Seventh Annual Health Literacy Conference:

"Health Literacy in Primary Care: Best Practices and Skill Building"

May 1-2, 2008

Hyatt Regency Irvine

Irvine, California

CALL FOR POSTERS

The Institute for Healthcare Advancement has issued a Call for Posters for its Seventh Annual Health Literacy Conference.  The IHA conference is an annual, national two-day meeting featuring plenary and break-out sessions and a poster session on topics related to health literacy. 

Researchers wishing to present a poster should read the information below carefully.

Conference attendees include health educators, nurses, physicians, dentists, dietitians, administrators, and others.

Continuing education credits are granted for the 1.5 hours during the poster sessions.

 

General Information

Poster Session:    The Poster Session will be held Thursday, May 1, 2008 during the Opening Night Reception.  Boards must be set up in the one-hour break before the Opening Reception, at which time presenters will be at their boards to discuss their 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.

Timeline

Feb. 29, 2008        Submission deadline

March 14, 2008     Notifications 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 14, 2008 via email.

Posters may present information on research findings or program implementation and results.

Abstracts are evaluated on  1) substance and clarity of content;  2) relevance and timeliness in terms of health literacy practice/issues;  3) specificity and practicality;  4)  clarity of writing and presentation;  and 5) 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 headings.  Limit answers to no more than 2 typewritten pages total.

 

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 14, 2008, so a current email address MUST be provided.

Abstracts of each accepted presentation will be reproduced in the conference notebook.  Please disclose any affiliation for which there is a conflict of interest.

 

Click here for Poster Session Guidelines.

All poster submissions will also be considered for the IHA Health Literacy Awards.