to answer questions about their poster topic/research during a break on Tuesday.

Please Note: Being selected for a Poster Presentation WILL NOT entitle you to a free day of registration at the conference or any other Speaker entitlements.

The deadline for submission of poster abstracts isMonday 27th February 2017; acceptance notification will be by Friday 31st March 2017.

Abstracts will be peer reviewed (blinded) by members of the VERA advisory committee based on the following criteria:

  1. Alignment withveterinary education;
  2. Originality and innovation;
  3. Evidence and objectivity;
  4. Clarity and presentation; and
  5. Conclusions and implications for the future*

*High value placed on this aspect

Guidelines for abstract submission:

  • 160 word abstracts must be submitted as MS Word (.doc or .docx; NOT PDF) using the template provided (see below) and emailed to by 27th February 2017.
  • Abstracts must be in English;
  • Confirmation of acceptance will be sent Friday 31st March 2017 and will include information regarding the poster design;
  • Abstracts not submitted in Word (as a .doc or .docx document) on the correct form will not be assessed.

AVA Annual Conference Education Day Tuesday 6 June 2017

Veterinary Education

Poster Session Abstract

Poster abstracts must be submitted via email to 11572066by Monday 27th February 2017. Confirmation regarding acceptancewill be sent by Friday 31st March 2017.

Abstract Title
Speaker (Name, email & organisation)
Additional Authors (Names & organisations)
Abstract (160 word max (penalties apply); please avoid details that identify school and/or authors).
Speaker biography (30 word max)