Epidemiological Studies calls for papers / meetings & conferences

Call for Papers: International Conference in Modeling Health Advances (ICMHA'12)

San Francisco, USA, 24-26 October, 2012

The International Conference in Modeling Health Advances 2012 will take place in San Francisco, USA, 24-26 October, 2012.

A host of new diseases, like HIV/AIDS, BSE, Avian Flu, West Nile Virus and others have appeared on the scene during the last twenty five years and undoubtedly, more will come in the coming years. To tackle these illnesses, the cooperation of modelers, mathematicians, statisticians, computer scientists, and others, and of researchers from the medical community is absolutely essential. Modeling is important because it gives important insight into the method of treatment. In the case of HIV/AIDS, for example, mathematical modeling indicated that a combination of both protease inhibitors and reverse transcriptase inhibitors would be far more effective than any one of these two drugs.

The purpose of this conference is to bring all the people working in the area of epidemiology under one roof and encourage mutual interaction.

The conference ICMHA'12 is held under the World Congress on Engineering and Computer Science WCECS 2012. The WCECS 2012 is organized by the International Association of Engineers (IAENG), a non-profit international association for engineers and computer scientists. The congress has the focus on the frontier topics in the theoretical and applied engineering and computer science subjects. The last IAENG conference has attracted more than five hundred participants from over 30 countries. All submitted papers will be under peer review and accepted papers will be published in the conference proceeding (ISBN: 978-988-19251-6-9). The abstracts will be indexed and available at major academic databases. The accepted papers will also be considered for publication in the special issues of the journal Engineering Letters, in IAENG journals and in edited books by publishers like Springer.

Important Dates:
Draft Paper Submission Deadline: 2 July, 2012
Camera-Ready Papers Due & Registration Deadline: 30 July, 2012
ICMHA 2012: 24-26 October, 2012

Call for Papers: 2012 Quetelet Seminar--Adult Mortality and Morbidity

December 5-7, 2012 Research Centre in Population and Societies, Catholic University of Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

Numerous demographic studies have been focusing on mortality and range from analysis of age-specific mortality to cause-of-death analysis or risks factors analysis. In countries with a long statistical tradition, mortality levels by sex, age and cause of death are easily obtained. Epidemiologists as well as demographers took interest in identifying risks factors and markers by age, sex and cause. Although these factors and markers remain the same for morbidities and the resulting mortality, little is known about morbidity levels, be it in terms of prevalence or incidence, except for pathologies that are recorded in specific registrars or for which large surveys are conducted. In countries with incomplete demographic data, both mortality and morbidity are little or badly documented except when subjected to specific surveys such as under-5 mortality or, to a lesser extent, morbidity. The need for medical diagnosis and assessment of severity of illness makes morbidity data collection especially challenging. Morbidity data collection is especially challenging as it involves. In addition, in armed conflict, post-conflict or natural disaster situations, evaluating the number of victims is crucial to assess needs as well as to ease the reconciliation process.

The 2012 Quetelet Seminar will focus on adult age morbidity and mortality analysis from the data collection and measurement perspective. It will be organised in collaboration with the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (UCL-CRED/WHO) and International Network for the Demographic Evaluation of Populations and Their Health in Developing Countries (INDEPTH). Communications will cover existing or in-the-making tools for data collection and measurement that serve to estimate adult-age morbidity levels in countries with good-level statistical data and adult-age morbidity and mortality levels in countries with incomplete data. Particular attention will be devoted to papers that deal with estimating mortality and morbidity in crisis or post-crisis time. Studies analysing interactions between mortality and morbidity as well as the role of health monitoring systems in situations conducive to potentially high public health risk are encouraged.

The 2012 Quetelet Seminar will be organised along the following three axes:

1. Morbidity Analysis

What are the existing data collection and measurement tools to estimate incidence and prevalence of diseases, including chronic diseases? What are their limits?

What morbidity data collection and registration tools are most effective? What are the most reliable data to collect for the measurement of functional and cognitive abilities in a population so as to evaluate dependency ratios? What health monitoring systems should be developed to detect and prevent infectious disease?

