2nd National Summit on Preconception Health and Health Care
Sunday, October 28, 2007 –
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Oakland, CA
Call for Abstracts
ATTENTION: The deadline for submitting abstracts has been extended to
Thursday, June 21, 2007, Midnight Pacific
Late submissions will not be accepted. Deadline in other time zones: 1:00 am Mountain time, 2:00 am Central time, 3:00 am Eastern time
Selection Notifications will be e-mailed by
Friday, August 3, 2007
The program organizers are seeking abstracts for consideration for oral or poster presentations during the conference as well as proposals for special sessions, including case studies. Accepted abstracts will be published in the workshop program booklet and may be used as a basis for solicited submissions for a special journal supplement following the Summit. While papers with new findings and those focused on the themes below will be given highest priority, abstracts dealing with other preconception health and health care issues are welcomed. Provocative conceptual and methodological papers deemed by reviewers to yield improved understanding of prevention strategies will also be considered. All abstracts will be peer reviewed. Abstracts are more likely to be accepted if methods are clear, results are specific, and the work has practical implications.
Abstracts and special session proposals focused on the following preconception content areas are being solicited:
I. Abstracts for oral or poster presentations (15 minutes)
Strategies and tools for integrating preconception care into clinical practice
Evidence-based practices for incorporating preconception care into women’s primary care and family planning visits
Promising practices from local public health departments and local communities for integrating preconception health into MCH and broader public health services and systems
Research on preconception health promotion and education
Strategies and tools for outreach to consumers on preconception health and health care
Lessons from interconception care activities in the federal Healthy Start program
Approaches for reaching underserved and hard to reach women of reproductive age
State-level approaches for integrating preconception health and health care into Title V MCH, family planning, WIC, and other public health services and systems
Medicaid and other public and private finance strategies to support and sustain preconception health and healthcare
Strategies and tools for outreach to consumers on preconception health and health care
Other state and local efforts to improve preconception health and health care
II. Proposal for a special session (60 minutes)
Case study
Program evaluation
Program development
Policy development
Quality improvement
Other
General Submission Guidelines
All presenters must be registered to attend the conference
Abstracts must be in English.
Only online submissions will be considered.
Abstracts should describe original work.
Authors should identify a specific area for which their abstract may be most appropriate (see the lists above).
If submitting more than one abstract, please submit them separately.
For each presenter and co-author, please provide: name, degrees, job title, mailing address, email address, phone number. These items are not included in the abstract text word limit.
Be sure all information is provided, incomplete submissions will be automatically rejected.
Be sure to keep the abstract blinded, i.e. no names should be included in the 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 above.
Abstract Requirements
The abstract text must conform to a structured format, including each of the headings listed below (enter n/a for any sections which are not applicable). To see a sample abstract, click HERE
Background
Objectives
Methods
Results
Conclusion and implications for practice
I. Abstracts for oral or poster presentations (15 minutes)
Maximum length of abstract permitted is 350 words
Maximum # of authors allowed: 4
Maximum number of presenters: 2 – maximum 15 minutes per abstract; no additional time will be allowed
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Technical support may be obtained by calling (401) 334-0220 between 8:30 a.m and 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday-Friday, or at all times by contacting tech support.
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For more information, please contact Laura McMahon at:
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