Abstracts

CALL FOR ORAL & POSTER PRESENTATIONS

Student and Faculty Abstracts

Thank you for your interest. The deadline has passed.

Submissions on projects and initiatives for presentation should be completed or well underway and should not be in the early brainstorming or early implementation stages. Presentations may describe efforts at the local, regional, national, or global level. APTR invites topics that are:

Outcome-focused, emerging practices, and/or smart investments
Engaging, involving the audience and stimulating discussion
Conceptually strong, well-written, have clearly stated outcomes, and appropriately incorporate theory, research, and/or experience.

Oral Abstracts that elect poster presentation consideration and are selected for a poster presentation will be notified at the time of oral abstracts.

General Information & Eligibility
Focus Areas
Faculty Presentation Types
Student Presentation Types

General Information & Eligibility

All abstract submissions will be objectively reviewed by members of the APTR Annual Meeting Planning Committee.

Abstracts MUST be submitted online through the meeting website. emailed submissions will NOT be accepted.
No fees are required to submit a proposal and APTR membership is not required.
Presenters of accepted abstracts are required to register by the required deadline to confirm your intention to present. All presenters and co-presenters must register and pay for the Teaching Prevention conference or their presentation will be withdrawn.
APTR does not pay per diem, honoraria, or expenses for abstract presenters.
Each abstract presenter is responsible for his/her registration fee(s) as well as travel and housing costs related to attending the meeting.
APTR will communicate with the Lead Presenter for all communications including notifications and deadlines, who must share information as needed with co-presenters.
APTR cannot accommodate schedule requests.
Individuals may submit a maximum of two proposals as the only or primary presenter per conference, but may participate in additional sessions as panel participants.
Commercially focused/vendor promotional/sales proposals will not be considered. Presenters may not use their conference presentation to market any products or services.
Each presenter is required to disclose any financial arrangements or affiliations with any organizations that may have a direct interest in the subject matter of the presentation.
All presenters are required to prepare their own handout materials for participants.
Accepted oral and poster presentation abstracts will be posted on the Teaching Prevention meeting website of the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research.
Each session room will be equipped with a laptop, data projector, speakers, and screen.

Focus Areas

Please consider the following focus areas for the conference program. While abstracts may address more than one focus area, you must select the best fit. The topics are intended to help you develop and plan, but we welcome and encourage other topics that still align with the conference goals.

Curriculum and Faculty Development

Effective teaching methods and pedagogy
Curricular innovation in medical and nursing education
Addressing new and existing requirements in public health education
Evolution of "tried and true" teaching methods
Infusing new learning models in the classroom (technology, problem-based learning, games, and case analysis)
Innovative solutions to enhancing online education

Promising and Evidence-Based Practices

Return on investment in prevention and population health
Addressing social determinants in population health improvement
Achieving the triple aim: improving patient care; improving health outcomes; and reducing cost
Systems and policy interventions to improve population health
Intersection of public health and healthcare
Building community resiliency to address threats to health

Collaboration and Engagement

Interprofessional and interdisciplinary collaboration
Activities that facilitate collaboration among learners, researchers, community organizations, and health systems
New models for interprofessional education and practice
Cooperative relationships and institutional structures that are supporting community engagement, population health improvement, and research

Technology

Integrating technology in education
Harnessing “big data” to drive population health improvement
Informatics and other methods of distilling data into actionable insights
Using apps and smart devices in prevention research and education
Teaching and applying GIS techniques to data

Vulnerable Populations

Unique health needs of the incarcerated and newly released
Innovative approaches to addressing the health needs of the homeless and housing insecure
Challenges and solutions to rural population health improvement
Refugee and immigrant health research, teaching, and advocacy
Detecting, preventing, and addressing human trafficking
Health promotion challenges with children, adolescents, and young adults
Research and education on older adults and healthy aging

Climate Change and Global Health

Weather-related morbidity and mortality
Urbanization, revitalization, blight, and the built environment
Prevention, preparedness, response, and education for man-made and natural disasters
Water and food security, access, and sanitation

Violence, Weapons, and Trauma

Education, prevention, and response to gun violence
Hate-based violence aimed at minority populations
New approaches to preventing gang affiliation and violence
Research on consequences of persistent community exposure to violence and trauma

Special Topics

Teaching social justice, advocacy, and activism
Research on mental and behavioral health access and policy
New insights on immunization uptake and resistance
Intersections of animal health, human health, and the environment (One Health)
Epidemiology and correlates of illicit substance abuse, prescription drug misuse across sub-populations
Research on vaping and other alternative drug delivery systems
Oral and dental health approaches to improving population health

Oral Presentation Types

Lecture Presentations
30-minute didactic presentations that include discussion and/or Q & A. Two to three presentations are grouped consecutively to form a 60- or 90-minute session.

