TUFH 2025 THEME

Reframing Health Equity: Challenging Assumptions and Reimagining Solutions

Format

TUFH 2025 we will be accepting abstracts in International English.
There is a 250-word limit. The conference formats are chosen to encourage active participation by all conference attendees. The conference program will predominantly be based on contributions from the participants.

Since TUFH 2025 will be a physical conference with a virtual component, you will have to choose in your application if you wish to present your abstract in person in Cape Town, South Africa, or virtually. Workshops will only be accepted in a physical format, all other abstract types can be presented virtually. Abstracts that will be presented in person will receive priority in the abstract acceptance process.

We strongly recommend attending the TUFH 2025 conference in person, but for those unable to travel, we will provide the opportunity to participate virtually.

Deadlines

Abstract submission opens October 15th, 2024.

Submission Deadlines:
• Oral Presentations – March 31st, 2025
• Workshops – March 31st, 2025
• TUFH Talks – March 31st, 2025
• TUFH Documentaries – March 31st, 2025

 

Tips

Read our tips for submitting an abstract for TUFH 2025.

Abtract Guidelines

Oral Presentations

Oral Presentations allow 5 minutes to present your work with a poster for visual effect followed by a facilitated discussion among presenters and conference participants. The moderator will invite participants to ask questions and to share experiences pertinent to themes brought up in the presentations. At the conference, contributors and participants will meet in groups of about 30 persons for two-hour sessions. Use this format when writing about research: Introduction – Methods -Results – Discussion – Conclusion.

TUFH 2025 is very proud to host the 2 hour-long oral presentation and discussion sessions where students and professionals can present their work using a poster for visual effect. Usually, the presenter has worked on this project for one or more years. They will present the timeline, agenda, goals, results, difficulties, implementation possibilities, etc. Oral Presentations are not always research based, but can also be used to describe a project or organization. The discussion is guided by a moderator who will also seek to facilitate future collaborations based on the projects that are presented. The projects are on different topics linked to a theme and can be in different stages (research project, running project, concluded project, or study). The presenters of Oral Presentations are key to the Scientific value of the TUFH 2025 conference. It is their projects that attendees of the TUFH 2025 conference come to learn about.

AVAILABLE for PHYSICAL and VIRTUAL PARTICIPANTS to PRESENT.

 

Workshop

Workshops are instructional sessions in which presenters teach and discuss particular skills and techniques, or facilitate learning on a focused topic. The session should accomplish specific learning objectives designed to provide participants with increased competence in some area of importance to the conference theme and goal. The session should include opportunities for practice and feedback. When this is not possible, the session should include a discussion of the skills or topic covered with application to in the participants’ settings.

Workshops are 2 hours long. Workshops have an average of 20 participants

AVAILABLE for PHYSICAL and VIRTUAL PARTICIPANTS to PRESENT. Limited spaces!

TUFH Talks

TUFH Talks is a format, akin to a Ted Talk, where participants give short, powerful talks (3 minutes) that share projects, policies, collaborations, or initiatives in which health, education, or other sectors contribute to a healthier society. They are followed by a facilitated discussion among presenters and participants.

The number of participants will be restricted to allow for adequate presentation and discussion time; those who are not selected for TUFH Talks will be considered for Oral Presentation sessions.

For an example of a Ted Talk, check out Art Kaufman!

AVAILABLE for PHYSICAL and VIRTUAL PARTICIPANTS to PRESENT. 

TUFH Documentary

A documentary should reflect your ability to use audiovisual equipment to communicate your topic’s significance. The documentary category will help you develop skills in using photographs, film, video, audio, computers, and graphic presentations. Your presentation should include primary source materials and also must be an original production. To produce a documentary, you must have access to equipment and be able to operate it.

Your documentary focus should be related to a local community and showcase local action. You must present and submit your documentary under one of the 4 subthemes of TUFH 2025.
Your documentary has to be a minimum of 5 minutes and a maximum of 10 minutes (including introductions and credits).
You must submit an abstract where you clearly describe what the documentary focus will be (deadline March 31st 2025).
If your abstract is approved, you will have to send your final documentary to secretariat@thenetworktufh.org by May 15th at the latest. Your documentary will undergo a review by the Scientific Committee to give final approval to present at TUFH 2025.

During the TUFH Documentary Session, each presenter will be allowed a maximum of 10 minutes where the documentary will be shown, followed by a facilitated discussion among presenters and conference participants. The moderator will invite participants to ask questions and to share experiences pertinent to themes brought up in the presentations. At the conference, contributors and participants will meet in groups of about 20 persons for a two-hour session. 

For an example, please view here.

AVAILABLE for PHYSICAL and VIRTUAL PARTICIPANTS to PRESENT. 

How to Submit Your Abstract

Here is the step by step video for TUFH 2020 that will take you through the abstract submission (it is the same for TUFH 2025). 

ABSTRACT REVIEW PROCESS

Abstracts will be reviewed by members of a Review Committee. The following minimum criteria will be used:

  • Adherence to submission instructions
  • Relevance to the conference theme and goals
  • Potential for engaging participants in meaningful discussion
  • Clarity of writing

Upon review, members of the Committee will assign one of the following results:

  • Accepted
  • Accepted in another format
  • Rejected

NOTE: Identities of authors will be concealed from the reviewers during the review process. There will not be a re-review process this year.

TIMING

You will be informed of the status of your abstract by April 30th, 2025 at the latest. Early abstract submitters may receive their status prior to this date.

REGISTRATION

Please be informed that all presenters must register and pay in full by June 30th, 2025 if they wish to be included on the program.

PUBLICITY CONSENT

If you have an accepted abstract, you acknowledge and agree that The Network: TUFH, Woods System of Care, the organizing committee of this conference, and sponsors of this conference may edit and publish in any of their digital or printed communications or publications, including but not limited to, websites, social media outlets, newsletters, annual reports, and promotional materials;  the information provided including but not limited to the full abstract, your name, co-author information, pictures, and institutions.