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The Institute for Healthcare Advancement has issued a Call for Poster Abstracts for its Ninth Annual Health Literacy Conference. The IHA conference is an annual, national, two-day meeting with continuing education credits, featuring plenary and break-out sessions and a Poster Session for research and program implementation related to health literacy.
Researchers or those who have created and implemented an innovative program and who wish to present a poster should read the information below carefully.
Conference attendees include health educators, nurses, physicians, dentists, dietitians, researchers, writers, librarians, administrators, academics, and others.
Click here for Poster Session Guidelines.
General Information
Poster Session: The Poster Session will be held Thursday, May 6, 2010 during the Opening Night Reception. Boards must be set up in the one-hour break between the end of the last session on Thursday afternoon and the beginning of the Opening Reception, during which time presenters will be at their boards to discuss their research/projects.
Registration: Presenters must be registered attendees of the conference.
Materials: Presenters may provide handout materials to support their presentations. Presenters are responsible for all their own materials. Tables on which to put any handout materials will be in very limited supply, so plan accordingly.
Timeline
March 15, 2010 Submission deadline
March 19, 2010 Notification on acceptance decisions sent via e-mail
Criteria for Evaluating Submissions
A conference abstract review committee will review all proposals that follow the poster abstract guidelines. Individuals submitting abstracts will be notified of the results of the review by March 5, 2010 via email.
Posters may present information on research findings or program implementation and results.
Abstracts are evaluated on:
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Substance and clarity of content
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Relevance and timeliness in terms of health literacy practice/issues
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Specificity and practicality
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Clarity of writing and presentation; and
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Appropriateness to session format.
How to Submit an Abstract
On-line
Ø Click Here to Submit Abstract
Ø Complete the online submission form. Incomplete abstracts will not be reviewed.
E-Mail
Ø Send as an attachment to info@iha4health.org.
How to Format the Abstract
Please describe the project using the following suggested headings or similar headings that are appropriate to your project. Limit to no more than 2 typewritten pages total. You may use alternate headings as appropriate for your project; the headings listed below are suggested, not required:
Project Title:
Project Dates:
Project Team:
Address:
BACKGROUND OF THE PROJECT:
TARGET POPULATION:
PROJECT DESCRIPTION (including objectives and approach):
OUTCOMES / IMPACT:
IMPLICATIONS FOR POLICY, DELIVERY OR PRACTICE:
More Information
You will be notified by email of acceptance or rejection by March 19, 2010, so a current email address MUST be provided.
Abstracts of each accepted presentation will be made available online for conference attendees before the conference, and for anyone visiting the website after the conference. Please disclose any affiliation for which there is a conflict of interest.
All poster submissions will automatically be considered for the IHA Health Literacy Awards.