2. Adult mortality in countries where data are incomplete

What are the latest developments in the estimation of adult mortality in countries where civil registration data are incomplete or non-existent? How has adult mortality changed recently in developing countries, more than three decades after the onset of the HIV epidemic and in a context of increased access to antiretroviral treatment? Beyond mortality levels, how are inequalities in adult mortality analysed (by sex, according to educational or poverty levels)? What are the lessons to be learned from demographic surveillance sites, particularly in terms of causes of death, as reflected by verbal autopsies and associated tools?

3. Demographic impacts of armed conflicts and natural disasters

What impact armed conflicts and natural disasters have on adult morbidity and mortality? How is this impact measured? What different forms of resilience develop and how are they captured? What early warning systems can be put in place to limit the impact of disasters?

Instructions for submitting paper
Abstracts (1 page including tables) should be submitted by email before 8th June, 2012 to Isabelle Theys (Isabelle.Theys@uclouvain.be). The abstracts should include a description of the paper’s objective, background, data and research methods, as well as expected findings. Authors of accepted papers will be notified by 29th June.

Paper
The completed papers, either in English or French, should be sent before 15th November, 2012. The final version should not exceed 20 single-spaced pages, including tables and references.

Language
Papers will be presented in French or English, without simultaneous translation.

Publication
A selection of publications will be published in the proceedings of the Chaire Quetelet 2012.

Deadlines
Deadline for submission: 8th June, 2012
Author notification of accepted paper abstract: 29th June, 2012
Deadline for complete paper: 15th November, 2012
Quetelet Seminar: 5th-7th December, 2012

Call for Abstracts: International Society for Disease Surveillance Annual Conference

The ISDS Annual Conference is the premier event dedicated to the advancement of the science and practice of biosurveillance. This year’s theme, Expanding Collaborations to Chart a New Course in Public Health Surveillance, will highlight the importance of working together across agencies, sectors, and disciplines to improve surveillance methods and population health outcomes. The conference will be held at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina in San Diego, CA, December 4-5, 2012, with Pre-Conference Workshops on December 3rd.

The ISDS Conference draws professionals from a broad range of disciplines— epidemiology and computer science to mathematical modeling and health policy—to learn and contribute the latest achievements, methodologies, best practices, conceptual frameworks, and technical innovations in the rapidly evolving field of biosurveillance. This year's conference will provide fertile ground for cultivating new ideas and partnerships with roundtable discussions, panels and other opportunities to collaborate.

The scope of this conference includes all of the components, policies, methods, practices, infrastructure, research and evaluation related to timely surveillance of communicable diseases, chronic diseases and injuries. This includes notifiable conditions, adverse events and emerging/novel threats; biological, chemical, and radiological health threats; plant, animal, and food surveillance; and environmental monitoring.

Questions regarding the Call for Abstracts may be sent to Tera Reynolds, ISDS Program Manager.

Submission deadline: September 6, 2012 (11:59pm Eastern Daylight Time)

Authors notified of acceptance: October 3, 2012

Pre-Conference Workshops: December 3, 2012

Annual Conference: December 4-5, 2012

Submission Types

Note: All abstracts for the ISDS Conference will be submitted using ScholarOne. There is a limit of 4810 characters for the text of your submission. The character count includes spaces. The character count WILL include title, authors, institutions, tables, and images, but WILL NOT include presenting author brief biographical summaries (bios) or the abstract summary that will be used in the conference program.

Oral

All abstracts submitted for oral presentation are automatically considered for poster presentation as well. Include the following components when submitting an abstract for oral presentation:

· Title (85 characters MAX)

· Objective

· Introduction

· Methods

· Results

· Conclusions

· Acknowledgements

· References

· Names and affiliations of authors

· Brief bio of lead author/intended presenter (450 characters/75 words)

· Brief summary (600 characters/100 words) of submission to be used in conference program

Poster

Include the following components when submitting an abstract for poster presentation:

· Title (85 characters MAX)

· Objective

· Introduction

· Methods

· Results

· Conclusions

· Acknowledgements

· References

· Names and affiliations of authors

· Brief bio of lead author/intended presenter (450 characters/75 words)

