Latebreakers

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This program was created to receive late breaker abstracts using the on-line system. The following APHA programs are accepting late breaker submissions:

Epidemiology Section

The Epidemiology Section invites the submission of late breaker abstracts related to epidemiology for the 136th APHA annual meeting, October 25-29, 2008 in San Diego, CA.

All abstracts may be submitted through the APHA website beginning Friday, May 30, 2008. Please follow the directions on the website. Abstracts must describe studies completed after the general February 2008 abstract deadline to be considered for presentation. In addition, abstracts must be 250 words or less with the standard background, methods, results, and discussion sections. Abstracts submitted without results will not be reviewed. Studies that are specific to the theme of the conference, “Public Health Without Borders”, will receive highest priority.

Individuals should submit material only if they, or a designee, are committed to presenting the paper or poster. Preferences for oral versus poster presentation will be considered, but the program committee will make the final determination. The deadline for late breakers is Friday July 11, 2008. Decisions will be sent to abstract submitters in mid-August. If you have any questions, please contact Aaron Mendelsohn (Section Program Planner) at apha_epi@yahoo.com.

Injury Control and Emergency Health Services Section

APHA's Injury Control and Emergency Health Services Section is inviting abstracts to be submitted for two Late-Breaker Sessions to occur at the 2008 APHA Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA. The poster session is scheduled for Tuesday, October 28 from 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM. The oral session is scheduled for Wednesday, October 29, from 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM.

These sessions are a forum for presentation of research findings and events that have been produced or transpired recently (i.e., after the February deadline of the original ICEHS Call for Abstracts). A brief statement should be included in the abstract (or in the expanded summary, described below) that justifies how the work meets this criterion of being “late-breaking.”

The Section will accept abstracts of no more than 250 words (structured as: Background/Purpose, Methods, Results/Outcomes, and Conclusions) between June 17, 2008 and July 11, 2008, 11:59 PM PST. An expanded summary of the paper must be submitted with the abstract. The average length of an expanded summary is 500 words (maximum limit of 2,000). Its purpose is to provide additional information to help reviewers judge the relevance and quality of your work. It should not repeat the abstract material, but instead should provide complementary details about the work. Do not include tables or figures in your submission.

Preferences for oral versus poster presentation will be considered, but the program committee will make the final determination. Only one abstract may be submitted per primary author. Abstracts must contain results, and abstracts specific to the theme of the conference, “Public Health Without Borders,” are encouraged. Individuals who present abstracts at the Annual Meeting must be members of the APHA.
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    Students are encouraged to submit a late-breaker abstract and are eligible to be considered for the Student Paper Award. Your preference to be considered can be indicated using the menus in the online submission website. To be considered for the Award competition, students must submit a complete manuscript for review by September 1, 2008. Detailed instructions regarding the Student Paper Award will be posted on the ICEHS website: http://www.apha.org/membergroups/sections/aphasections/icehs/
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    All abstracts must be submitted through APHA’s website: http://apha.confex.com/apha/136am/late.htm

    Notification of decisions will be e-mailed to all submitters in mid-August. Please address questions to Douglas Wiebe, ICEHS Program Chair, at dwiebe@mail.med.upenn.edu


    To begin your submission now click on the "submit abstract" link below.
    • Epidemiolology Latebreaker
    • Injury Control and Emergency Health Services Latebreaker

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    Program Planner Contact Information:
    Donna Wright
    APHA
    800 I st.
    Washington, DC 20001
    Phone: 202-777-2477
    Donna.Wright@apha.org