The National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health (NCDMPH) welcomes the submission of poster abstracts for display at the Disaster Health Education Symposium: Innovations for Tomorrow, being held
September 8, 2016 at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences located at 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, Maryland 20814.
Symposium Objectives
This symposium will provide a forum with a specific focus on education and training in disaster medicine and public health. This symposium will:
1) Highlight promising approaches, science and practice for education and training in disaster medicine and public health
2) Present a unique forum for collaboration and networking among disaster medicine and public health professionals
3) Explore the implications of the latest practice and research for disaster medicine and public health learning and performance and identify key areas for future research
Target Audience
An interdisciplinary group of academia, associations, the private sector, Federal, State, local and tribal Governments and the Military.
POSTER ABSTRACT SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Important Information
An author must register and attend the symposium. Time will be set aside for attendees to visit you at your displayed poster.
Accepted posters will be reviewed at the symposium by a poster review committee. Outstanding poster awards will be announced during the closing keynote general session on September 8, 2016.
Presenting authors and co-authors are not required to register for the symposium until they are notified via email if their poster was accepted.
Important Dates
March 30, 2016: Registration and Poster Abstract Submission Websites Open
July 11, 2016: Poster Abstract Submission Deadline
July 27, 2016: Acceptance Notification Email Disseminated
September 8, 2016: Symposium Date
Criteria for Abstract Acceptance
The main factors considered to qualify abstracts for acceptance are as follows:
- Relevance to symposium objectives and goals
- Contribution/Significance – The work makes a contribution to disaster health education.
- Clarity – Abstract is clearly described.
Key Submission Elements
1.
Title of Poster: The title should clearly and succinctly identify the contents of the abstract.
2.
Authors and Affiliations: Enter each author separately and identify whether the individual is the primary author or a coauthor. Enter each name by providing the author’s name and organization.
3.
Category: The following categories will be available for selection:
- Disaster health learning research and promising practices
- Applying theory, research or practice in adult education and human resource development to disaster health
- Disaster health learning for teams or organizations
- Implementing and assessing disaster health competencies
- Other
*We welcome submissions from all fields including human resource development, adult education and disaster health. If you are uncertain if your work is applicable please contact Elinore Tibbetts via email at elinore.tibbetts.ctr@usuhs.edu.
4.
Abstract Text (300-word limit): Do not include your title and author information as part of the abstract body.
Poster Abstract Notification
Abstract results will be sent to the primary author via the email address provided in the submission process by July 27, 2016.