· Brief summary (600 characters/100 words) of submission (for potential inclusion in conference program)

Panel *New for 2012*

Panel topics should be a specific aspect of design, theory, application, or experience pertaining to the science or practice of biosurveillance. Suggested panels should be comprised of no more than four participants and a moderator. A typical panel session will consist of four 15 minute presentations, each followed by 5 minutes of questions, with 10 minutes for closing discussion (presentation lengths will be subject to change based on final agenda). When submitting an abstract for a panel, include the following components:

· Title (85 characters MAX)

· Objective

· Introduction

· Panel description

· How the moderator intends to engage the audience in discussions on the panel topic

· Names of panel presenters, moderator and affiliations

· Brief bios for each panel presenter and moderator (450 characters/75 words each) for abstract reviewers to assess appropriateness to serve on the panel for the described topic

· Brief summary (600 characters/100 words) of panel to be used in conference program

Roundtable *New for 2012*

Roundtables can have up to three facilitators to briefly introduce the topic of interest and facilitate active discussion among attendees. Roundtables must be discussion-oriented rather than didactic, lecture-driven sessions. Roundtable discussions will be 60-90 minutes (depending on final agenda). When submitting an abstract for a roundtable, include the following components:

· Title (85 characters MAX)

· Objective

· Introduction

· Roundtable description

· How the facilitator intends to engage the audience in the roundtable discussion, including sample questions

· Names of facilitators and affiliations

· Brief bios for each facilitator (450 characters/75 words each) for abstract reviewers to assess appropriateness to lead a discussion on the described topic

· Brief summary (600 characters/100 words) of roundtable to be used in conference program

System Showcase Demonstrations *New for 2012*

System showcase demonstrations will be presented during the evening poster session on the first day of the conference. A typical demonstration will illustrate one or more aspects of an innovative population/public health surveillance system that is in use or under development. Demonstrations of open source and/or free products are strongly encouraged. System showcase demonstrations are not intended to be marketing or sales presentations and such submissions will be rejected; those interested in supporting the ISDS conference with an exhibit booth should contact Tera Reynolds at ISDS for more information. When submitting an abstract for a system showcase demonstration, include the following components:

· Title (85 characters MAX)

· Objective

· Introduction

· Description, highlighting benefits to public/population health surveillance and how this demonstration will be a unique addition to the ISDS conference

· Conclusions, including lessons learned and design principles from this demonstration that attendees can take away, even if not using or intending to use the system demonstrated

· Names of demonstrators and affiliations

· Brief summary (600 characters/100 words) of showcase to be used in conference program

Track Descriptions

I. Analytical Methods

a. Analytical Methods: Applied

b. Analytical Methods: Research & Development

This theme is focused on important and novel advances in the field of surveillance methodologies and analytical approaches. Abstracts in the Applied sub-track should describe methods or processes routinely used in a production-type environment. Abstracts in the Research and Development sub-track should describe methods and processes still under development or tested within a research or pilot setting. Possible topics include, but are not limited to:

· Analytic evaluation of surveillance components

· Decision support

· Estimating morbidity and impact

· Evaluation of algorithms and systems through epidemic simulation

· Geospatial analysis

· Innovative use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology

· Integrating evidence from multiple sources

· Integration of mathematical modeling and statistical analyses

· New algorithms and evaluation of existing algorithms for cluster and event detection

· Pattern recognition algorithms

· Predictive disease modeling/predictive analytics

· Spatial cluster detection

· Statistical methods and tools for analyzing and interpreting data

· Time series analysis

II. Informatics

a. Informatics: Applied

b. Informatics: Research & Development

Abstracts in the Applied sub-track should describe methods or processes routinely used in a production-type environment. Abstracts in the Research and Development sub-track should describe methods and processes still under development or tested within a research or pilot setting. Possible topics include, but are not limited to:

· Advances in methods for classifying data

· Approaches to building interoperable surveillance systems and components

· Borderless data exchange models (e.g. federated information sharing approaches)

· Cloud computing for public health surveillance

· Data integration – acquiring, moving, storing, processing, coding, normalizing, and preparing data for analysis between systems

