2023 Western Forum for Migrant and Community Health
February 14 - 16, 2023
Long Beach, CA

Call for Abstracts | Convocatoria de Propuestas

Thank you for considering a presentation with us at our 2023 Western Forum for Migrant and Community Health. The Northwest Regional Primary Care Association is committed to ensuring that our process for submitting abstracts is accessible. If you have any questions or need support submitting an abstract in Spanish please contact education@nwrpca.org for assistance.

Thank you for considering a presentation with us!

The Northwest Regional Primary Care Association (NWRPCA) invites you to submit an abstract for consideration to present at the 2023 Western Forum for Migrant and Community Health.

Please read the submission details below, and scroll to the bottom of the page to begin your submission.

General Information: The 2023 Western Forum for Migrant and Community Health will be hosted in beautiful Long Beach, CA, February 14 - 16, 2023. The Forum provides education and training, information and resource sharing, coalition building, and program and policy development for community centered health professionals and their partners.

Health & Safety: Your health and safety is our top priority. It is the policy of NWRPCA to inform speakers of any possible changes to the conference format, including but not limited to transition the conference to take place fully virtually.

NWRPCA continues to monitor the evolving COVID-19 pandemic and the current CDC guidelines, as well as the safety measures of our partners at the event site. We are endeavoring to provide a safe, collaborative experience for all attendees of the 2023 Western Forum.

In keeping with our commitment to model best practices in community health, the primary series of COVID-19 vaccination is required to attend the NWRPCA Fall Primary Care Conference. The primary series is a 2-dose series (Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna) or a single dose of the Janssen vaccine. COVID-19 boosters and flu vaccines, while not required, are strongly encouraged. Exemptions are not being considered at this time. Options to attend virtually will be available to those who cannot meet this requirement.

All participants (including Speakers, Exhibitors/Sponsors, Staff, and Attendees) must be fully vaccinated and will be required to provide proof of vaccination based on the instructions provided by NWRPCA Education and Training Staff closer to the event.

By submitting your abstract, you understand and agree to the health & safety protocols release and liability waiver located here as well as the vaccination requirement.

Venue: The 2023 Western Forum for Migrant and Community Health is confirmed to take place in person in Long Beach, CA. NWRPCA will continue to monitor and follow Federal & Local in-person gathering regulations and will make changes as needed.

Abstract Submission Deadline:
Friday, October 21, 2022. Please email education@nwrpca.org, if you need support in submitting an abstract.
Viernes, 21 deoctubre, 2022 Por favor con, education@nwrpca.org, si necesita apoyo para enviar su propuesta.

Abstract Notification: Notifications of selected abstracts for the 2023 Western Forum for Migrant and Community Health will be sent, via email, by mid-November to all presenters. We will need your acceptance confirmation within 14 days of receiving your acceptance email. If more than one person is presenting, please identify the additional presenters. Please try to limit the number of co-presenters. We encourage every session to include a Community Health Center or Community Health Worker.

Presenter Honorarium: Each session is eligible for a Presenter Honorarium. Presenter Honorariums will be divided evenly among all eligible session presenters. Presenters will be provided with additional information upon abstract acceptance notification. *Federal employees WILL NOT receive Presenter Honorarium.

Abstract Selection: Abstracts are peer-reviewed on the basis of quality and clarity of the content, subject relevance (see relevant topics below), and the strength of the learning objectives. NWRPCA prioritizes presentations that are interactive and participatory. Abstracts should explain specific activities, methods or techniques that will be used to encourage participation in the session as well as any take home messages and/or tools that will be made available to participants. We encourage use of popular education methodologies.

*If you need support submitting an abstract in Spanish please contact education@nwrpca.org, for assistance.
*Si necesita apoyo para enviar su propuesta, o desea enviar una propuesta en Español por favor comunicarse con education@nwrpca.org.

Relevant Topics:Abstracts should examine current programs, practices, and/or policies related to addressing disparities in health and health care experienced by Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Workers, and/or other vulnerable populations. The topics we are especially interested in include (though are not limited to):

