Call for abstracts! 

Our annual Interdisciplinary Conference in Rehabilitation Science of BC (INCREASE BC) event is on its way, and we want you to be part of it! We invite applications for presentations from clinicians, researchers, graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and residents on projects for the rehabilitation community. 

The keynote sessions will revolve around the theme of Rehabilitation across the lifespan: Navigating physical, social, and mental disability, though submissions from all fields of rehabilitation research are welcome! 

Deadline: March 06, 2026 

This year, participants have an option to present their research in an oral, poster, or 3-Minute Thesis format. A 3-Minute Thesis allows presenters the opportunity to creatively share their research and its significance in just three minutes using one slide. Please refer to the UBC 3-Minute Thesis for guidance and examples (https://3mt.grad.ubc.ca/).  

Each presentation format will have its own prize awarded to the best presenters! 

All presenters must attend and present their research in-person. 

This year’s INCREASE BC will be held at the Chan Auditorium, BC Children’s Hospital on April 22, 2026. 

Submit an abstract here 

Please follow the guidelines for submission for all three presentation formats (oral, poster, and 3-Minute Thesis):  

• Headings (Oral and Poster): title, background & aims, methods, results, conclusion 

• Headings (3-Minute Thesis): title, background & aims, methods, significance 

• The body of the abstract (background & aims to conclusion/significance) should be a maximum of 250 words 

• Authors should be listed in the correct order (surname, first name; surname first name) with superscript numbers 

• Underneath the authors, superscript should follow the format: Affiliation, City, Country 

• Presenter; email (at the bottom of the abstract) 

Example abstract: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1D-Z2eMUuxrIQmiQgeJDtN7Ay2MgQUKJNl4vww8z9pX0/edit 

Submit an abstract here 

Please note that, as this is an accredited event by UBC Continuing Professional Development, in accordance with the UBC CPD Ethical Standards, based on the National Standard for Support of Accredited CPD Activities, all content must disclose a description of all financial or in-kind relationships with for-profit and not-for profit organizations over the previous two years that could be perceived to influence the content of the educational activity.  

As such, in your abstract submission, you will be asked to upload a completed disclosure form. The fillable PDF can be downloaded here 

Submit an abstract here