Abstract Submissions

Call for Abstracts Now Open

We invite abstract submissions for presentations at the Communicable & Immunisaton Conference 2027

The program will provide lively and productive discussions and contributions from Australian professionals engaged in Communicable Disease Control and Immunisation.

The 2027 CDIC theme is: 'Building trust and resilience in a changing world'

Before submitting, please read through the detailed guidelines outlined on this page.

Abstract Submissions Close 14 February 2027

Guidelines

Before submitting, it is important that you read the detailed guidelines outlined on this page.

You can also download them in a PDF format:

Guidelines

Submission

All abstracts are to be submitted electronically using the online Abstract Submission Portal.

Click on the 'Submit Abstract' button and follow the prompts.

Presentation

We encourage submitters to think about the story they are telling, and how they will ensure the presentation is dynamic and engaging.

Sub-Themes/ Topics

Topic 1: Trust and Community Resilience for Public Health

First Nations leadership and health equity
Community partnerships, communication and engagement
Social and behavioural science

Topic 2: Surveillance and Prevention

Immunisationand vaccine delivery
Vaccine preventable, tropical and neglected tropical diseases
Antimicrobial resistance and stewardship

Topic 3: Resilience and Response to Current and Emerging Threats

Outbreak investigations and responses
Collaborative surveillance, systems and early detection
One Health and regional health security
Health impacts of climate change

Topic 4: Technology and innovation in communicable disease and immunisation

Artificial intelligence, digital health and novel technologies
Genomics and diagnostics
Innovation in communicable disease control and immunisation

Presentation Types

We are asking abstract submitters to express interest in your preferred presentation method. Please note that the Scientific Advisory Committee reserves the right to allocate a difference presentation type, if appropriate.

Long Oral Presentation: Presenters have a total of 10 minutes presentation time.

Rapid Fire Presentations: Presenters have a total of 6 minutes presentation time using up to 6 PowerPoint slides.

Posters: AO size

Domains

Research:

Intro, Methods, Results, Conclusion

Policy/Practice:

Problem, What you did, Results, Lessons

Registration

All presenters must register to present at the conference and pay the registration fee.

For further information click on

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Registration

Requirements

All abstracts must be in original work and submitted in English with a 300 word maximum. A maximum of two (2) abstracts may be submitted per presenting author.

If there is more than one presenter, all correspondence will be sent to the person whose name and email address is entered with the abstract. Please check your junk mail for correspondence.

Responsibility

It is the submitting author’s responsibility to ensure the correct version of the abstract is uploaded. Abstracts submitted should be checked for spelling and grammar as they will be published exactly as received.

Additional 300 Words

We encourage submissions on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ health.

Priority will be given to abstracts presented by an Aboriginal &/or Torres Strait Islander person, followed by abstracts co-presented with an Aboriginal &/or Torres Strait Islander person.

Up to an additional 300 words are permitted to outline Aboriginal Governance structures used to ensure that Indigenous data sovereignty principles were adhered to in the research or program development and that processes were culturally appropriate.

Abstract Submissions close 14 February 2027

Submit Abstract

About abstracts review, selection and notification

All abstracts are submitted for blind peer-review.

Based on review process results, our Scientific Leads then allocate abstracts to the program.

This process takes time and we appreciate your patience.

The contact person (who submitted the abstract via the portal) for each abstract will be notified of the outcome of their abstract submission via email , once the selection process is finalised. Please check your Junk email for corespondence.

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Workshops will be held face-to-face during the official conference days, in the allocated session time. Workshops may include interactive paper presentations, panel discussion, debate or interactive skills-based session. Workshops should seek to bring together the best available expertise on the topic under focus and should generally include contributors from a range of different institutions, disciplines or research groups. Workshops should have clear learning objectives and outline how the topic is aligned to the conference workshop themes.

Workshops are 90 minutes in duration and proposals should be submitted via the online Workshop EOI Submission portal below.

All presenters, facilitators and invited speakers in the Workshops, regardless of the nature of their presentation, including organisers, must pay a face-to-face registration fee. All presenters must register at the time of confirming their acceptance of the workshop and pay the conference registration fee.