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Public Health Association's 137th Annual Meeting and Exposition to be held November 7–11, 2009 in Philadelphia, PA. We invite you to submit abstracts for poster and oral presentations. Abstracts for a Student Poster session are also being accepted for this meeting. Abstracts should be 350 words or less and must include learning objectives. Incomplete abstracts will not be considered. BCHW strongly encourages that abstracts submitted relate to the APHA theme for the 2009 Meeting: "Water and Public Health: the 21st Century Challenge." and focus on public health and well-being in racial and ethnic populations and peoples of the African diaspora. BCHW encourages individuals with local, national and international research experience to submit abstracts. New investigators and students are encouraged to respond. This Call for Abstracts for the scientific sessions requests papers relevant to peoples of the African diaspora in the following topic areas:
Abstracts should follow the 2009 Annual Theme: Water and Public Health: the 21st Century Challenge. All abstracts must: • Be 350 words or less; • Clearly state whether a supplemental summary is to be considered; • Be original previously unpresented work; • Follow proper protocol for APHA abstract submission; no use of brand names or organizations is permitted. • Be submitted electronically through the APHA on-line electronic abstract submission website; • Be received no later than midnight FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2009. • Incomplete abstracts will not be considered. Potential presenters interested in submitting a summary (no more than 1,000 words) must email their summary and relevant contact information to Diane R. Johnson at bchw1968@gmail.org by midnight, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2009. CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS 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). a. Examples of Acceptable Measurable Action Words: i. 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 Questions about continuing education are to be addressed to Annette Ferebee at annette.ferebee@apha.org PANEL SESSION and LINKED-ABSTRACT DETAILS Scientific program sessions are 90-minutes and typically hold four to five abstracts within a similar theme. If you are interested in linking abstracts to be presented in the same scientific session, please be sure to link all submitted abstracts together. You MUST link each abstract within the APHA on-line abstract submission program. Please also be sure to notify the BCHW that these abstracts are to be reviewed as a collection. Please be aware that all abstracts are scored on their individual merit. It is possible that not all linked abstracts will be selected. If you are assembling a panel presentation for review, please be aware that a full abstract submission including speakers must be included at the time of the abstract submission. It is highly recommended that any persons submitting for a panel presentation provide supplemental information to the BCHW as previously indicated. The panel will be reviewed based on its individual merit based on anticipated presenters, topic area, and how it relates to both the APHA theme and the BCHW’s mission. BCHW STUDENT POSTER SESSION The BCHW is actively seeking posters for presentation by Graduate Students (Masters / Doctoral) at accredited graduate schools. Student status must be stated at the point of abstract submission. Student status including anticipated graduation date will be verified prior to abstracts being accepted for presentation. All presentations must be original work that has not previously been presented, in-press, or published. Student posters should follow the conference theme and/or BCHW focus areas as well as meet all appropriate eligibility requirements including but not limited to membership to BCHW and/or APHA. For additional information, please email Diane R. Johnson, BCHW Program Planner, at bchw1968@gmail.com. BCHW is interested in individuals who can present on original, basic or applied research that addresses public health research, programs and policies impacting the health and quality of life of African-Americans and related, vulnerable populations. The deadline for submission of abstracts is FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2009. Only individual abstracts are being accepted at this time. Email the Diane R. Johnson, BCHW Program Planner, at bchw1968@gmail.org for instructions, and deadlines for full session proposals, and any questions. |
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