2012 AACOM Annual Meeting Call for Presentations and Posters 

Submission Deadline: September 16, 2011
The Call for Presentations is now closed.

The 2012 AACOM Annual Meeting Planning Committee invites submission of Presentations and Posters for the 2012 Annual Meeting. The Annual Meeting will focus on Building Healthy Behaviors: Medical Education for Prevention and Change, with sessions that explore how best to transform future physicians into change agents who can have real and lasting impact on the behaviors of their patients.

Among the issues to be explored:

• Graduating physicians who are prepared to confront and combat with their patients such destructive epidemics as obesity and its associated illnesses;
• Teaching students how interprofessional collaboration can help them have the greatest possible positive effect when working with patients on prevention and behavioral change;
• Infusing innovations in prevention and behavioral change throughout the medical school curriculum and experience;
• Advocating for state and federal policies aimed at prevention.

Peer-Reviewed Program Sessions will be of two types/lengths:

• 60-minute Presentation/Workshop
• 20-minute Brief Presentation 

In addition, there will be a Peer-Reviewed Poster Session. Two poster awards will be presented at the Awards Banquet on Friday evening:  

• Peer reviewers will select the one best poster abstract.
• Attendee feedback will identify a viewers’ award.

The posters will be presented initially at the Opening Reception on Wednesday evening and remain inside the Exhibit Hall through mid-day Friday, offering attendees the opportunity to submit their ballot for the 'best' poster.

2012 Annual Meeting Broad Proposal Priorities

The 2012 Planning Committee has identified the following Broad Proposal Priorities for the 2012 Annual Meeting, with the overarching theme of Building Healthy Behaviors: Medical Education for Prevention and Change infused throughout:

• Prevention
• Changing Behaviors
• Teaching and Learning
• Medical Education Policy
• Other Strategies and Support for Prevention and Behavior Change
• Technology
• Hot Topics in OME

Your selection of the most appropriate specific category below must reflect the Broad Proposal Priority under which it is listed.  Also, each volunteer peer reviewer will be asked to indicate which specific category(ies) he/she is best qualified to review.

• Prevention
• Developing Future Educators and Leaders who Focus on Prevention of Obesity and Other High-Risk Epidemics
• Helping Medical Students Understand the Medical Complexities of Non-Communicable Diseases
• Helping Medical Students Understand the Science of Obesity

• Changing Attitudes and Behaviors
• Providing Future Physicians with the Communications Skills They Need to Help Their Patients Change Negative Behaviors
• Educational Experiences to Develop Students’ Motivational Interviewing Skills
• Interprofessional Strategies to Maximize Positive Patient/Client Behavior Change
• Changing Student Behaviors (could include attitudes, lifestyle, financial planning, etc.)

• Teaching and Learning
• Curricular Innovations in Prevention and Behavioral Change
• Providing Students with Lifelike, Skills-Building Clinical Experiences
• Health Care Team Member Roles in Reinforcing Prevention and Positive Change

• Medical Education Policy
• Prevention Funding Opportunities in the Affordable Care Act
• Grant Opportunities/Fund Raising for Prevention and Research
• Integrating Preventive Medicine into Health Policy
• Teaching Prevention and Health Policy to Osteopathic Medical Students

• Other Strategies and Support for Prevention and Behavior Change (for example)
• School Alumni Roles in Developing Student Attitudes and Skills in Motivating Patients
• Using Community Experiences and Service Projects to Develop Student Attitudes Regarding Prevention and Attitude Change
• Collaboration Across Departments and COMs to Develop Materials and Strategies for Educating Medical Students about Prevention and Behavior Change
• Recruiting, Admitting and Matriculating Medical Students with a Focus on Prevention

• Role of  Technology in Developing Behavior Change Facilitation Skills
•  Developing Personalized Apps for Positive Health Care Behaviors
•  Online Learning
•  Electronic Health Records and Other HIT Initiatives

• Hot Topics in OME
•  Graduate Medical Education
•  Clinical Training
•  Social Media
• Technology Tools
•  Interprofessional Education
•  Impact of National Elections on OME
•  Accreditation Issues
• Other

General Instructions

1. Note that there will be no reduction of the registration fee for presenters. 
    
2. All respondents must be available to present either, Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday of the conference. Sessions will be scheduled to minimize programmatic conflict and maximize attendee choices. 
    
3. Presenters are limited to a maximum of two submissions, only one of which may be chosen. 
    
4. Electronic acknowledgment of receipt of submissions will be e-mailed to the lead presenter after proposal is received. Electronic notification of the final status of each proposal will be sent to the same lead presenter by no later than November 23, 2011. 
    
5. Presenters may not directly market products or services through either sessions or posters. Exhibit space is available to promote medical education products and services. Please contact Beth Martino at AACOM (bmartino@aacom.org) if you are interested in this opportunity, or visit the Exhibits and Sponsorship Opportunities web page. 
    
6. Every attempt will be made to determine and support your A/V needs. Each session room will be provided with a data projector and a laptop. If you are interested in using AACOM’s audience response system (during a full-hour session only), please contact Linda Heun IN ADVANCE of sending in your proposal. Use of the system will be determined on appropriateness and a first-come, first served basis. Handouts are the responsibility of the presenter. Copying services are available at the hotel.  

Formats and Peer Reviewers

Participants may submit proposals in any of the following three categories using the form in the drop-down menu below. Using the second drop-down menu below, volunteer Peer Reviewers may select the categories in which they are qualified to review.

1. Full Session Presentations, as a presentation or workshop, for sessions lasting 60 minutes.
    
2. Brief Presentations lasting not more than 20 minutes, including time for questions (time limit strictly enforced). Given the limited timeframe for this category, there should be no more than two presenters for submissions in this category.
     
3. Posters (see Poster Guidelines).

Evaluation Criteria

At least two reviewers will submit a written review of each proposal.  Members of the planning committee will subsequently review the peer reviews, and original proposals as needed.

Presentations will be evaluated on the following criteria:

• Significance for osteopathic medical education
• Contribution to the conference theme of Building Healthy Behaviors: Medical Education for Prevention and Change
• Alignment with one of the four broad priority categories and the selected specific topic category
• Clarity and organization
• Creativity and originality
• Appropriateness of format
• Project (if appropriate) track record (duration and evaluation)
• Potential for audience participation

Final decision regarding acceptance will be made by the Conference Planning Committee based on:

• Reviewer ratings
• Participation from as many institutions as possible
• Duplication and diversity of topics on the program
• Time and space available

Timeline

The Call for Presentations is now closed.  Presenters will be notified of their status by November 23.  

Questions?  Please contact:

Linda Heun at meded@aacom.org or Natieya Davis at ndavis@aacom.org

AACOM
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Phone: 301-968-4143 or 301-968-4186