OMOZ 2026
BRISBANE (MEANJIN)
TURRABUL AND YUGGARA COUNTRY

Abstract Categories

Submissions are invited that address one or more of the following areas:

Flexible, High-Quality Service Delivery

• Outreach, hybrid, or hub-and-spoke models that deliver consistent clinical care across diverse settings

• Approaches to maintaining continuity of care across regions, services, and patient journeys

• Innovations that improve access, efficiency, quality, or safety in ear and hearing health service delivery

Culturally Safe and Clinically Led Practice

• Models of care that integrate cultural safety with strong clinical governance and professional standards

• Workforce development initiatives that strengthen clinical capability and multidisciplinary practice

• Strategies for delivering high-quality care in culturally diverse and complex service environments

Integrated Systems and Evidence-Informed Care

• Integrated care pathways across ENT, audiology, speech pathology, primary health, education, and early childhood

• Research, evaluation, or data-driven approaches that inform service improvement and clinical decision-making

• System-level initiatives that support sustainability, scalability, and long-term impact

Abstract Submission Guidelines 

• Abstracts are restricted to 250 words or less (not including title, authors and affiliations).

• Abstracts to be typed in Word format.

• Structured (Introduction, Methods, Results, Conclusion), or Unstructured narrative form will be accepted.

• All abstracts: Use capitals and bold typeface for the title.

• All abstracts: Authors’ full name. Institution, department, city on the next line.

• Underline the author who will present the paper.  Please state the professional role of the presenter. Please include your contact email address.

• Type the text in single line spacing using portrait orientation. Take care not to type outside the margins (Left and right hand margin 3 cm; Top and bottom margin 2cm)

• Must fit on a single A4 page. No images or tables will be accepted.

• Poster dimensions should not exceed 100cm (width) x 120cm (height) (portrait orientation).

• Indicate your preferred presentation form - either Oral Communication or Poster.

• Note: final decisions on format of presentation will be made by the OMOZ 2024 Committee. If the abstract is not accepted an early bird registration discount would be offered.