· Data quality

· Data visualization methods

· Electronic health records and public health surveillance

· Health information exchange

· How clinical information systems can support public health surveillance efforts

· How public health information systems can support clinical efforts

· Informatics lessons learned

· Information and knowledge exchange

· Innovations in public health informatics

· Mobile technologies for public health

· Natural language processing

· Standards and Interoperability Framework (Public Health Reporting Initiative)

· Standards used in public health surveillance

· System architectures for limited connectivity environments and disaster surveillance

· System architectures for surveillance in low-resource environments

· System architectures to leverage HIE for public health surveillance

· System descriptions of real-world solutions to challenging integration problems

· Workforce requirements and training

· Use of social media for biosurveillance

III. Policy (at local, state, federal, international levels)

This theme is focused on sharing successes, challenges or approaches leveraged in the use or development of policy which affects biosurveillance operations and activities. Possible topics include, but are not limited to:

· Creating successful surveillance partnerships

· Data sharing policies

· Federal policy agendas

· Funding strategies for surveillance

· How public health surveillance data have been used to inform policy

· International Health Regulations

· Legal/ethical/security/privacy issues in surveillance

· Meaningful Use responses by public health departments

· Policies around social media/leveraging social networks for risk communication, etc.

· Research collaborations to expand evidence-based health policy

· Workforce

IV. Public/Population health surveillance

a. Public/Population Health Surveillance: Practice

b. Public/Population Health Surveillance: Research

c. Public/Population Health Surveillance: Evaluation

This theme is focused on improving the daily processes of timely public/population health surveillance, including detection, signal validation, event characterization, investigation, and response. Abstracts in the Practice sub-track should describe practices routinely used in a production environment and/or deployed in field by public health departments or other agencies. Abstracts in the Research sub-track should describe research related to surveillance, health systems, etc. Abstracts in the Evaluation sub-track should describe evaluations of public/population health surveillance systems, workflows, protocols, etc. Possible topics include, but are not limited to:

· Adverse drug events and pharmacovigilance

· Case studies

· Chronic disease surveillance

· Collaboration success stories

· Contact tracing and network analysis

· Disaster/event surveillance

· Disparities surveillance

· Evaluation of surveillance systems

· Infectious disease surveillance

· Influenza-like illness surveillance

· Injury surveillance

· Innovations in biosurveillance

· Integrating surveillance across multiple data sources

· Integrating surveillance systems, e.g. syndromic and reportable diseases

· Linking response with frontline health workers

· Meaningful Use and how it’s changing/not changing surveillance practice

· Measuring vaccine efficacy, coverage, etc.

· Messaging/risk communication (what to say to the public, politicians and media about syndromic systems alerts)

· Mobile technologies for public health

· Novel approaches to communicable diseases surveillance and reporting (e.g., notifiable conditions, MRSA, nosocomial infections)

· OneHealth

· Outbreak detection, characterization and outbreak management

· School and university surveillance

· Situational awareness

· Social media and surveillance

· Surveillance across borders

· Surveillance for refugees and recent immigrants

· Surveillance in resource-limited settings

· Surveillance using ambulatory care data

· Surveillance using inpatient data

· Vaccine-preventable disease surveillance

Call for Abstracts: 2012 Meeting of the International Society of Hydrocephalus and CSF Disorders

The 2012 meeting of the International Society of Hydrocephalus and CSF Disorders (ISHCSF) will be held in Kyoto, Japan from October 19 to 22, 2012 (Hydrocephalus 2012, Kyoto).

Deadline of ‘Abstract Submission’ and ‘Abstract Modification’: June 29, 2012

This meeting will present the latest advances in the clinical care of and research in hydrocephalus and CSF disorders. Through this meeting, we expect to accomplish the ISHCSF mission of pursuing both clinical and basic research of CSF circulation and its related disorders and thereby promoting the best possible care for patients with these disorders.

There has been nearly a hundred-year of CSF research history since the pioneering work of Harvey Cushing. Research has produced many achievements in this field, but unsolved problems remain and challenge us to take the next step toward solving them.

