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2007 APHA Call for Abstracts

The American Public Health Association is announcing the Call for Abstracts for the 2007 Annual Meeting to be held November 3-7, in Washington, DC. The theme of the meeting is “Politics, Policy & Public Health.”

We encourage abstracts in all areas of public health and are also interested in abstracts that focus on the Annual Meeting theme. Abstracts should be no more than 250 words and must include learning objectives.

All abstracts must be submitted online. An easy to use online form will walk you through the process step-by-step. The site is now opened so you may link directly to the abstract submission form through the APHA website at http://www.apha.org/meetings or
http://apha.confex.com/apha/135am/oasys.epl.

Authors must provide complete and accurate contact information in order to be notified of abstract status. You do not have to be a member of APHA to submit an abstract, however, if your abstract is accepted, presenting authors must become an Individual member as well as register for the Annual Meeting.

The deadline for submission of abstracts range from February 5 to February 9, 2007 depending on the Section, SPIG or Caucus to which you wish to submit. All submissions will end at 11:59 pm (Pacific Standard Time) on the due date listed on the Call for Abstracts.

We welcome your submissions and look forward to your contribution at the APHA 135th Annual Meeting in Washington, DC.

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The Health Communication Division of the International Communication Association is currently accepting paper and panel proposals for its annual conference, which will be held in San Francisco May 24-28, 2007.

The Health Communication Division is committed to excellence in research on both the development of theory as well as the application of theory to health communication problems. Communicating about health takes place intra-individually, interpersonally, within groups and networks, in health care organizations, in the mass media, online, in and between institutions, and in society as a whole. The division invites papers and panel proposals that address health communication at any level of analysis using qualitative or quantitative methods. Submissions addressing the 2007 conference theme, "Creating Communication: Content, Control, Critique," are welcomed. Only completed papers are accepted (25 pages plus tables and references maximum).

The Division provides awards to the top paper authored solely by a student and to the top paper that is student-led, so student authors who want to be considered for these awards should indicate their student status.

Very few panel proposals can be accepted so they must show innovation and provide exceptional added value. Panel proposals should be no substitute for peer review of completed papers. Paper and panel proposals must follow the ICA submission guidelines and should be submitted online at the ICA website.

Submit paper and panel proposals online at the ICA homepage http:// www.icahdq.org by clicking on the link, "Conference Paper Submission Site." All submissions must be completed by 11 p.m. EST Nov. 1. To avoid technical problems, early submission is highly encouraged. Maximum page length for papers is 25 pages plus tables and references. Please go to ICA's website for more detail about the submission and review process.

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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

We are seeking abstracts for additional participants in a workshop titled “Past, Present, and Future Impacts of Communication Technologies on Healthcare Communities” to be presented at the 3rd International Conference on Communities and Technologies Conference at Michigan State University in East Lansing, MI from June 28-30, 2007. This workshop is devoted to the use and impact of communication technologies in healthcare communities. In the course of the last two decades, we have seen incredible advancements in the use of communication technologies within the healthcare industry. These technologies have enormous potential to enhance many different sectors within the healthcare community such as promoting patient data availability and access to healthcare providers as well as improving the care of specialized communities of individuals including those with low literacy as well as remote/underserved groups in developing countries. This workshop is devoted to exploring the applications of communication technology in healthcare that have the potential to build and enhance communities of healthcare providers and patients. In addition to exploring different applications, we will also focus on reviews of pertinent research findings, culminating in an interactive discussion between workshop participants focused on setting an agenda for future research that will help to improve the delivery of care and health related information to these specialized communities.

Themes of the Workshop:

1. Applications of current communication technologies in healthcare such as telemedicine and eHealth endeavors, including specialized telemedicine programs, electronic medical records, online health information for low literate populations, the use of online support groups, etc.

2. Pertinent findings from research conducted on the use of communication technologies in healthcare. Topics include efficacy of technologies, patient and provider acceptance, and possible and realized barriers to implementation and adoption.

3. Determining the future of the use of communication technologies in healthcare communities. This theme will be addressed through an interactive discussion between presenters and workshop participants with the goal in mind of setting a research agenda for future applications that will help improve the delivery of care and health-related information to specialized communities.

Abstracts should be sent to Lorraine Buis, workshop coordinator, at buisl AT msu DOT edu by midnight, March 30, 2007. Abstracts should be no more than 300 words long and should be focused on communication technologies in healthcare and their impact on one or more healthcare communities. A review panel will identify appropriate participants for this workshop and notify the authors of their acceptance. Abstracts will be judged on the appropriateness in regards to the identified workshop topic as well as quality of work.

For more information, please visit the workshop description and call for abstracts at https://ebusiness.tc.msu.edu/cct2007/page4c.html or contact Lorraine Buis directly at buisl AT msu DOT edu.