CALL for ROUNDTABLE ABSTRACTS

Maternal and Child Health Leadership Conference
April 27-29, 2003

The Maternal and Child Health Leadership Conference Planning Committee is now accepting abstracts for the 16th annual conference in Chicago, IL (April 27-29, 2003).

The conference will address the elimination of health disparities among women, adolescents, children, and infants. All sessions will highlight what we know, what we don't know, and what this means for researchers and practitioners.

Guidelines for Preparing Abstracts

The conference planning committee encourages both MCH professionals and students to submit abstracts directly related to the following discussion topics:

Fetal Infant Mortality Review
Adolescent Transitions
Teen Pregnancy
Welfare Reform
ADHD
Immigrant Health
Childhood Injuries
Perinatal Depression
Case Management
Domestic violence during pregnancy
Childhood Obesity
Women's Health
Child & Adolescent Bullying

Abstracts must be limited to 200 words or less and can only be submitted online. (Contact the conference coordinator if you are unable to submit an online abstract.) Selected abstracts will be presented as posters during the roundtable discussion on Tuesday, April 29, 2003 (8:00 am-9:30 am). Posters will be used to guide the roundtable discussions. Please indicate whether the primary author is an MCH professional or student and complete all other background information. Each abstract should include a title and listing of all authors and their agency/academic affiliation. The following sections should be included in the body of the abstract: 1) introduction, 2) methods, 3) results, 4) conclusions/implications for future research and/or MCH public health practice. Notification of acceptance status will take place no later than January 3, 2003.

Click here for the online abstract submittal form

Direct questions to:

Kris Y. Gupta, DrPH
Continuing Education and Conference Coordinator
Maternal and Child Health Program
Division of Community Health Sciences
School of Public Health
University of Illinois at Chicago
1603 West Taylor Street (M/C 923)
Chicago, IL 60612
Fax: (312) 996-3551
Phone: (312) 996-2875
Email: KYGupta@uic.edu

NOTE: If needed, poster boards measuring six feet wide by four feet high will be provided. AV equipment will not be available.

**DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION**
Friday, November 29, 2003