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The Institute for Healthcare Advancement has issued a Call for Poster Abstracts for its Eleventh 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, those who have created and implemented an innovative program, and/or those with an innovative approach or solution to a problem in health literacy 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 10, 2012 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 Night 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. We will have a VERY LIMITED SUPPLY of tables on which to put any handout materials, as space is at a premium, so plan accordingly.
Online: Presenters must submit their final poster copy and artwork no later than Wednesday, April 27, 2011. Full poster content will be published on the IHA website approximately one week after the conference, and will remain online for viewing.
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 2, 2012 via email.
Posters may present information on research findings, program implementation and results, or innovative solutions.
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
Online
Ø Click Here to Submit Abstract. 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:
Keywords (please list 3):
More Information
You will be notified by email of acceptance or rejection by March 2, 2012, so a working email address MUST be provided.
Please disclose any affiliation for which there is a conflict of interest.
Poster presenters must submit final poster content (PDF format) to IHA no later than one week before the conference. This content will be put online and made available after the conference.
All poster submissions will automatically be considered for the IHA Health Literacy Awards.
