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The Call for Abstracts deadline has been extended to Friday, October 3, 2008 at midnight.
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Note: Call for Abstracts is to be maintained on the conference contractor's web site.
Conferences
2009 CDC Diabetes Conference Call for Abstracts
CDC's Division of Diabetes Translation will convene its 32nd Annual Diabetes Translation Conference April 21-24, 2009, at the Hyatt Regency Long Beach Hotel, 200 South Pine Avenue, Long Beach, California. The conference will bring together approximately 600 participants from a wide range of local, state, federal, and territorial governmental agencies and private-sector diabetes partners.
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- Explore science, policy, education, program planning, implementation, and evaluation to enhance public health approaches and strategies to prevent and control diabetes.
- Increase knowledge and awareness of successful, cost-effective, public and private diabetes programs.
- Present innovative strategies to increase awareness and how to prevent complications, and disabilities associated with diabetes, and to delay or prevent type 2 diabetes.
- Share and showcase effective strategies towards the elimination of diabetes-related health disparities.
- Provide opportunities for skill-building, information-sharing, and networking.
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The Conference Planning Committee encourages you to submit abstracts that address specific issues, approaches or strategies that contribute to diabetes prevention and control. Priority preference will be given to abstracts that describe crosscutting, programmatic activities addressing public health responses to diabetes.
Partnership/Collaboration
Abstracts describe the development, maintenance and evaluation of partnerships and collaborations. Give examples of what constitutes an effective partnership and/or collaborative effort. Discuss the achievements, challenges, and lessons learned concerning partnering and/or collaborating.
Primary Prevention
Abstracts focus on activities which target those at high risk for developing diabetes.
Policy and Legislation
Abstracts describe policies developed and implemented to prevent and control diabetes or improve the lives of people living with diabetes.
Epidemiology - Surveillance and Research
Abstracts show strategies for the development and implementation of surveillance data, research studies, and describe the health impact.
Communication, Media, and Technology
Abstracts demonstrate effective approaches to raise awareness, improve health literacy, and reach priority populations as they relate to diabetes.
Public Health System Improvement
Abstracts show examples of patient and provider practices and policies which improve the quality of diabetes care and treatment.
Disparities
Abstracts demonstrate strategies and projects to improve diabetes related health disparities among racial and ethnic minority and rural populations.
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Three options are available for presentations. Indicate your preference on the submission form or within the file that is submitted. The options are:
- Oral panel presentation during concurrent breakout sessions
(15-minute presentation and 5 minutes for question and answer) (one presenter per abstract), or
- Poster session, or
- Oral round table presentation (more discussion, handouts, cannot use powerpoint)
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To be considered for the program, you must prepare and submit abstracts according to the instructions by September 30, 2008.
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Text Formats &
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Format (This is very important.)
- The online form will prompt you to cut and paste your abstract into the following headings: title, authors, objective, methods, results, conclusion, learning objective, and key words.
- Use text only. Do not use italics, diagrams, boxes, borders, or tables. No graphics are permitted.
- Use active voice and spell out all abbreviations and acronyms for first reference in the text.
Length
- Make abstract presentation titles no longer than 15 words or 100 characters.
- Make abstract text no more than 250 words or 1,500 characters.
Required Forms
Learn more about PDFs.
- Abstract submissions without these forms are incomplete and will not be considered.
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- Presentation should relate to one or more of the abstract topics, meet the overall goals of the conference, and be of significant public health importance.
- Purpose/objectives should be clear and well described.
- Work should be performed using rigorous scientific methods (scientific/epidemiologic related submissions) or should have appropriate program planning and evaluation methods (programmatic submissions).
- Results or outcomes should be described in the abstract and be relevant to conference participants.
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Abstracts must be submitted electronically through the conference Web site no later than September 30, 2008. An E-mail confirming receipt will be sent to the submitter.
The completed Biographical Data Form (PDF-253K) and the Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form (PDF-172K) must be included with the submission. The forms are required for the presenter only.
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We will notify abstract submitters whether the abstract is accepted or rejected by December 15, 2008. We will not accept every abstract for presentation. If the abstract is accepted, the submitter will receive a request to confirm availability to attend the conference and make the presentation. Information will be included on the type of presentation format, date, and time in subsequent communications.
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| Presenter's Responsibilities |
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- Presenters are responsible for all expenses related to participating in the conference, including transportation, registration fee, lodging, and meals.
- Presenters are strongly encouraged to furnish handouts for 75- 80 conference participants.
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