Submissions will close Friday 30 May 2025 11:59 PM (AEST)

The expectation is that speakers will present in-person.

The following categories and themes are provided below to illustrate the breadth of interest of the Symposium. Categories and themes will be considered by the Abstract Review Committee when selecting program content.

PRESENTATION CATEGORIES

Research

• Original research reports, using quantitative and/or qualitative methods that contribute to the evidence base.

Reviews of research

• Systematic, narrative or scoping reviews of literature to reveal new insights to inform rural health.

Implementation research

• Practical research or evaluations, exploring the outcomes of projects on the ground, including models of successful service delivery.

Policy

• Analyses of public policies, or the implementation of policies impacting rural, remote and Indigenous health, the health sector, and the workforce.

PRESENTATION THEMES

• Innovations that have impacted in the field of rural, regional and remote health
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research and health
• Best practices and emerging priorities in rural health and research
• Remote health research
• Improving health equity
• Social determinants of health in rural contexts
• The contribution of University Departments of Rural Health and Rural Clinical Schools to the changing face of research and education
• Digital health and technology
• Rural generalist approaches in different settings
• Future health workforce, emerging professions and intermediate-level workers
• Successful models and service designs
• Research relating to ecological and social challenges (including climate change)
• Translating research into policy and practice
• Health service access
• Rural and remote primary healthcare
• Prevention and early intervention
• Rural / remote depopulation and health services
• Rural safety and injury prevention
• Mental health and mental health services
• Rural aged care and disability services
• Teaching and training
• Recruitment and retention of the health workforce
• Capacity building in rural research
• Co-design and participatory approaches in research and service delivery
• Partnerships (including with industry)

Further details regarding your submission are contained in the Abstract Guidelines linked below.

Please download and read BEFORE you submit an abstract

Key Dates

Abstract submissions close: Friday 30 May 2025, 11:59 PM AEST

Please note:  We are unable to accept any late submissions, due to the high number of abstracts 10RRHSS receives and the limited time available to review.

• Authors notified from: Monday 21 July 2025
• Accepted authors to accept and to be registered by: Friday 1 August 2025
• 10RRHSS in Alice Springs, Australia: Wednesday 8 - Thursday 9 October 2025

For any questions please contact

10RRHSS Symposium Office

Think Business Events                                       

Level 1, 4 Anderson St                                       

PORT MELBOURNE VIC 3207

P: +61 3 9417 1350

E: 10RRHSS@thinkbusinessevents.com.au