CALL FOR ABSTRACTS — 138th APHA Annual Meeting (November 6-10, 2010)Podiatric HealthSubmission Deadline: Thursday, February 11, 2010 |
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The Podiatric section of the American Public Health Association invites the submission of abstracts for individual paper presentation for the 138th APHA Annual Meeting, November 6-10, 2010, Denver, CO, "Social Justice: A Public Health Imperative". Abstracts from members of this and other sections, students and new professionals are encouraged. In conjunction with the theme of the meeting,"Social Justice: A Public Health Imperative", topics may include, but are not limited to the following:
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, panelist, discussant, and/or faculty must provide: 1) an abstract free of trade and/or commercial product names 2) at least one MEASURABLE SINGLE objective (to understand or to learn are not measurable objectives and compound objectives are not acceptable). Use ONLY the following Measurable Action Verbs: 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 Example of Acceptable Qualification Statement: I am qualified to present because I oversee programs such as disease prevention, environmental and consumer safety and substance abuse prevention and treatment programs. I also served as an associate professor of medicine and chief of the Division of Clinical infectious Disease. 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 for you to choose from. You will be asked to choose at least one or up to 6 areas that your presentation will address. 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. For program questions, contact the program planner listed below. |
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