CHARM 2024
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CHARM 2024 will be held from 17-21 June 2024.
About CHARM
The Canberra Health Annual Research Meeting (CHARM) is an annual five-day event connecting researchers, students, clinicians, policy makers, consumers, carers, industry, administrators, leaders and partners in the ACT’s health system.
Hosted in Canberra, it explores and demonstrates how research contributes to a learning health system through discovery, collaboration and translation.
CHARM is an opportunity to collaborate and network, strengthening interdisciplinary research while showcasing the far-reaching impact of health research in the ACT.
Rising star awards
This year CHARM is introducing a new awards program. The inaugural CHARM rising star awards aim to:
- recognise and showcase the achievements of developing Canberra health researchers
- contribute to a positive research culture which supports and acknowledges progress and development in research capacity and capability.
Applications open at 9 am on 15 April 2024 and close at 5 pm on 19 May 2024.
For more information and to submit your nomination visit the CHARM rising star awards application form.
Key dates
- 4 March – Abstract submissions open
- 8 April – Abstract submissions close
- 17-21 June – CHARM sessions and workshops
CHARM partners
CHARM is hosted by ACT Health in collaboration with:
- Canberra Health Services
- Australian National University
- University of Canberra
- UNSW Ageing Futures Institute
- Australian Catholic University
- Health Care Consumers Association
The meeting is a cornerstone event in supporting the ACT’s health system to become a learning health system by investing in its people and showcasing the infrastructure and platforms which facilitate high-value research, directly delivering on objectives within Better Together: A strategic plan for research in the ACT health system 2022-2030.
CHARM topics and presentations
Principal topics covered in the meeting span the National Health and Medical Research Committee’s four pillars of health research:
- biomedical
- clinical
- public health
- health services research
Areas of research can include, but are not limited to:
- nursing
- midwifery
- allied health and population health research
- data analytics and policy research
- pre-clinical and clinical research
- quality assessments and evaluations
The event features presentations from invited international and national speakers; oral and poster presentations from health researchers in our region; plus other exciting sessions and a series of workshops.
Program overview
Day 1: Big picture: Celebrating research and shaping health leadership
Day 2: ACT research showcase – partners’ highlights
Day 3: Abstract presentations, panels and workshops
Day 4: Abstract presentations, panels and workshops – clinical focus
Day 5: Workshops – putting things in practice
Contact us
For more information or to get in touch, please email CHARM@act.gov.au
Resources
Better Together: A strategic plan for research in the ACT health system 2022-2030.