The ICTHP Section is now accepting abstracts for late breaker sessions for APHA 2020 Annual Meeting & Expo. The submission deadline is Sunday, July 12th, 2020 (11:59 pm PST).

Late breaker sessions are a forum for presenting research findings and programs that have been completed or transpired recently (i.e., since the March deadline of the original ICTHP Call for Abstracts).

Abstracts may be related to any integrative, complementary and traditional health practices. We welcome abstracts on all types of research (Surveys, RCTs, Systematic Reviews, Meta Analysis, etc.) done on these therapies/health practices.

Three items are particularly important to include: Structured Abstract (350 - 500 words; with the following sub-headings: Background/Purpose, Methods, Results/Outcomes, and Conclusions); learning objective (at least one); and presenter qualifications (75 words or fewer). You must also include at least one clear, MEASURABLE learning objective with your submission. 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 ICTHP 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 ICTHP; 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 submission.

Notification of abstract status will be e-mailed to all submitters in early August.

For additional information, contact the ICTHP Scientific Program Committee Co-Chairs:  Dr. Kim Faurot and Dr. John Finnell

• Late-Breaking Topics in Complementary, Traditional, and Integrative Health
  This session is created to enable participants to submit research abstracts that may have been underway earlier or are completely new due to recent events.

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Program Planner Contact Information:

Kim Faurot, PA, PhD
Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Program on Integrative Medicine
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
CB #7200
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7200
Phone: 9199668586
faurot@med.unc.edu

and
John Finnell, ND MPH LAc
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
South Texas Veterans Health Care System
7400 Merton Minter St.
San Antonio, TX 78229
Phone: 512-638-0145
drfinnell@gmail.com