12th Annual National Health Research Virtual Conference Call for Abstracts

12th Annual National Health Research Virtual Conference, 2021

November 17-19, 2021

 

Theme:

COVID-19 Year in Review: A Multi-dimensional Perspective

 

Call for Abstracts On:

1. COVID-19 Areas
   • Vaccines
   • Laboratory Technology
   • Maternal Health
   • National Security
   • Mental Health
   • Epidemiology
2. Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs)
3. Health Economics
4. Gender Based Violence
5. Public Health Advances

 

DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

 

The Ministry of Health and Wellness, Jamaica, will be hosting its 12th Annual National Health Research Conference, virtually November 17-19, 2021. Researchers are invited to submit abstracts under five (5) main thematic areas. These are: (i) COVID-19 Areas (Vaccines, Laboratory Technology, Maternal Health, National Security, Mental Health, Epidemiology), (ii) Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs), (iii) Health Economics, (iv) Gender Based Violence and (v) Public Health Advances. However, please note that the National Health Research Conference Secretariat will also accept abstracts of high quality research findings that do not fall under the above Conference themes.

 

General Guidelines for Submission

Abstracts will be reviewed by a committee and selected for oral or poster presentation based on a grading scheme. The information below must be used to guide authors on important factors considered in the grading exercise.

The scientific soundness  of  the  research  will  also  be  evaluated,  which  includes: objectives that are specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time-bound (SMART); a methodology that is adequate to answer the stated objectives, and  robust data analysis with well-presented results including significance tests where needed.

Once an abstract is accepted for presentation, it is expected that the presenting author will be in attendance to present it. Prizes will be awarded for the best oral, poster and student presentation.  An additional prize will be awarded to the research most likely to impact policy.

 

 

INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS

1. Abstracts submitted should represent original research; that is, the abstract should not have been presented or published as an abstract or a full journal paper prior to the 12th National Health Research Conference.
2. Authors of research papers involving human or animals must submit copies of the relevant ethical approval letters. 
3. A cover letter must be submitted to indicate  that  all authors have agreed to the submission, and give their permission for the abstract  to  be  published  in  the  National  Health  Research  Conference booklet. The cover letter should also indicate whether the authors have any conflicts of interest or financial incentive from the research presented in the abstract.
4. The author should indicate in the cover letter whether the research is in partial fulfillment of an undergraduate or post-graduate degree in order to be eligible for the prize of best student presentation. 
5. The corresponding author, along with his/her telephone and email address should be indicated. ALL correspondence will be with the corresponding author through the email address submitted. The corresponding author’s contact information should be provided at the end of the abstract.
6. The abstract should be organized as title, aims/objectives, methods, results, and conclusion. The conclusion must answer the objectives, and be in line with the results presented. The body of the abstract should be font size 12 and no more than 250 words. The line spacing for the abstract should be 1.5. 
7. The document should be organized with the title (centered) at the top along with the name(s) of all authors and the institutions to which they are affiliated (not positions). The presenting authors name should be indicated in bold. It will be assumed that the first author listed will be the presenting author; if this is not the case, then the presenting author should be indicated in bold.
8. There should be no tables, figures, pictures, graphs etc. in the abstract.
9. The abstract must be properly constructed and grammatically correct.
10. A word count must be included at the end of the document. The word count should be exclusive of the title, authors and their affiliations.
11. See NHRC Abstract Format here: NHRC 2021 Abstract Format.

 

NB: Any abstract found to be in contravention of the listed instructions will not be considered for presentation at the Conference.

For further information, please contact the Secretariat at: E-mail: NHRC@moh.gov.jm or Telephone: 876-633-8157