WCPT-IPT-HOPE –Online Educational Session
Spring 2016
Getting your message out:
how to write good abstracts
Presenter: Dr Cathy Bulley, Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy, Queen
Margaret University, Edinburgh, Singapore
Research Director, WCPT-IPT-HOPE
Date: Thursday February 25th, 2016
Time: 12:00 AM-13:00 Noon (EST) [17:00-18:00 GMT]
Link: https://oakland.webex.com/oakland/k2/j.php?ED=411561757&UID=1
Meeting password: Winter2016
The session will be recorded so if you are not able to view it at the scheduled time, a link will be posted on the
WCPT website two days following this presentation so that you may view the video recording.
Purpose: This presentation aims to provide guidance and support in developing an abstract that succinctly
communicates the results of your audit, service evaluation or research study in preparation for the WCPT
Congress 2017 abstract submission deadline (October 2016).
Objectives:
1. To consider possible benefits of presenting at WCPT, for you, your practice, and potentially for people
you work with and/or advocate for
2. To learn how to identify ‘nuggets’ of learning that others could benefit from knowing
3. To discuss ‘formulae’ for writing succinct and yet detailed abstracts
4. To identify ways of locating support with developing and submitting abstracts
Biography:
Cathy is a Senior Lecturer in the Physiotherapy Subject Area in Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh. She
completed her PhD there in 2002, looking at measurement and psychological aspects of physical activity and
exercise behaviour in young women. After working clinically for a short time, she became very interested in
lymphedema and its relationship with cancer through conducting a needs assessment of lymphedema services
in a large area of Scotland. Since then she has been involved in studying limb volume measurement, screening
for morbidity after breast cancer, and is currently interested in developing a locally sustainable intervention to
provide long-term support to people who wish to start, maintain or increase their physical activity after cancer
treatment. She conducts research with people who live with other long-term conditions, including people living
with multiple sclerosis, stroke, advanced renal disease, and with people who provide informal care. She uses a
variety of research methods, but her favourites usually involve asking people about their lived experiences using
qualitative methods. She is passionate about ensuring that people benefit from the audit, service evaluation and
research work that we do, by increasing the amount that enters the public domain through presentation or
publication. She supports BSc (Hons), MSc and PhD students, as well as colleagues in academic and clinical
practice to disseminate their work in different forums and types of publication. Cathy is the current Research
Director for the WCPT-IPT-HOPE Network.