The ICEHS Section is now accepting abstracts for late breaker sessions of the 144th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association. The submission deadline is 11:59 pm PST on Friday, July 8, 2016.
Late breaker sessions are a forum for presenting research findings and programs that have been completed or transpired recently (i.e., since the February deadline of the original ICEHS Call for Abstracts). A brief statement should be included in the abstract (or in the expanded summary, described below) that justifies how the work meets this criterion of being "late-breaking". This is a particularly appropriate venue for student recently completed theses and dissertation work. Given the high quality of submissions last year, this year we have reserved an extra poster session for the late breakers.
Abstracts may be related to prevention and control of injuries and violence in all settings; delivery and evaluation of emergency health services; and issues related to emergency preparedness and population safety. We welcome abstracts on all unintentional and intentional injury topics. Abstracts specific to the meeting's theme are encouraged. Three items are particularly important to include: Abstract (250 words), learning objective (at least one) and presenter qualifications (75 words or fewer). An expanded abstract is highly recommended.
Abstracts must have no more than 250 words (structured as: Background/Purpose, Methods, Results/Outcomes, and Conclusions). An expanded summary must be submitted with the abstract. The average length of an expanded summary is 500 words (maximum limit of 2,000). Its purpose is to provide additional information to help reviewers judge the relevance and quality of work submitted. It should not repeat the abstract material, but instead should provide complementary details about the work.
You must also include at least one clear, MEASURABLE learning objective with your submission. Detailed instructions for writing learning objectives, including a list of acceptable measurable action words, can be found on the abstract submission page. Learning objectives are not included in the word count. The expanded summary software will not accept tables or figures.
Only one abstract can be submitted per primary author. Individuals who present abstracts at the Annual Meeting must be members of the APHA. Abstracts must be submitted through APHA's website.
Submissions will be reviewed and scored by ICEHS section members to ensure high quality scientific submissions are selected for presentation at the meeting. The following criteria will be used to score submissions: 1) ability to advance the practice/knowledge base of ICEHS; 2) importance and originality of work; 3) overall clarity and appeal; 4) clearly defined objectives, purpose and methods; 5) data and statistical analysis are included; 6) conclusions are supported by data; 7) programs/policies are suitable for replication; and 8) completeness and quality of the expanded summary.
Student Paper Award Competition and Presentation Award Competition: The purpose of the Student Paper Award is to foster and reward quality research efforts of student members of the ICEHS section. To be eligible for the award, the student must be a member of the ICEHS section. (When joining APHA, students can join one section free of charge). In addition to the Student Paper Award, there are other student presentation awards for oral or poster sessions. To be eligible for any of the awards, please check the student box and/or please consider this abstract for a student award. To qualify for the competition, students must be currently enrolled or have completed their degree program within the last year.
For additional information, contact the ICEHS Scientific Program Committee at ICEHS.APHA.ScientificProgram@gmail.com
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