Call for Abstracts
A Eugene Washington / PCORI Engagement Award Project
ANNOUNCING CVDAPPALACHIA CONFERENCE
Holiday Inn, Johnson City, TN
August 30, 2019
DEVELOPING A RESEARCH AGENDA TO PREVENT AND CONTROL CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN CENTRAL APPALACHIA
EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY
Register for CVDAppalachia Conference II Here
- Purpose
- Co-Sponsors
- Keynote Speakers
- Topics
- Call for Abstracts
- Conference Registration and Travel Support
- Important Dates
- Submit Abstract
Central Appalachia
This map highlights the 228 counties across six states that comprise the project’s study area.
Purpose
Disproportionately burdened with a high prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and CVD-related risk factors, Appalachia is an identifiable region of major health disparity in the United States. The CVD community engagement award project, funded by Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, was established to create a community-based and patient-centered conference for the purposes of developing a research agenda focused on quality improvement strategies that will prevent and control CVD in Central Appalachia and to better understand why successful statewide and national policies/programs have not had comparable impacts.
Co-Sponsors
- ETSU College of Public Health
- ETSU College of Medicine
- ETSU College of Nursing
- Karing Hearts Cardiology
- Ballad Health
- Mended Hearts
Keynote Speakers
Topics
- Plenary Session Panel of Experts
- Risk Factors/Social Determinants
- CVD Policies and Programs
- CVD and Culture
- Keep Your Move in the Tube™
Special Session: “Poster Presentations”
Call for Abstracts
“The call for abstracts for CVDAppalachia Conference II, August 30, 2019, is now open! We welcome abstracts on any CVD/CVD risk factor related topic. Abstracts will be accepted for consideration by the Scientific Committee. Notification of acceptance will be made no later than August 1, 2019.
Each abstract submission should include authors’ names, affiliation, and the corresponding author’s contact information. A 250-word structured abstract (introduction, method, results, and discussion) is expected.
Abstracts should be emailed directly to Project Coordinator, Amy Poole at cvdappalachia@gmail.com for consideration.
At least one of the coauthors needs to be registered for CVDAppalachia Conference II. When submitting an abstract, please indicate which coauthor(s) will register and present. CVDAppalachia is open to all. There is no registration fee for this event. However, Pre-registration is required for anyone seeking CME credit or attendance credit.
For more information about conference registration, please visit www.etsu.edu/cvdappalachia.
The Best Abstract Award: All authors, whether submitting through individual abstracts, have the option to indicate whether this abstract will compete for “Best Abstract Award.” The winner will have their abstract and poster published on the CVDAppalachia website, plus receive a Certificate of Merit.
Conference Registration and Important Dates
- Register for CVDAppalachia Conference II Here
- Online registration for the conference is open now.
- Registration deadline is July 30, 2019.
- For information about Lodging visit: Holiday Inn, Johnson City, Tennessee
Important Dates
- July 15, 2019: Deadline for submitting abstracts.
- August 1, 2019: Notification of acceptance of abstract.
- August 30, 2019: Date for CVDAppalachia Conference II