Seminar Presentations
60-minute stand-alone presentation on collaborative work from multiple faculty from the same or different institution/department/schools.

Project Presentations
15-minute presentations that include Q & A on original work, with a focus on presentation of research or data.

Engagement Forum
60-minute presentation with the goal of eliciting active discussions and varying opinions and questions. The Engagement Forum format is a short introduction by a moderator and can include additional speakers to engage the audience. The Forum topic can be broad and potential topics include:

Exploration of experiences including challenges in professional collaboration, unintended consequences, or ethical dilemmas.
Exploration of novel programs that have the potential to be disruptive
Discussion of political, societal, and ethical aspects of population health education and/or practice.

Poster Presentations - Faculty

Poster presentations should summarize research or program results using visuals such as tables, graphs, and pictures.
Presentations will be displayed on 4'x 6' wide poster board.
Presenters are required to be at their poster boards for the entire duration of the poster reception.
Poster Presenters must be available to set-up, present, and remove their posters during specified timeframes. Any posters remaining after these specified times will be discarded.

Presentation Time: Monday, March 2, 2020 between 5:00 and 7:00 pm

Set-Up: Monday, March 2, 2020 between 3:00 and 4:30 pm
Tear Down: Monday, March 2, 2020 between 6:45 pm and 7:30 pm

DESIGNING AN EFFECTIVE POSTER

Designing an Effective Poster

Poster Boards will be 4 ft tall and 6 ft wide, with the usable area 2 inches smaller than those dimensions. Poster presenters often print as 3’x5’ or similar scale.
The effectiveness of a poster presentation will be enhanced by using techniques to improve the graphic impact. Please note, however, that simplicity, ease of reading, etc., are more important than artistic flair.
Each poster must include text in a large enough font to be read easily by attendees from a distance of 3 to 4 feet. Lettering on illustrations should be large and legible. Photographs should be a minimum of 5 x 7 inches.
Material should be displayed in logical sequence (introduction, background, objectives, research design/program description, results/evaluation, and conclusion.
Include the abstract title and all authors with affiliations at the top.
Use graphics (charts, tables, pictures) that can be understood in one minute or less.
Avoid overcrowding figures and cramming too many numbers into tables. Legends and titles should accompany all figures, tables, photographs, etc. in order to allow their immediate identification.
Consider providing a handout summarizing your research and include your contact information.
If you do not provide a handout to viewers, be sure to have your business cards available for those who request your contact information.

Student Poster Presentations

Posters provide the opportunity to display research studies, practicum projects, or outcomes of educational or curricular projects pertinent to prevention and population health. The Poster Presentation format facilitates one-on-one and small group discussions with colleagues during the two-hour Poster Presentation and Welcome Reception on the evening of Monday, March 2, 2020.

Student Poster Awards
Student poster presentations will be reviewed during the Poster Presentation and Welcome Reception for consideration of first, second, or third place awards of certificates. These will be presented during the Awards Luncheon on Tuesday, March 3, 2020.

Oral Lightning Presentations - Students
Students are encouraged to submit their poster for consideration of an Oral Lightning Round presentation. This format is for a single presenter to briefly share their experience and knowledge on a particular subject during a conference concurrent session (10 minutes including Q&A).

Poster Guidelines

Poster presentations should summarize research or program results using visuals such as tables, graphs, and pictures.
Presentations will be displayed on 4'x 6' wide poster board.
Presenters are required to be at their poster boards for the entire duration of the poster reception.
Poster Presenters must be available to set-up, present, and remove their posters during specified timeframes. Any posters remaining after these specified times will be discarded.