Online Submission Deadline:  November 15, 2002

We invite you to submit abstracts in the following topic areas:

General Submission Guidelines

• Abstracts must be in English.
• Abstracts should describe original work.
• An individual may submit more than one abstract.
• You are strongly encouraged to compose the abstract text in your own word processor before submitting it online. Be sure to check spelling, word count, and conformance with the guidelines given below.
• Final acceptance is conditional upon registration of all presenters and submission of required biographical and conflict-of-interest disclosure information for all presenters by November 15, 2002.

Abstract Guidelines

• The abstract text should be divided into separate paragraphs corresponding to the following headings:
  • Key Word(s)
  • Background
  • Objective(s)
  • Method(s)
  • Result(s)
  • Conclusion(s)
  • Learning Objective(s)
  (Each paragraph must be entered separately in the online form.)
• In total, the abstract text must contain no more than 300 words. No images, charts, or tables are allowed.
• For each presenter please provide: name, degrees, job title and mailing address, email address, phone number, fax number, education, professional experience, and conflict of interest disclosure.
• For all other authors you need only provide name and email address.
• Click here to submit an abstract.

For more information, please contact Suzanne Johnson-DeLeon at:

404-639-8225
nipnic@cdc.gov