American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian (AIANNH) Caucus Call for Abstracts

Additional Information:
https://apha.confex.com/apha/142am/aiannhc.htm

Description:
The American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian (AIANNH) Caucus (Est. 1981) promotes equal opportunity and access for Indigenous peoples of North America and the Hawaiian Islands to health care, provides a supportive entry into the American Public Health Association (APHA), and disseminates information about major Native health issues and programs. The Caucus also works with APHA to promote policy beneficial to Native health needs to assure quality care and equal access. The Caucus invites abstracts for papers addressing health programming, research and policy for Native populations and the conference theme of “Healthography: How Where You Live Affects Your Health & Well-being.” Abstracts that specifically address (but are not limited to) the following areas are encouraged:

• Health Demographics
• Place, Nutrition, & Active Living
• Resilience through Policy & Capacity Building
• Sacred Spaces & Health

12th International Congress on Obesity

Additional Information:
http://www.iaso.org/events/ico/ico-2014/scientific-programme/

It gives me great pleasure to extend this invitation, on behalf of the International Association for the Study of Obesity (IASO) and the Malaysian Association for the Study of Obesity (MASO) to all colleagues in the field of obesity and related disorders to participate in the 12th International Congress on Obesity (ICO) to be held from the 17 - 20 March, 2014 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Since it’s inception in 1974, ICO has previously been hosted in Asia only once, held in Kobe, Japan in 1990 and it is timely for it to be in Asia once again after more than two decades. Rapid development and the upward trend in economic status of many countries in the region have led to a significant increase in the prevalence of obesity. The health burdens related to obesity are increasing more rapidly in Asia than anywhere else in the world and governments can no longer ignore the problem.

The eight track scientific programme of ICO 2014 provides a unique opportunity for all interested in obesity to share their experiences and expertise, garner knowledge and seek practical solutions in their quest to help prevent the escalation of this epidemic and to manage it globally.

Malaysia 'truly Asia' has the essence of an ideal host country, located in the heart of Asia with world-class infrastructure and easy accessibility. It is economically friendly for most nations, especially the developing countries. It is a renowned tourist destination in Asia, boasting of a multi-racial cultural society living in a blend of old and new world charm. The political climate is stable with ease of passage for delegates to enter the country, thanks to the government promotion of Malaysia as a tourist and convention destination. Enjoy the short video clip and keep a date with us.

JAMA Theme Issue on Diabetes - Call for Papers

To coincide with the American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions in June 2014, JAMA will publish a theme issue on diabetes research. Our goals are to inform readers about the latest research in both type 1 and type 2 diabetes and to provide useful reviews of the current state of basic and clinical science underlying diabetes treatments. The World Health Organization estimates that 350 million people worldwide have diabetes.¹ The international obesity epidemic has certainly accelerated the need to better understand the epidemiology, identification, and treatment of diabetes.

 

We invite manuscripts that address the identification and management of this complex chronic disease. We are especially interested in clinical trials of prevention, treatment, and delivery of care for people with diabetes. Care requirements and treatment goals for diabetes vary by age, and we welcome studies of patient populations of any and all ages, from children to the elderly. We recognize that diabetes is a global health problem, and we encourage submission of manuscripts that address aspects of diabetes that may be unique to a specific regional population, such as Asia or Africa. For example, a recent study indicated that approximately 114 million individuals in China have type 2 diabetes and an additional 493 million have prediabetes.² A recent meta-analysis estimated a 5.7% prevalence rate of diabetes associated with impaired glucose tolerance among adults in sub-Saharan Africa.³ Both of these studies highlight the burden of noncommunicable diseases, especially diabetes, which is among the most common, with more than 80% of the 3.4 million annual deaths from diabetes occurring in low- and middle-income countries.⁴

 

We encourage authors to submit reports of original research, review articles, and Viewpoints for consideration for this theme issue. We are particularly interested in reports of randomized clinical trials that represent advances in the treatment of diabetes and interventions aimed at prevention. Authors who are interested in submitting a manuscript for the diabetes theme issue should indicate this in the cover letter accompanying their manuscript submission. Manuscripts received before January 15, 2014, will have the best chance of consideration for the theme issue. Exceptions may be granted for late-breaking randomized clinical trials to be presented at the American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions. In these cases, we recommend that authors contact us as early as possible to discuss the trial and to allow coordination of timing of publication with the scientific presentation. We also welcome questions about this theme issue. Authors should consult the JAMA Instructions for Authors for guidelines on manuscript preparation and submission.⁵ High-quality manuscripts submitted to JAMA that are not of sufficiently high priority for publication in JAMA may be referred to another journal in The JAMA Network.

 

We look forward to receiving your manuscripts for the 2014 diabetes theme issue of JAMA.

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