2025 HAA Summit Poster Abstract Submission Form

 

Healthy Aging Alberta is pleased to incorporate a poster presentation session into the 2025 Healthy Aging Alberta Summit. This session will provide the opportunity for researchers to share their work with the community-based seniors serving sector and system partners in Alberta. Additionally, this session will showcase community-based research that is already happening in Alberta. We hope that this session will celebrate cross-sectoral collaboration and build more capacity for future academic and community partnerships. 

We are inviting poster submissions that are aligned with the overall conference theme and include information that advance theory, knowledge, research, practice and policy impacting older adults in Alberta. Researchers, practitioners, students, or organizations working with older adults are invited to submit. 

Deadline to submit an abstract is May 30, 2025 

 

Please complete this form to submit a poster abstract for the 2025 Healthy Aging Summit.

Please review the poster abstract submission criteria that we will use to assess all submissions:

1. Relevance to Conference Theme 

  • Your abstract aligns with the conference's focus on community-based older adults or the community-based seniors serving sector 

  • Your abstract addresses key topics such as aging in place, social isolation, health promotion, caregiving, or aging policy 

  • Your abstract demonstrates that you have collaborated with partners in the community-based seniors serving sector 

2. Background and Significance 

  • Your abstract provides sufficient context on the issue being studied 

  • Your abstract aligns with the needs and priorities of community-based older adults 

3. Methods and Approach 

  • If research based: does your abstract describe the study design, data collection methods, and analysis? 

  • If practice based: does it describe the program, intervention, or initiative, including how it was implemented and evaluated? 

4. Implications for Practice or Policy 

  • Your abstract highlights how the findings contribute to improving services, policies, or quality of life for community-based older adults 

  • Your abstract suggests practical applications or next steps 

5. Innovation and Contribution 

  • Your abstract presents a novel approach, intervention, or insight 

  • Your abstract adds to the existing knowledge in aging and community-based care 

6. Formatting 

  • The form is complete and follows the word limits, where indicated.