Call for Abstracts and Conference Theme - NATSIEHC22
Indigenous Eye Health (IEH) at the University of Melbourne are pleased to announce a Call for Abstracts for the 2022 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Eye Health Conference (NATSIEHC22).
Abstract Submissions
Abstract submissions are now open for the 2022 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Eye Health Conference (NATSIEHC22).
The NATSIEHC22 will be held on 24-26 May 2022, and we are inviting abstract submissions for Oral, Tabletop, Workshop and Poster presentations in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander eye health.
We welcome abstracts from all working in or interested in improving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander eye health. Abstract submissions from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander presenters and co-presenters will be prioritised.
Key Dates | |
| Call for Abstract Open | Monday 20 December 2021 |
| Call for Abstract Close | Friday 25 February 2022 |
| Acceptance Notification | Friday 25 March 2022 |
Conference Theme
The theme for this year's conference is Our Vision in Our Hands representing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leadership and ownership of eye health.
Background: The conference theme for 2022 has been set by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Leadership Group overseeing NATSIEHC22 and invites consideration of how best to approach efforts to close the gap for vision and end avoidable vision loss and blindness. It calls for greater leadership and ownership of eye health by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people along with the shift in power that is necessary to produce the outcomes that we are all working towards.
The activities delivered as part of this theme will support the sector to purposely move towards assuming the roles that are required to advance eye health outcomes for Australia’s First Peoples.
For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander delegates the conference will aim to empower, inform and inspire, enabling First Nations peoples to play a key role in leading the eye health initiatives designed to improve eye health outcomes in their communities. For non-Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander delegates, the conference will aim to deliver knowledge, guidance and some practical skills to help shape their future contribution to ending avoidable blindness. This will include seeding some early ideas on how they, their colleagues and their non-Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations may wish to begin adjusting their approaches to supporting eye care. The goal is to permeate the thinking across all levels of the sector from the national policy landscape to funding bodies, service providers and the communities themselves.