Of course, another purpose of this meeting is to give all participants the opportunity to communicate, discuss freely, and share their recent progress in this field. We warmly welcome all participants and their families from all over the world.

Topics are listed below. Any scientific abstracts in the field of CSF and hydrocephalus are welcome. Accepted papers will be presented. You may select topics and sessions, but the organizing committee will determine the acceptance, type of presentation and session after reviewing all abstracts.

Topics

Definition, Classification
Symptoms and assessment measures
Epidemiology
Neuropathology
Neuropsychology & neuropsychiatry
Adult hydrocephalus
Normal pressure hydrocephalus
Neurodegeneration
Comorbidity
Pediatric hydrocephalus
Developmental problems
CSF-related disorders
Intracranial hypertension
Clinical Trials, Guidelines
Experimental hydrocephalus
CSF physiology
CSF biomarker
Neuroimaging
ICP monitoring, CSF pulsation, Ro
Neuroendoscopy
Shunt devices
Shunt complications
Outcome, Outcome measures
Education, Social aspects
Rehabilitation
Non-surgical treatment
Miscellaneous

Inquiry for Scientific Program
Secretariat:
c/o Department of Neurosurgery, Shiga University of Medical Science
Address: Seta Tsukinowa-cho, Otsu, Shiga 520-2192, JAPAN
E-mail: ishcsf-secretary@umin.ac.jp
Phone: +81-77-548-2257 Fax: +81-77-548-2531

Inquiry for General Information
Management Secretariat:
c/o Congress Corporation
3-6-13 Awajimachi, Chuo-ku, Osaka 541-0047, JAPAN
E-mail: ishcsf@congre.co.jp
Phone: +81-6-6229-2555 Fax: +81-6-6229-2556

Call for Papers: Third International Conference on Global Trends in Biomedical Informatics, Research Education and Globalization

Organized by the Department of Health Informatics, School of Health Related Professions, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ)

It is our great pleasure to invite you to participate in the Third International Conference on Global Trends in Biomedical Informatics, Research Education and Globalization which will take place on November 15th, 2012 in Newark, NJ, USA.

This conference will provide a unique opportunity for disseminating the latest advances, applications and future trends in the area of Biomedical Informatics. The conference will meet the diverse interests of the delegates - from conceptual, theoretical, practical applications to commercialization. It will be the center of action for health informatics professionals to interact with their peers, meet leaders in the field, learn about new products, and see demonstrations from top healthcare systems and services vendors.

We are inviting original, unpublished research manuscripts in the following areas of interest, but not limited to

Electronic Health Records and Meaningful Use
Healthcare Outcomes Research
Personalized Medicine, Genetic Testing & Biomarkers
Interoperability and Standards in Healthcare
Public Health Informatics, GIS Applications, Disease Mapping & Surveillance
Clinical Informatics including Decision Support & Intelligent Systems
Healthcare Marketing and Outsourcing
Molecular Imaging & Nanomedicine
Privacy, Security and Confidentiality
Healthcare System Intrusion including Bio- and Cyber-Terrorism
Healthcare Disparities Research
Drug Discovery and Clinical Trials
Bio-computations
Nursing Informatics
Modelling and Simulation in Biomedical Research.
Translational Research in Healthcare including Bioinformatics Applications
Controlled Medical Terminologies & Ontologies
Healthcare Quality Research
Intelligent Systems
Mobile devices in Health care
Biomedical Instrumentation, Devices and Signal processing
Telemedicine Applications including Mobile Devices, Health Information Exchange & Service Oriented Architecture for Healthcare

Selected papers will be submitted for publication in the

International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications
International Journal of Medical Engineering and Informatics
International Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Consumer Health Informatics
International Journal of Computational Intelligence and Healthcare Informatics

Highlights of the Conference

State-of-the-Art Overviews by Renowned Experts
Presentation of Scientific and Application Papers
Panel Discussions Exploring Critical Issues of the Day
Demonstrations of Advanced Health Informatics Systems
In-depth Tutorial Sessions in Current State of Art Biomedical Informatics by Eminent Speakers

