Guidelines for Oral Presentations
Evaluation criteria are the same for both oral and poster presentations. While each abstract should specify a track and theme, the guidelines below provide general information about what to include in presentations related to science, policy, or practice.
Science/Research Abstracts
These abstracts include presentations about basic research, applied research, health services research, patient-oriented research, and epidemiological, behavioral, or social sciences research.Novel and innovative papers are encouraged, though submissions must be based on sound principles of health disparities science. For example, abstracts might focus specifically on the subset of health differences linked with social, economic, or environmental disadvantages experienced by health disparity groups.
All abstracts should address an appropriate topic of scientific discussion. Presentations should not include commercial messages or inappropriate references to specific products, services, or commercial concerns.
Additional selection criteria include:
- Completeness of the abstract, suitability of content with the science of eliminating health disparities, accuracy of hypothesis of the study and completeness and sharpness of methodology and analyses, recommendations for either practice or policy, and references where appropriate;
- Appropriateness of research methodology, use of reliable quantitative or qualitative data, analytical strength and depth; and
- Quality of science or scientific impact (e.g. significance, translational potential, or innovativeness of approach).
Policy Abstracts
These abstracts include presentations about health policies, public policies, and social, environmental, or economic policies.Policy papers might address the general design or implementation of a system of rules, public laws, regulatory measures, institutional courses of action, funding priorities or set of decisions concerning a health or health-disparities related issue. These abstracts may also include purpose-oriented courses of action (e.g., in public health and clinical practice or within communities) or a cohesive set of responses to specific health disparity challenges.
Policy papers must be based on sound analysis of empirical evidence and research findings and should include policy recommendations.
Additional selection criteria include:
- Completeness of the abstract, suitability of content with topic of policy paper, understanding of the issues, accuracy of theory of the study, sharpness and clarity of analysis, policy recommendations and references;
- Appropriateness of research methodology, use of reliable quantitative or qualitative data, and analytical strength and depth; and
- Contribution to the policy making process. This criterion might include recommendations for executive and legislative branches, likelihood of policy impact, feasibility of policy recommendations, applicability for evidence-based advocacy, and contribution to additional evidence-based policies.
Practice Abstracts
These abstracts include presentations about public health practice, clinical practice, education and training, and services delivery.
Practice papers might illustrate evidence-based strategies, demonstrate best or promising practices, or detail innovative methods for quality improvement or case management across a range of public health, clinical practice, education, services delivery, and training activities that promote health equity.
Additional selection criteria include:
- Completeness of the abstract, suitability of content with topic of practice paper, understanding of the issues, accuracy of theory of the study, completeness, sharpness of analyses, recommendations for either science or policy, and references where appropriate;
- Appropriateness of research methodology, use of reliable quantitative or qualitative data, analytical strength and depth; and
- Comprehensiveness and clarity of the paper, significance and impact in practice to lead to reduction and eventual elimination of health disparities.
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Registration Deadlines
- General Registration:
Closed - Sessions Registration:
Closed
Event Details
- Date:
December 17 – 19, 2012 - Location:
Gaylord National Resort and Conference Center - Hotel Reservations:
December 7, 2012 - Abstracts Submission Deadline:
June 29, 2012
