Writing conference abstracts: a guide for Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology practitioners

Rehabilitation and assistive technology practitioners are often encouraged to disseminate results of research and evaluation activities. Presenting work at conferences is a great way to highlight the work of health practitioners and share experiences with others. Most conferences require potential presenters to submit an abstract through a 'Call for abstracts' process. This article presents strategies to plan and write abstracts for conferences. It describes key stages in the process: discussions, drafting using generative questions or structured headings, next steps and a final checklist.