CALL FOR ABSTRACTS — APHA 2021 Annual Meeting and Expo
Vision Care
Meeting theme: "Creating the Healthiest Nation: Strengthening Social Connectedness"
Submission Deadline: Sunday, March 28, 2021
The Vision Care Section invites presentations of original research on public health issues pertaining to vision, eye health, and eye care to promote a multi-faceted program. Submissions from all disciplines are welcome, and interdisciplinary work and student abstracts are highly encouraged. Abstracts should be no more than 250 words. All presenters must be individual members of APHA and register for the meeting to present. Abstracts cannot be presented or published in any journal prior to the APHA annual meeting.
This meeting provides an opportunity to highlight a spectrum of concerns at the intersection of public health and vision and eye health for all ages, including vision loss prevention, eye and vision education and health promotion, and eye and vision care. The following topics are intended to stimulate, rather than to limit, the scope of submissions.
Barriers and Facilitators to Access to Eye Care
Children's Vision Screening in Schools and Communities
Digital Eye Strain across the Lifespan, Especially in Virtual Schools, Universities, and Workplaces Due to COVID-19
Economic Burden and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in Vision and Eye Care
Environmental Impacts on Vision and/or Eye Health
Evidence-Based Policy and Practice in Vision Health and/or Eye Care
Health Promotion and Vision Loss
Impact of Vision Impairment on Health, Functioning, School and/or Social Participation, and the Environment
Passport to Care for Patients with Diabetes: Interdisciplinary Collaborations Among Health Care Providers, Including Eye Care
Poster Sessions
Preventing Injury and/or Violence to Persons with Low Vision or Who Are Blind
Preventing Vision Loss and Promoting Eye Health across the Lifespan
Rurality, Telemedicine, and Vision and Eye Care
Social Media, Digital Communication, and/or Storytelling in Vision and Eye Health
Strengthen Social Connections to Improve Vision and Eye Health, Education, and Care at Any Age, and Minimize Vision Loss
Translating Eye Health and Treatment Research into Community Health
Violence and/or Injuries Experienced By Persons with Low-Vision or Who Are Blind
Vision Health: A Global Perspective
Vision and Aging
Vision in 2021: The Right to Sight
Vision in Older School-Aged Children and Teenagers
Vision in Young Adults
Young Children's Vision and Eye Care Needs
Other Vision or Eye Health Topics
Continuing Education Credit
APHA values the ability to provide continuing education credit to physicians, nurses, health educators, veterinarians, 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 must provide:
An abstract free of trade and/or commercial product names
At least one MEASURABLE outcomes (DO NOT USE “To understand” or “To learn” as objectives, they are not measureable). Examples of Acceptable Measurable Action Words: Explain, Demonstrate, Analyze, Formulate, Discuss, Compare, Differentiate, Describe, Name, Assess, Evaluate, Identify, Design, Define or List.
A signed Conflict of Interest (Disclosure) form with a relevant Qualification Statement. See an example of an acceptable Qualification Statement on the online Disclosure form.
Contact Mighty Fine at mighty.fine@apha.org if you have any questions concerning continuing education credit. Please contact the program planner for all other questions.
