The AMMA Conference provides a forum that allows us to discuss our experiences, and review our concepts and ideas. The Scientific Committee will be seeking to create a program that addresses a spread of issues and professional experiences that attract a broad discipline of delegates. The Scientific Committee would therefore like to take this opportunity to invite you to submit an abstract.
Topics can include, but not be restricted to:
| Aero medical Evacuation | Psychological Health | Aviation Medicine |
| Ethics | Tropical Medicine | Bioterrorism |
| Military Medical History | Military Nursing | Operational Health Support |
| Medical Logistics | Medico-Legal aspects | Medical Fitness |
| Battlefield Surgery | Underwater Medicine | Clinical Practice |
| Operational Health & Safety | Human Factors | Disaster Health |
| Military Dentistry | Field Hygiene | Medical Equipment |
| Veterans’ Health (including PTSD and Rehabilitation) | Trauma |
Presentation Information:
| ORAL PRESENTERS | |
|---|---|
| LATEST PROGRAM | Please download the latest version of the program. Take note of your presentation time. |
| POWERPOINT PREPARATION | Please bring your power point presentation with you on a USB. You need to upload this at least 4 hours before your scheduled presentation at the Speakers Lounge located on the mezzanine level of the Hotel Grand Chancellor (near the AMMA Registration Desk). The ratio for your power point presentation should be 4:3. Unsure about Aspect Ratios, click here Authors are requested to complete the speakers authority form to allow for their presentation to be uploaded the the conference website after the Conference when uploading their presentation. |
| TIMING | Please check the program for your specific presentation allowance, the majority of presentations are 20 minutes in length. If you wish to have a Q&A as part of your presentation, please include this in your time allocation. |
| SPEAKERS PREPARATION ROOM | We have a great team of AV technicians who will be assisting all speakers during the conference. As part of this, we will have a speakers preparation room. Presenters are requested to upload their presentation at least 4 hours prior to their presentation time. Note even if you are using your own laptop – please visit the speakers preparation room and AV tech, so that they can make note of this. It will ensure that all presentations run smoothly; and we will be able to stick to our tight schedule. |
| POSTER PRESENTERS | |
| DISPLAY TIMES | Posters will be on display at the conference from Friday 9 October (10am); through till Saturday at 5pm. Presenters need to bring their printed poster in A0 size to the registration desk where they will be directed to their allocated poster board. Presenters need to adhere the poster to the posterboard by lunchtime on Friday 9 October and retrieve their poster after 5pm on Saturday 10 October. Uncollected posters will be disposed of. |
| Poster Size | All poster authors are requested to prepare their posters in an A0 format. Please prepare your poster in LANDSCAPE FORMAT. See below for layout sizes. |
| FIXING YOUR POSTER | We will be using display boards that have front runner fabric, and Velcro is the best adhesive. Please remember to BYO. |