Abstracts now open for the 2026 AusACPDM Conference
The Scientific Committee invites you to submit abstracts now for oral presentations, scientific posters, demonstration posters, instructional workshops, breakfast seminars and PhD platforms.
We encourage multi-centre, multi-country submissions from both high and lower resource settings, and for abstract submissions to highlight consumer involvement and inclusive research practices.
The deadline for submission is: 23:59 (AEST) Friday 17 October 2025.
Submissions will be accepted for oral presentations, scientific posters, demonstration posters, instructional workshops, breakfast seminars and PhD platforms.
The AusACPDM welcomes abstracts that address all childhood onset disabilities, including, but not limited to, cerebral palsy, acquired brain injury, spina bifida, rare diseases and movement disorders. We welcome submissions under the following themes:
Themes
- Adults and transitional care
- Best practice interventions
- Communication
- Consumer engagement and social policy
- Epidemiology, aetiology and causal mechanisms
- Equity and sustainability
- Innovations and new technologies
- Measurement and outcomes
- Mental health and well-being
- Nutrition and feeding
- Orthopaedics, muscle and bone health
- Participation, physical activity and fitness
- Preclinical and neuroprotection
- Reimaging service delivery including cultural and resource considerations
Members of the AusACPDM 2026 Scientific Program Committee will review the abstracts, blinded to the names of the authors and institutions affiliated with the submission. Presentations will be selected on the basis of their quality, relevance and impact determined by review of the research question or hypothesis, study design, methodology, conclusions and importance as described in the abstract. Student status of the author will not affect the abstract submission type or the grading of the abstract.
Visit the conference website for further information https://ausacpdm2026.com.au/call-for-abstracts/
