CALL FOR ABSTRACTS — 137am APHA Annual MeetingOccupational Health and SafetySubmission Deadline: Friday, February 20, 2009 |
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** PLEASE NOTE THE DEADLINE EXTENSION TO MIDNIGHT FEBRUARY 20 2009. Also, please be aware that the OHS section encourages student participation in APHA and offers student scholarships based on quality of submitted abstract! The Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Section welcomes abstracts on topics related to workers’ health and safety for the 137th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association (APHA). This year, the OHS Section is strongly encouraging submissions that incorporate the theme of “Research to Practice”, emphasizing the practical application of presented information, and submissions for the third annual “Occupational Health Disparities Institute” emphasizing differential exposures and health effects between worker groups. We are interested in receiving abstracts for 90-minute sessions or individual presentations that reflect these themes in the context of occupational health and safety. In addition to the themes mentioned above, topics of particular interest to the OHS Section are:
All submissions should inform and encourage discussions at the meeting. Please refer to the list of suggested topics and consider how your abstract may contribute to the Annual Meeting's theme. Deadline for abstract submission is February 20, 2009 (new deadline), 11:59 PM (EST). You are invited to submit an abstract for a poster, oral or roundtable presentation, or a 90 minute session. The OHS strongly encourages the submission of proposals for organized sessions of 3-4 presentations on one of the topics listed above. You may submit a proposal for a 90-minute session at this time by submitting individual abstracts for each presentation. Your abstract should describe the role, point-of-view, or perspective brought by each of the anticipated/proposed speakers. Preference will be given to sessions that are coordinated with other APHA Sections. In addition, in order for your abstract to receive consideration, your abstract MUST include 1 measurable objective - [see below for examples]. Abstracts submitted without appropriate objectives will be returned – this is an APHA requirement for Continuing Education credits. Please contact Kerry Souza Program Chair [ksouza@hsph.harvard.edu], if you are interested in organizing a session for the 2009 meeting. ________________________________________ Continuing Education Credit APHA values the ability to provide continuing education credit to physicians, nurses and health educators at its annual meeting. Please complete all required information when submitting an abstract so members can claim credit for attending your session. These credits are necessary for members to keep their licenses and credentials. For a session to be eligible for Continuing Education Credit, each presenter must provide: 1) An abstract free of trade and/or commercial product names, 2) At least one MEASURABLE objective (to understand or to learn are not measurable objectives), Examples of Acceptable Measurable Action Words: Explain, Demonstrate, Analyze, Formulate, Discuss, Compare, Differentiate, Describe, Name, Assess, Evaluate, Identify, Design, Define or List. 3) A signed Conflict of Interest form with a relevant qualification statement. Thank you for your assistance in making your session credit worthy. Contact Annette Ferebee at annette.ferebee@apha.org if you have any questions. |
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