CALL FOR ABSTRACTS — 139th APHA Annual Meeting

Theme: Healthy Communities Promote Healthy Minds & Bodies

Genomics Forum

Submission Deadline: Wednesday, February 16, 2011
The Genomics Forum invites abstracts related to the 2011 conference theme, "Healthy Communities Promote Healthy Minds and Bodies," as well as to areas of special interest to public health practitioners and researchers interested in the field of genomics. We are especially interested in studies that may inform future research, identify public health priorities, and describe the impact of existing genomics policies and practice on public health. Abstracts on various aspects of the ethical, legal, and social issues of genomics are also encouraged.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
  • Communicating Genetic and Genomic Information to the Public
    Public health professional competency, public and provider awareness, genetic literacy, direct to consumer testing
  • Community Roles in Public Health Genomics
    Novel applications, partnerships, collaborations, virtual and physical communities
  • Ethical Issues in Genomics and Community Health
    Genetic discrimination, race and genetics, newborn screening, biobanking
  • Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology
    Disease susceptibility, gene-environment interactions
  • Genetics, Genomics and Health disparities
    Access to genetic services and research opportunities, cost of genetic services, reproductive genetics, stigmatization
  • Public Health response to Personalized medicine and Pharmaceuticals
    Populations reached by pharmacogenetic testing, direct to consumer testing
  • Translational Research in Genomics and Community Health Education
    Family health history, screening programs, behavioral responses to genomic information, public and provider education
Abstracts should be 250 words or less and cannot refer to web pages or URLs. The deadline for submitting abstracts to the Genomics Forum is February 16, 2011.

All abstracts will be reviewed based on relevance to the conference theme and/or to the Genomics Forum, noteworthiness of problem, and quality of research design, methods, and interpretation.

The Genomics Forum encourages abstract submissions from students and those who have never presented at an APHA annual meeting, especially community-based organizations. Be sure to indicate new presenter or student status when submitting your abstract, and whether you would like to be considered for the third annual Genomics and Public Health Award. Presenting authors of accepted abstracts must become members of APHA.

For additional information, please contact the Genomics Forum Program Committee Chair, Tricia Page (ppage@emory.edu) or the Program Committee Co-Chair, Kate Reed (kreed@nchpeg.org). For any and all inquiries, always refer to the abstract by the abstract number as assigned to you online.

Continuing Education Credit
APHA values the ability to provide continuing education credit to physicians, nurses, health educators and those certified in public health 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 (DO NOT USE understand or to learn as objectives, they are not measureable).

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 (Disclosure) form with a relevant Qualification Statement. See an example of an acceptable Qualification Statement on the online Disclosure form.

Thank you for your assistance in making your session credit worthy.
Contact Annette Ferebee at annette.ferebee@apha.org if you have any questions concerning continuing education credit. Contact the program planner for all other questions.
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Program Planner Contact Information:
Patricia Page, MS, CGC
Genomics and Public Health Program
Emory University
2165 N. Decatur Road
Decatur, GA 30033
Phone: (404) 778-8513
ppage@emory.edu

and
H. Dean Hosgood, PhD, MPH
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics
National Cancer Institute
6120 Executive Blvd. MSC 7240
Executive Plaza South, 8th Floor
Bethesda, MD 2=20892-7240
Phone: 301-594-4649
hosgoodd@mail.nih.gov

and
Kate Reed
NCHPEG
2360 W. Joppa Rd
Ste 320
Lutherville, MD 21093
Phone: 410-583-0600
kreed@nchpeg.org