CALL FOR ABSTRACTS — APHA 2016 Annual Meeting & Expo

Disability

Meeting theme: Creating the Healthiest Nation: Ensuring the Right to Health

Submission Deadline: Monday, March 14, 2016

The Disability Section of the American Public Health Association is seeking abstracts on topics related to disability and public health for presentation at the 2016 APHA annual meeting.

The Disability Section is seeking submissions for oral and poster sessions in these areas:
  • Approaches to physical activity and healthy living for persons with disabilities
  • Chair's Forum and Meeting
  • Disability Section Business Meeting 1
  • Disability Section Business Meeting 2
  • Disability Section Social Hour
  • Disability data collection and surveillance
  • Disability data collection and surveillance
  • Emerging Issues in Disability and Public Health
  • Emerging Issues in Disability and Public Health 1
  • Emerging Issues in Disability and Public Health 2
  • Emerging Issues in Disability and Public Health 3
  • Emerging Issues in Disability and Public Health 4
  • Emerging Issues in Disability and Public Health 5
  • Emerging Issues in Disability and Public Health 6
  • Emerging Issues in Disability and Public Health 7
  • Emerging issues in public health interventions, surveillance, programs and policies for persons with disabilities
  • Evidence-based health promotion interventions for people with disabilities
  • Health and healthcare access of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
  • Health care and health service utilization among Medicaid enrollees with disabilities
  • Health disparities and health care experiences of children, youth, and young adults with disabilities
  • Health education strategies, interventions, and programs for people with disabilities
  • Health needs of people who are deaf and hard of hearing
  • Health, economic and social disparities among people with disabilities (including youth, young adults, and older adults with disabilities)
  • Inclusive policies and programs for people with disabilities in emergency response and management
  • Increasing access to health determinants for persons with disabilities: Impacts of recent legislation (ACA, WIOA, ABLE Act) and associated federal regulation changes on LTSS, education, employment, and income
  • Innovative policies, programs and services that focus on improving the health and wellness of people with disabilities
  • Integrating disability in medical and healthcare education and practice
  • Maternal health and health care, including reproductive and perinatal health, for women with disabilities
  • Program experiences of caregivers, family members and persons with disabilities
  • Right to health for people with disabilities; Best practices in policy, system and environmental change
  • Sexual and Reproductive Health of Persons with Disabilities (In collaboration with the MCH Section)
  • Student Mentoring Session
  • The impact of the Affordable Care Act on the delivery and evaluation of patient-centered health care services and outcomes for people with disabilities
Abstracts are limited to 250 words. Abstracts are reviewed anonymously and rated based on the following criteria:

 (1) importance of the issue or problem addressed;

 (2) clarity of content;

 (3) soundness of the methodology and conceptual framework used;

 (4) substantive findings or recommendations; and

 (5) relevance to a broad audience.

Those whose abstracts are accepted for presentation will be asked either to give 15-minute oral presentations or to present their work in one of the Sections hour-long poster sessions. Abstracts submitted and accepted for the APHA Annual Meeting may not be presented at any other meeting or published in any journal prior to October 29th, 2016. Research in the pilot or development stages, small-scale studies, and descriptions of projects without a significant evidence base are best suited to poster presentations. Submissions from students are encouraged, and students should indicate their status when submitting their abstracts.

Presentation requirements

While it is not necessary to be a member of APHA to submit an abstract, all presenters must be members of APHA and must register for the annual meeting. Presentations must be accessible and adhere to Disability Section guidelines for accessibility.

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, 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 Disclosure Form with a relevant qualification statement;

Example of Acceptable Biographical Qualification Statement: (I have been the principal or co-principal of multiple federally funded grants focusing on the epidemiology of drug abuse, HIV prevention and co-occurring mental and drug use disorders. Among my scientific interests has been the development of strategies for preventing HIV and STDs in out-of-treatment drug users.)

Please note that stating “I am a Principal Investigator/Project Coordinator of this project.” is not sufficient since it only gives submitter's job title or position. Please add additional information about your experience and/or background.

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 six 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.


Ready?

Program Planner Contact Information:

Monika Mitra, PhD
Lurie Institute for Disability Policy
Brandeis University
415 South St
Waltham, MA 02453
Phone: 781-736-3807
mmitra@brandeis.edu

and
Amy Rauworth, MS
Lakeshore Foundation
4000 Ridgeway Drive
Birmingham, AL 35226
Phone: 205-313-7487
amyr@lakeshore.org