Research Works - Abstract Submission
Welcome to the Research Works abstract guidelines page for
ASPiH 2025! This page provides comprehensive guidance to help you prepare your
abstract for submission. If your work involves research relevant to the
conference themes, you’ll find everything you need here to ensure your abstract
meets the required standards.
The deadline for submitting Research Works abstracts is Sunday 27th April 2025. Once your abstract is ready, you can submit it via the button below. Please review the guidelines carefully to maximize the quality and impact of your submission. Failure to observe these guidelines may result in disqualification.
Before submitting your abstract, please take the time to review the resources that have been created to help you write an impactful abstract!
Abstract Topics
We invite abstract submissions on the following topics.
If your abstract aligns with multiple topics, please choose the one that best
represents your work. Selecting the most suitable topic will help ensure your
submission is placed in the most appropriate session for a successful presentation.
| EDUCATION | Includes, but is not limited to: needs assessment, curriculum/program/course/scenario development, concepts/terminology, evaluation, briefing, debriefing/feedback, faculty development, co-production, simulated people/patients, technical skills, communication/teamwork skills, IPE, human factors, psychological safety, EDI, and cultural diversity. |
| TRANSFORMATION | Includes but is not limited to: quality improvement initiatives, system-based interventions, innovations, identifications (e.g latent safety threats), involving stakeholders to transform, influencing change, and including patients and publics to understand and inform. Please see https://aspih.org.uk/transformative-simulation-resources/ for more information. |
| TECHNOVATION | Covers all aspects of using technical innovation to enhance simulation-based activities. Includes but is not limited to: technological developments, moulage, maintenance and sustainability, virtual and mixed reality environments, gamification, A/V, remote simulation, telehealth, and social media. |
Abstract Types
| Research Works | |||
| Literature Review | Original Research | In Practice | Work in Progress |
| A
literature review (e.g. systematic, scoping, rapid, umbrella reviews) | Original
research study related to simulation in healthcare, completed with results to
report | Reporting
an initiative that has been developed or implemented (e.g. a program/course, a
method, a strategy) | Sharing works that are still in progress; preliminary
results and specific challenges can be discussed |
Submission Guidelines
Abstracts describing studies/projects in any of the conference topics. This includes conceptual and empirical studies that contribute to the larger research context. These abstracts should be organised using IMRaD (Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion) format, as follows:
- Title: concise and informative
- Introduction: context and identification of the needs/hypothesis; state the research question(s).
- Methods: description of the study design/methods used/ /program/strategy/activity/…
- Results: presentation of the results/findings/impact/outcomes; (In case of Work in Progress: presentation/discussion of preliminary/expected results/findings/outcomes)
- Discussion: discussion of results/findings in relation to the research question(s); brief and impactful sentence with major finding(s); (in case of Work in Progress: discussion of the expected impact of the work)
- References: At least one and up to three, cited in Vancouver format
- Figure/Table: one figure/table can be included
For the full general guidelines document, click the button below. Please familiarise yourself with this prior to
submitting.
As a reminder the terms & conditions of submission are:
- If
accepted the presenting author must register to attend the conference.
- Last
date for submission is Sunday 27th April 2025.
- Abstracts
can be submitted if they have presented previously at regional, national
or international meetings, but must be declared at the time of
submission. These abstracts will not be considered for the special issue
of the ASPiH journal, published by the Journal of Healthcare
Simulation (JoHS).
- Authors
and presenters are expected to adhere to best practice in presenting their
work, ensuring that presentations are free from commercial bias and based
on evidence accepted by our peers.
- All
authors of abstracts are expected to declare, at the time of submission,
any potential conflict of interest relevant to the presentation being
given.
- Ideally
the submitter should be the presenting author. If this is not possible the
replacement presenter must be a named author on the original
submission.
- The
presenting author (as indicated on the submission) will be notified of the
decision of the reviewers week commencing 28th July
2025.
- The
decision of the panel is final.
- The
submitter is responsible for obtaining consent to publish the names of
authors/co-authors.
Please remember: If accepted for an oral or poster
presentation, the presenting author must register to attend
conference.
If you need assistance you can contact events@aspih.org.uk
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