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Breaking Research

The AusACPDM Scientific and Organising Committees are pleased to invite investigators to submit the results of their very latest research for consideration for a Breaking Research paper presentation. The purpose of the Breaking Research extra submission process is to ensure that the results of very recent, important clinical studies and scientific discoveries are presented at the 2014 AusACPDM.

To qualify for a Breaking Research paper presentation, a clinical or scientific study described in an abstract should be one for which the data were not available by the regular abstract deadline of 31^st July 2013.

Papers previously submitted for the 31^st of July paper submission deadline are NOT eligible for resubmission.

Posters, workshops and breakfast session submissions have been finalised and no new abstracts can be submitted. 

To assist the reviewers in determining that abstracts qualify for a Breaking Research paper, submitting authors are required to provide information documenting why their work qualifies using the criteria above.

Breaking Research paper presentations (podium presentation) are 10-minute oral presentations in English.

One digital projector, laptop computer, and one large screen will be provided. If you are including a video in the presentation, an embedded video is more effective. Presenters must be prepared to discuss their paper in response to audience questions at the end of each session in a joint question time.

Abstract Selection Process

All Breaking Research paper abstracts will undergo peer review and scoring similar to other abstracts. It is anticipated that the acceptance rate for Breaking Research abstracts will be much lower than that for regular submissions. The AusACPDM Scientific and Organising Committees reserves the right to decide, based on the number, quality, and potential impact of the submissions and the space available in the conference venue, about how many submissions to accept.

General Submission Policies

Electronic Submission Deadline is 24^th December 2013 - 5:00PM AEDT.

Only online abstracts will be accepted. Please submit your structured abstract, using the submission template according to the format described below.

Please click here to download your copy of the submission template.

Accepted Breaking Research papers will be added to the program and published in the program handbook but will not appear in the Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology Supplement. The presenting author will be required to register for the conference.

Title and Author



You will be asked to provide the following details:

Title: Use a maximum of 20 words in sentence case
Authors: List a maximum of eight names
Institution: One primary affiliation should be listed for each author in the format: “Institution, City, Country”

Abstract Format

Using the following structured abstract format, with no more than 400 words you must submit your abstracts in a separate word file using the template provided. Abstracts that do not comply with the submission guidelines (e.g. incorrect font, incorrect formatting, more than 400 words) unfortunately cannot be accepted.

Objective: State the main study questions and identify any hypotheses being tested.

Design: State the study type, e.g. Randomised controlled trial, Systematic review, Cost-benefit analysis, or Retrospective cohort study.

Method: Describe the participants (report age as mean (SD) in years and months; sex as ‘n=’ (not %); relevant classification/s; recruitment method), instrumentation and measures (use SI units, except for blood pressure use mmHg, convert imperial units to metric), procedure and statistical analyses used.

Results: Identify the main study outcomes including results of any statistical tests (show standard deviations as (SD), not ±; do not use percentages for sample sizes below 50; abbreviate probability with a lower case italicized p). Please note that it is not sufficient just to state that ‘results will be presented’.

Conclusion: State conclusions as clinical implications and future research directions.

References: If necessary, a maximum of 3 references will be accepted, but will be included in your word count.

Figures and Tables: Are not permitted and will be removed.

Additional Information: Additional information such as acknowledgements, disclosures and funding sources are not required and will be removed
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