CALL FOR ABSTRACTS — 140th APHA Annual Meeting

Theme: Prevention and Wellness Across the Lifespan

Occupational Health and Safety

Submission Deadline: Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Instructions for individuals submitting an abstract(s) for a poster, oral, or roundtable presentation:

Abstracts should be no longer than 250 words.  Where applicable, organize your abstract into four sections: Background and Objective(s), Methods, Results, Conclusion(s).  

OHS understands that you may not have results at the time of submission; if not, please include preliminary results or expected outcomes.  Statements such as “findings will be reported” are not sufficient.

The OHS Section strives to offer a full program of scientific sessions at which participants are able to earn continuing education (CE) credits.  We, therefore, require each abstract include the following:

1. An abstract that does not mention any trade and/or commercial products.
2. A signed Conflict of Interest form with a relevant qualification statement. Your qualifications statement should list your unique expertise to present the information identified in your abstract.  Note: “I am a professor at XYZ university” is not deemed an acceptable qualifications statement by the CE accrediting organizations.  An acceptable qualifications statement would be: “I have conducted research on the ABC topic for 5 years, and was the co-PI on this project.” 
3. At least one measurable objective, which must include one of the following action words: explain, demonstrate, analyze, formulate, discuss, compare, differentiate, describe, name, assess, evaluate, identify, design, define, or list. Note: ‘to understand’ or ‘to learn’ are not measurable objectives.
4. All continuing education learning content must be of sound science or professional practice and serve to maintain, develop, or increase the knowledge, skills and professional competence of the health professional. Learning content should be evidence-based if available. A list of over 30 areas will be provided online from which to choose. You will be asked to choose at least one or up to six areas that your presentation will address.

You will be notified on or around June 1, 2012 if your abstract is accepted, rejected or wait-listed.

Additional instructions for individuals submitting a set of abstracts for a 90-minute oral session:

Slots for 90-minute sessions are very competitive.  A complete, well-written abstract is required for each presentation proposed for the 90-minute session.  Ideally, four presentations will make up the 90-minute session.  The session request will be evaluated by the OHS Section reviewers based on the quality of each individual abstract, as well as the degree to which the individual abstracts complement each other, the diversity of the speakers (e.g., different disciplines, organizations, backgrounds) and the proposed session’s potential contribution to the overall OHS Section scientific program.   

Submission Requirements:  Each 90-minute session requires one “session abstract” and one abstract for each proposed presentation.

1. Submit one abstract using the proposed title for the 90-minute session to serve as a “placeholder” for the overall session.  In the first sentence of the abstract write, “this is an abstract for a 90-minute session.”  Describe briefly the session objectives, and include the names of each proposed presenter and the title of their presentations in the body of the abstract. 
2. List the organizer or key contact person for the proposed session as the “first author” on session abstract.
3. Indicate in the ‘notes’ field that this is an overview abstract for a proposed 90-minute session. 
4. Ensure that each proposed presenter submits an abstract for their unique presentation.  They should indicate in the ‘notes’ field that this abstract is part of the [proposed title of session] organized by [name of organizer].

A list of potential topic areas of interest:

• Aging Workforce and/or Young Workers
  
• Blue-Green Alliances
  
• Chemicals & Toxic Substances
  
• Community Health Workers (e.g., promotoras)
  
• Construction, Transportation, Mining, and/or Agricultural Workers
  
• Electronic Medical Records
  
• Energy Sector Workers (e.g. fracking, solar manufacturing, green energy)
  
• Evaluation Research
  
• Goods Movement
  
• Historical Perspectives on OHS & 100th Anniversary of APHA OHS Planning
  
• Hotel, Domestic & Healthcare Workers
  
• Illness Prevention
  
• Infectious Disease Prevention
  
• Injury Epidemiology
  
• International Experiences/Efforts in Health and Safety
  
• Low-Wage Workers, Temporary Workers, other Vulnerable Workers
  
• Nanotechnology
  
• Occupational Health Disparities
  
• Occupational Hygiene & Exposure Assessment
  
• Prevention through Design and/or the Built Environment
  
• Social Media to Promote OHS topics
  
• Student-conducted OHS Projects or Research
  
• Surveillance of Injuries, Diseases and other Work-related Conditions
  
• Waste & Recycling Workers
  
• Work Organization and Control, including Shift Work
  
• Worker Training Programs & Training Evaluation
  
• Workplace Health Promotion
  
• Other OHS Topics
  

http://www.apha.org/membergroups/sections/aphasections/occupational