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February 22, 2010
Call for Papers: The Michigan Meeting 2010: The Economy and Cancer Health Disparities
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Venue: The University of Michigan
Conference dates: May 20-22, 2010
Submission deadline: Monday, February 22, 2010
The Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies and the Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Michigan are pleased to announce “The Michigan Meeting 2010: The Economy and Cancer Health Disparities”, to be held May 20-22, 2010. This unique forum will gather experts from diverse perspectives to address the issue of cancer health disparities in the United States. We intend to explore the current state of knowledge in this field, to discuss the impact of the current economic crisis on health disparities, and to focus particular attention on current and future interventions and policy initiatives that may ameliorate these inequities.
We are pleased to announce a Call for Papers to be included in our session entitled, “The Economics of Cancer Health Disparities.” This session will be held on Friday, May 21, 2010. Papers will be accepted for review that address relevant topics that include, but are not limited to, income, employment, state, federal, and non-profit budgets, and health states for patients at risk for or diagnosed with cancer. A special emphasis will be placed on papers that discuss innovative solutions for cancer prevention and care in the setting of economic challenges.
Papers will be peer-reviewed by faculty members who serve on the planning committee. Papers may be accepted for poster or podium presentation. Highly-promising papers will be selected to receive travel scholarships and honoraria.
The deadline for submission is Monday, February 22, 2010 at 5:00pm EST. Please send a word document to cfriese@umich.edu with the following information:
Abstract Title Name, Title, Affiliation of Authors Abstract Text (no more than 500 words). Please include background and objective, methods and data sources, results, and conclusions.
Abstract authors will be notified of acceptance by March 1, 2010. Authors must be available to present their work in person on May 21, 2010 in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