• Emerging Issues:
  • Covid-19 (prevention, treatment, vaccine hesitancy, long Covid, etc.)
  • Monkeypox
  • Climate Change
  • Cannabis Production and Health and Safety of Farmworkers
  • H-2A Workers
  • Indigenous Farmworkers
  • Human Trafficking
  • Intimate Partner Violence
  • HIV
  • Emergency Preparedness
  • Neuro-informed Therapy
• MSAW Access to Care & Service Delivery:
  • Oral Health Integration
  • Integration of Community Health Workers/Promotoras/es de Salud/Outreach Workers
  • Value of health centers: health center expansion, organizational excellence, leadership development, clinician engagement, operational workforce competency, continuous quality improvement
  • Clinical Workforce Development
  • Health Information Technology & Data
  • Use of Telehealth to Overcome barriers
  • Access to Specialty Care
  • Value-based Care and Payment
  • Mental Health
  • Substance Us Disorder
  • Mobile Health Services
  • Enabling Services
  • Maternal Care
  • Children’s Health
• Social Determinants of Health (SDOH):
  • Addressing SDOH (e.g., transportation, housing, food insecurity, employment, culturally and linguistically appropriate services, immigration, environmental/occupational health, and others).
  • Promote Health Equity
  • Health in All Policies
  • Integration/Expansion of Medical-Legal Partnerships
  • Community Partnerships and Coalition Building
  • Language Inclusivity and Interpretation Services
  • Structural Competency
  • Collective Trauma, Grief, Stress
• Diabetes:
  • Prevention and Control for Adults and Children
  • Evidence-Based Interventions and Practices such as the National Diabetes Prevention Program, Project ECHO, and Tomando Control de su Salud
  • Innovative and Culturally Appropriate Interventions and Practices such as use of Fotonovelas and other Popular Education Methodologies
  • Evidence-based interventions

*NWRPCA welcomes and encourages abstracts that are relevant to community health workers (CHWs), including promotoras/es de salud, outreach workers, community health advisors, peer health educators, and other frontline lay health workers. Presentations related to the CHW workforce should include CHWs as presenters and/or have CHWs involved in the creation of the abstract and presentation. Abstracts pertaining to the CHW workforce should describe within the text of the abstract whether CHWs will be presenting and/or the role CHWs played in the development of the abstract and presentation.

Abstract Proposal

Complete the abstract proposal application, including: the session title, session description, 3 learning objectives, preference for in-person vs. virtual, language of presentation and audiovisual requirements. Descriptions longer than 150 words will be edited to accommodate the conference program. Submit the proposal along with a resume or curriculum vitae and a short biographical sketch for each presenter.

*If you need support submitting an abstract in Spanish please contact education@nwrpca.org, for assistance.
*Si necesita apoyo para enviar su propuesta, o desea enviar una propuesta en Español por favor comunicarse con education@nwrpca.org.

1. Step 1: Setup Session

   The following items are required.

   • Session Title
   • Submitter Full Name and Email
   • Preferred Language for Presentation: English or Spanish. Please note that simultaneous interpretation services will not be available in all breakout sessions. We encourage presentations to be language accessible.
   • Session Format
   • Panel
   • Roundtable
   • Skills Practice
   • Facilitated Discussion
   • Case Studies
   • Relevant Topic Area
   • What venue is your presentation best designed for? (In-person, Virtual, Can be adapted for In-Person or Virtual).
   • Comments: Explanation for duration or language preference selected, if needed. Can you make your presentation longer or shorter? Are you able to present in English and/or Spanish?

2. Step 2: Session Abstract

   Abstracts are peer-reviewed and selected on the basis of quality and clarity of the content, subject relevance, and strength of learning objectives. Abstracts should explain specific activities, methods, or techniques that will be used to facilitate participant engagement as well as applicable resources and/or tools that will be made available to attendees. We encourage presentations that are interactive and participatory.

   Abstracts pertaining to the Community Health Worker (CHW) workforce should describe within the text of the abstract whether CHWs will be presenting and/or the role CHWs played in the development of the abstract and presentation. NWRPCA promotes peer-to-peer learning, therefore presentations facilitated by CHWs will be given priority.

3. Step 3: Learning Objectives

   Please enter one Learning Objective per text box. Learning objectives should be clearly stated, measurable, and attainable. Below are examples of strong Learning Objectives:

   1. Assess the common health care needs of agricultural workers.
   2. Identify barriers to accessing health care experienced by agricultural workers.
   3. List three best practices for providing health care to agricultural workers.

4. Step 4: Session Description

   The Session Description should be a short summary of the Session Abstract. This will be included in the conference program and related marketing materials if the abstract is selected.

5. Step 5: Presenters

   • One primary presenter is required.
   • Search for a presenter you would like to add by using email address or last name to find the names of presenters in the database.
   • If the person you are looking for is not found, select 'Not Found' from the search results, and enter the presenter's information.
   • Co-presenters
   • Bio (Max 150 words)

6. Step 6: Resume *for each presenter

   • All presenters are required to upload a resume.

7. Step 7: Confirmation

   • Review your submission on this page.
   • If you are satisfied, scroll to the bottom of the page and click the 'Conclude Submission' button.
   • To edit your submission, click the step you would like to update on the menu to the left of the screen. Please note that you are able to make changes to your submission until the submission deadline.




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