Trans-Tasman Voluntary Assisted Dying Conference 2024

Call for abstracts – OPEN NOW

We invite health professionals, providers, policymakers and researchers working in voluntary assisted dying (VAD) to submit an abstract for presentation at the 2024 conference.

The theme for this year’s conference is Access and Equity and we invite abstracts focused on these areas.

The offered format is 10 minute oral presentations.

If you have an area of interest or presentation format not listed above, we encourage you to submit an abstract and make the case for your preferred topic or format in your application. This will be considered by the Scientific Committee.

Depending on the number of submissions, other formats may subsequently be offered.

Please submit your abstracts by 30 May 2024. The Scientific Committee will review abstracts and we will contact you if successful.

FAQs

I want to present at the conference but haven’t completed any research

That’s OK. We understand that not everyone has capacity for research in their work, but we appreciate the expertise of our members. We encourage you to pitch an idea anyway as there will be other opportunities for speaking presentations during the two day conference. You can use the same ‘Call for Abstracts’ form.

What if my work doesn’t fall into the themes of ‘Access’ or ‘Equity’?

That’s OK too. We have kept the Call for Abstracts intentionally open to encourage as many as people as possible, with diverse fields of expertise and ideas, to submit. While we have selected broad themes, we’re open to suggestions if compelling.

When will I find out if I have secured a speaking slot?

Submissions close on 30 May. Your submissions will be reviewed over the coming weeks and we will be in touch with you if you are successful.

If I’m a speaker, do I still need to buy a ticket?

Yes, conference registration is a condition of accepting the offer to present at VADCON24. All presenters must register and pay by 30 September 2024 to obtain the discounted Presenter rate.