We are looking forward for your participation to make this event a grand success

Important Deadlines:

Manuscript Submission: September 1, 2012
Decision on Paper Acceptance: September 30, 2012
Submission of Final Manuscript: October 30, 2012

CONTACT DETAILS
Dr. Syed Haque
Chair & Program Director

Ms. Yvonne Rolley
Conference Coordinator
Department of Health Informatics
UMDNJ-School of Health Related Professions
65 Bergen Street, Rm.350
Newark, NJ 07107-3001
Phone: 973 972 6871, Fax: 973 972 8540

Call for Abstracts: 6th International Conference on Ocular Infections

The 6th International Conference on Ocular Infections (ICOI) will be held on March 7-10, 2013 at the Loews Hotel, Santa Monica, CA, USA.

Infections of the eye continue to challenge clinicians around the world to make an accurate, rapid diagnosis, as well as providing optimal therapy given the emergence of spread of antimicrobial resistance.

The Scientific Committee encourages the submission of original Abstracts for poster presentations.

All abstracts will be reviewed by the Scientific Committee.

The accepted abstracts will be published in the book of abstracts.

If an Abstract is accepted, the presenting author must register.

Authors who submit an abstract but fail to register for the conference run the risk of having their abstracts withdrawn.

The Deadline for Abstract Submission is December 2nd, 2012.

Abstracts must be submitted via the Conference website.

Abstracts submitted by fax or email will not be accepted, If you are unable to submit them via the website, please contact the Secretariat.

Confirmations will be sent by December 13th, 2012.

Submitters that their abstract has been accepted will have to register no later than December 22, 2012.

Main Conference Topics

Surgical Strategies to Prevent Infections
Update on TASS and Preferred Instrument Sterilization Methods
Unraveling the Contact Lens-Associated Microbial Keratitis Epidemics
Antimicrobial Resistance: Strategies for Survival and Prevention
The revolution in Ocular Imaging for real - time Diagnosis of Eye Infections
Drug Delivery systems for intraocular and surface disease
The Latest Clinical Updates on External Infections, Keratitis, Endoophthalmitis, Uveitis and Retinitis
Advances in Antimicrobial Agent Research & Development
Ocular Microbiology Laboratory Techniques
Epidemiology, Microbiology, Pharmacology and Drug Delivery

Conference Secretariat
Paragon Conventions
18, Avenue Louis-Casai, 5th Floor
1209 Geneva, Switzerland
Tel: +41 (0)22 747 7930, Fax: +41 (0)22 747 7999
Website: www.ocularinfections.com

Conference Manager

Ms. Shirley Dinenson

Email: sdinenson@paragon-conventions.com

Call for Abstracts: Viral Hepatitis Congress 2012

7 – 9 September 2012 The Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt Germany

Abstracts are more likely to be considered for oral (as opposed to poster) presentation if they contain new information and clinical rather than non clinical data.

The deadline for the receipt of abstracts is 8 JUNE 2012

Abstract Categories for 2012
HCV: Diagnosis
Natural history and epidemiology
Treatment and late-stage clinical trials (Phase IIb, Phase III and Phase IV)
Practical management strategies
Treatment monitoring and predictors of therapeutic response
Preclinical and early clinical development (Phase I and Phase IIa)
Direct-acting antiviral combinations
Other

HBV: Diagnosis and monitoring
Natural history and epidemiology
Treatment and late-stage clinical trials (Phase IIb, Phase III and Phase IV)
Practical management strategies
Preclinical and early clinical development (Phase I and Phase IIa)
Other

HCC: Diagnosis, natural history and epidemiology
Clinical trials
Practical management strategies
Other

Pharmacokinetics and drug interactions
HIV co-infection and viral hepatitis
Transplantation and viral hepatitis

Contact Us:

For all enquiries relating to this event:

The Viral Hepatitis Congress
Organising Secretariat
KnowledgePoint360 Group
Victoria Mill
Windmill Street
Macclesfield SK11 7HQ, UK

Tel: +44 (0) 1625 664392 Fax: +44 (0) 1625 664391
Email: hep@kp360group.com

Call for Scientific Research Posters and Innovative Program Abstracts: Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) 2012 Annual Conference

