APHC27OPCC Abstract Mentoring Program
The APHC27OPCC Abstract Mentoring Program is designed to encourage participation and boost confidence – to help emerging voices in palliative care to shine.
Submitting an abstract can be very daunting – especially if it’s your first time. You need to get the format right and to ensure your message stands out. This is where the Abstract Mentoring Program can help, by creating a supportive space with one-on-one guidance to help you to polish your submission and put your best foot forward.
The initiative is designed to provide personalised guidance and constructive feedback from experienced mentors in the field of palliative care. This will result in increased chances of abstract acceptance, and overall higher quality presentations at the conference.
How the program works?
Our mentors are volunteers who bring their expertise in writing and submitting abstracts. They will help to refine your abstract draft by focusing on format, language, research methods and alignment with conference themes.
The mentoring program particularly encourages applications from those who may not have access to mentoring opportunities, including but not limited to:
- Community groups and volunteers
- People with lived experience
- Early career researchers
- First Nations peoples
- People whose first language is not English
- First time presenters
Mentees will submit a draft of their abstract, and mentors will provide guidance to assist the authors to understand formal requirements for abstracts, such as research methods and analysis. The Abstract Mentoring Program not only strengthens submissions but also fosters collaboration and inclusivity across the palliative care community. Mentors and Mentees can often exchange ideas, gain new perspectives and share insights about the evolving field of palliative care.
Apply now to be matched with a mentor appropriate to your selected conference stream.
Who are the mentees?
The program is open to all, but in particular, the aim is to support authors who lack access to opportunities for rigorous mentoring in research and writing.
This includes:
- Community groups and volunteers
- People with lived experience
- Early career researchers
- First Nations peoples
- People whose first language is not English
- First time presenters
Dates:
Abstract mentoring period from Monday 25 May to Monday 3 August 2026
How the program works:
Please CLICK HERE to contact the events team at Palliative Care Australia, requesting to pair with a mentor.
Please ensure you provide the following information:
- How would you describe your abstract writing experience?
- Beginner / Intermediate / Experienced
- Which conference stream does your abstract fit into?
- Systems and Solutions / Communities and Culture / Clinical Excellence across the Lifespan and across Contexts / Capacity and Leadership / Research and Innovations / Emerging Work.
Please also provide the first draft of your abstract, so that there is something to work on with the mentor.
In particular, mentors will help authors to answer questions around formal requirements for abstracts, research methods and analysis, plus advice on selecting an appropriate conference stream.
NOTE: Mentors cannot indicate if they think the abstract is likely to be accepted or not. Having an abstract mentored does not guarantee that it will be accepted.