Call for Abstracts
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The deadline for abstract submission has been extended to Monday, September 15, 2008. Corresponding authors will receive an e-mail notification regarding acceptance by late September 2008. Authors of outstanding poster submissions may receive the option to present their data during a plenary or concurrent session.
Abstracts for poster presentations will be accepted in each of the following four categories:
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Transformational Research — research that takes an innovative, creative approach to advancing the understanding of the development and progression of diseases and disabilities that contribute to minority health and other health disparities, and has the potential to close an important health disparity gap
- Transdisciplinary Research Infrastructure — research infrastructure that builds nontraditional partnerships across disciplines to increase minority health and health disparity research training, career development, and institutional research capacity and infrastructure
- Translational Community Outreach — outreach that expands the latest research advances in minority health and health disparities quickly into communities, ensuring that the public, healthcare professionals, and research communities are informed and educated
- Integrated Best Practices — integrated models or programs that incorporate transformational research, transdisciplinary research infrastructure, and translational community outreach to reduce health disparities
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