CHADD's 25th Anniversary Annual International Conference on Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

November 8-10, 2012 San Fransisco, California

The CHADD Annual International Conference is the major research, practice and public information conference dedicated to issues related to ADHD. Conference sessions will focus on providing current science-based information and the impact of this information on treatment plans for individuals with ADHD. The conference will bring together researchers, clinicians, educators, adults with ADHD, parents and others. Major goals for the conference are to disseminate the latest developments in research; to facilitate an ongoing exchange about issues related to ADHD by individuals with different experiences and viewpoints; and to increase public understanding of the disorder and its impact.

Only online submissions will be considered for Research poster abstracts and Innovative program abstracts must be received by June 1, 2012. Only online submissions will be considered.

Scientific Research Posters

Research in the area of ADHD related to specific topics of etiology, epidemiology, social, familial, medical and educational matters will be presented in a research poster session. Abstracts will be selected by a panel of reviewers based on scientific merits as well as on a space limitations and the need for a balance of topics. Decisions are based on scientific merit as well as on space limitations and the need for a balance of topics.

Submission Requirements:

• Abstracts that describe actual empirical research are preferred.
• Abstracts submitted should be no longer than 500 words and contain a description of the study's purposes, methodology and results, keeping in mind the diversity of backgrounds of the conference attendees.
• The names and affiliations of all investigators.

Research poster abstracts must be received by June 1, 2012. Only online submissions were considered.

CHADD will not be able to underwrite the expenses of presenters accepted from this Call for Papers.

Questions? Please phone 301-306-7070.

Innovative Programs

As parents and adults, educators and health care providers become more aware of the needs of children with ADHD and their families, they are finding extremely creative ways of addressing these needs. Such efforts include developing new and innovative programs, modifying existing programs; accommodating the needs of the child through individually designed learning environments that highlight his or her special needs, and developing community-wide collaborative models.

Individuals representing a wide array of innovative program and services will be on hand to share information with conference attendees.

Innovative program abstracts must be received by June 1, 2012. Only online submissions were considered.

CHADD will not be able to underwrite the expenses of presenters accepted from this Call for Papers.

Questions? Please phone 301-306-7070.

Call for Abstracts: 6th Asian Congress of Paediatric Infectious Diseases

28th November-December 1, 2012 Colombo, Sri Lanka

Colombo, Sri Lanka

Abstract Submission Deadline: 31 May 2012

The 6th Asian Congress of Pediatric Infectious Diseases (ACPID 2012) is the largest gathering of pediatricians, researchers, academics, nurses, allied health professionals, virologists, epidemiologists, and other specialists in the field of infectious diseases from all over Asia Pacific.

The theme of the congress is “Rational Management of Infectious Diseases – A Path to a Safer Childhood.” It is envisaged that the dissemination of new knowledge from experts in the field will help safeguard our children by a rational approach to the prevention and management of paediatric infectious diseases.

The Scientific Committee invites all interested individuals to submit abstracts to the 6th Asian Congress of Pediatric Infectious Diseases (ACPID). Accepted abstracts will be selected for Oral or Poster presentations and will be published in the congress’ book of abstracts.

Abstracts will be divided into the designated categories for review and programme purposes. Presenters should select one of the following subject categories:

• Antimicrobial resistance and new antibiotic
• Influenza
• Bacterial Infection
• Dengue
• Fungal infection
• Enteric Infection
• Respiratory tract Infection
• Hospital Infection
• HIV
• Other viral infection
• Pathogenetic mechanisms
• Malaria
• Central nervous system infection
• Neonatal infection
• Enterovirus, Poliomyelitis
• Pneumococcal Diseases
• Urinary tract infection
• Sepsis
• Tuberculosis, Leprosy
• Vaccination
• Epidemiology
• Laboratory diagnosis
• Others

ACPID 2012 Conference Secretariat
Kenes Asia
5th Floor, PICO Creative Centre
20 Kallang Avenue, Singapore 339411
Tel: +65 6292 0723; Fax: +65 6292 4721
E-mail: acpid2012@kenes.com