Abstract Submissions
KEY DATES
Submissions Open - Monday 22nd June 2026
Submissions Close - Friday 7th August 2026
ASBHM2027 welcomes submissions of original research, review studies, and replication studies from academics, clinicians and policy-makers at all levels involved in behavioural medicine. Statistical significance or "novelty" of submissions is not a necessary criterion; however, submissions must align with the themes of ASBHM and be of interest to delegates.
Areas of interest include, but are not limited to:
Oncology, dietetics/nutrition, psychology, public health, chronic disease management, health behaviour change, lifestyle psychiatry and medicine, digital health and technology, communicable diseases, health education, prevention and risk reduction, and psychophysiology and biobehavioural mechanisms (e.g., stress).
Presentation Types
We will be offering the below presentation types at ASBHM2027:
Oral Presentation
This presentation style consists of a multi-slide visual presentation (e.g., PowerPoint) with a limit of 10 minutes of presentation time, with 5 minutes for questions and discussion at the end. You can submit your abstract without results, however, preliminary findings (at a minimum) must be presented at ASBHM2027.
Rapid Presentation
This presentation style is ASBHM’s modern version of a traditional ‘poster’ presentation. It consists of a single static visual slide (formatted however you please), with a 3-minute presentation time and 2 minutes for questions and discussion at the end.
Symposium
This presentation style consists of 4-5 oral presentations within the same topic area. Symposium submissions must contain presentations/speakers from at least two different organisations. The session is chaired by a symposium member. Symposium submissions must be cutting-edge and innovative, advancing new or existing knowledge in health psychology and behavioural medicine.
Abstract Submission Guidelines
Only submissions entered through the online portal will be accepted. Any abstracts sent by email will not be considered.
All submissions need to follow the guidelines below:
Oral presentation and rapid communication submissions:
- Written in English and related to an area of health psychology and/or behavioural medicine (see above for some ideas).
- Structured, using the headings: background/aims, methods, results, conclusions.
- Abstracts that do not currently have results will be considered.
- Does not exceed 250 words
- Do not include the title, author’s name or references in this word count.
- Abstracts must not include tables or figures but can include references if required.
- Authors are advised to please proofread their abstracts before submission for grammatical and spelling errors.
- Please ensure you select the type of presentation/s you would like your abstract to be considered for.
Symposium submissions:
- Symposium title.
- Overarching symposium abstract/summary of no greater than 250 words (written in English). Does not need to be structured.
- Names, affiliations and titles of each presentation in the symposium.
- All in a single word document or PDF, and uploaded via the submission portal. Individual submissions are not required.
- If a member of the symposium is also applying for a travel scholarship, they can submit their abstract separately (but indicate it is part of a symposium submission). See the below section for more details.
Please note:
- Submission of an abstract does not mean you are automatically registered for the conference.
- Registration for the conference is separate. If you do not register by the deadline, your abstract will be removed from consideration in the scientific program.
All submitted abstracts will be reviewed by members of the ASBHM2027 Scientific Planning Committee and authors will be advised of the outcome of their submission via email in October 2026. If you have any queries regarding your submission or the abstract submission process, please send an email to us at admin@asbhm.com.
Please submit your abstract via the button below.
Travel Scholarships
We are offering eight travel scholarships valued at $750 AUD to assist in attending ASBHM2027!
The scholarship can be used to fund travel (i.e., airfares), accommodation, and registration costs for those who have submitted/will be submitting an abstract to present at the conference. The scholarship types available are outlined below:
- 4x scholarships are available for students and early-career (<5 years post-Masters/PhD, excluding career disruptions) delegates.
- 3x scholarships are available for all delegates (i.e., there is no restriction on career stage).
- 1x scholarship is available for a mental health/health practitioner delegate (who does not currently hold an academic position).
Scholarships will be awarded based on the following criteria:
- Academic and Professional Merit of Abstract (excluded from applications from practitioners)
- Personal and Career Development of Attending ASBHM2027
- Financial Need
- Diversity and Inclusion
- Prepare your abstract as per the instructions above (those applying for the practitioner scholarship are not required to do this).
- Prepare a one-page (approximately 500 words) Personal Statement addressing criteria 2-4 (above).
- Access the abstract submission portal using the button above.
- Complete the relevant sections for your abstract submission.
- Upload your completed one-page Personal Statement (Word or PDF) at the end of the submission.
- Select which of the travel scholarships are you applying for.
Practitioner applications only: for the abstract submission sections in the portal, please type ‘N/A’.
Scholarship applications as part of symposium submissions: Symposium are to be submitted as a whole application (see above), therefore if you are wanting to apply for a travel scholarship but are presenting as part of a symposium you are required, in addition to the symposium application, submit your individual abstract along with your Personal Statement. To make this clear for the reviewers, please include *(as part of symposium)* after the abstract title.