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CALL FOR PRESENTATION PROPOSALS,
PART 1
PRESENTATION FORMATS
The Call for Presentation Proposals is CLOSED.
The deadline for receipt of presentation proposals was Feb.
28, 2006.
The conference planning committee announces a call for presentation proposals
for the 2006 conference. We invite health care professionals, community
representatives, policymakers, researchers and others to submit brief
proposals for a variety of presentation formats described below.
Priority will be given to presentations that focus on the main conference
theme. Please consult the 2006 Conference Objective
Statement and the List of Potential Presentation
Topics for further information on conference themes and topics.
PRESENTATION FORMATS
We invite proposals for the following types of conference presentations.
Traditional Formats:
Preconference
(Tuesday, October 17, 2006)
Intensive training sessions. The pre-conference intensive training
sessions are very popular half- to full-day immersions on clinical, management,
education and policy issues. The fifth conference will continue to use
this format for a limited number of topic areas, including:
- Integrating cultural competence, language assistance, and disparity
reduction into health care quality improvement programs, information
systems, program evaluations and patient measurements
- Staff training on cultural and linguistic competence
- Health professions curricula development
- Organizational cultural competence, including developing business
plans
- Improving the delivery of language access services
- Promoting health policies for culturally appropriate care
Other topics may be proposed.
The sessions run for three (or six) hours, led by a 1-3 person presenter
team on a single topic, with advanced enrollment of up to 30 participants.
Presentations must use interactive teaching methods and offer substantial
take-home resources. There will be five concurrent three-hour sessions
in the morning, and five in the afternoon.
If you choose this format, you are responsible for assembling the
entire presentation team for either a 3 hour or 6 hour session. Only a
few six-hour sessions will be offered, so if you propose this, please
note in your proposal whether it can alternatively be structured as a
three-hour session.
Main Conference (Wednesday,
October 18-Friday, October 20, 2006)
Main conference workshops. Two to three presenters will address
specific implementation, educational, research or policy challenges from
their own experiences in separate presentations. Moderators will facilitate
discussion and problem-solving or strategy-devising with the audience,
which will be encouraged to comment on their related experiences, ask
questions, and dialogue with presenters. (Depending on room size, these
sessions will have 30-100 participants. Each presenter will have 30 minutes
for the presentation, and there will be 30 minutes at the end for discussion
with the audience.)
If you choose this format, you may propose either a single presentation
by one speaker, or the entire workshop session. Please note that it may
be necessary to shuffle presentations as we develop the final agenda.
Peer-to-peer practice advancement sessions. Many participants
have commented on how useful it is to share experiences face-to-face with
others working in their field of specialty. Introduced in 2004 and widely
praised, peer-to-peer sessions are designed to facilitate the exchange
and documentation of practice challenges and solutions. A group of 6-10
panelists engage in discussion of a specific practice challenge (e.g.
how to design and market cultural competence training to busy health care
professionals). An expert facilitator leads participants in a 2 or 3 hour
session that includes discussion and brainstorming around cutting-edge
practices and solving specific implementation problems. Background materials
on each participant’s program are distributed in advance, and the
session proceedings are documented and summarized for later distribution.
If you choose this format, you are responsible for proposing a topic,
and for selecting and preparing the moderator and panelists. Before submitting
your proposal, please request a preparation packet that features the process
used to prepare these workshops for the 2004 conference. Please send an
email to ccconf@drexel.edu with
the subject line “Peer-to-peer sessions.”
Roundtable Discussions. This format features 3-6 panelists who
engage in a moderated discussion of a multifaceted or controversial topic.
The moderator plays a very active role, asking questions of the panelists
and ensuring that all panelists (three to six people) have the opportunity
to speak. Diversity among panelists is important to the success of the
session. Further, all panel discussion members must recognize the need
for advance preparation. They make brief introductory remarks before engaging
in ad hoc give-and-take for which they may have prepared themselves but
which cannot be predicted or entirely controlled. (A moderator skilled
in discussion management is essential.) Panel discussions should generate
spontaneous interaction among participants and between participants and
the audience.
If you choose this format, you are responsible for choosing the topic,
moderator, and panelists. The proposal should describe the questions that
will be addressed by the panel, the underlying issues or themes to be
discussed, and any modifications to the structure of the session.
Film Festival. As in 2002 and 2004, the 2006 Filmfest will feature
several recently produced or in-production videos that use a variety of
techniques and formats to convey cross-cultural health issues. In 30-minute
presentation segments, filmmakers will share their projects, show snippets
or a long segment, receive feedback, and answer questions. The audience
will be treated to hors d’oeuvres and ice cream sundaes.
If you choose this format, you must submit a copy of the video along
with your presentation proposal. We also invite nominations for the film
festival. Please send an email to ccconf@drexel.edu
with the subject line “Film Festival Nomination,” and include
a brief description and any contact information on the video.
Resource Center. The conference will have a large resource center
that features invited poster sessions, as well as small and large exhibits,
to facilitate information sharing beyond the formal conference sessions.
In addition to the poster panels and exhibitor stations, small tables
and chairs will be available for people to sit down and network. The Resource
Center will open at the end of the first day as the site of the Opening
Reception. It will then be open during the second day of the main conference,
with dedicated periods during breakfast, lunch, and at the end of the
day.
Best Practices Poster Presentations. This format is designed
to inform conference participants about best practices and research
in cultural competence by highlighting effective programs and practices,
relevant practitioner oriented research, and strategic policy developments.
Potential presenters should review the conference objectives and proposed
topic list for guidance in preparing their proposals. Poster presentations
will be hosted in the conference Resource Center. If selected for presentation,
we require that posters be set up prior to the Opening Reception on
the first day, and that poster presenters make themselves available
for discussion during the dedicated Resource Center hours noted above.
Each poster presentation will be assigned one side of a 4’x 8’
corkboard display.
Exhibitors. Exhibitors are asked to be available for informal
discussion with required handouts during the dedicated Resource Center
hours. Please see the [Exhibitor Information] page for further details.
Innovative presentation formats:
Innovative presentations use creative or alternative presentation techniques,
address new or emerging topics or combine these two approaches. The formats
described below are offered as suggestions only and are intended to offer
alternatives to the formats listed above. We are also interested in innovative
presentations of cases studies, teaching cases, and research-in-progress.
Debate. The debate format can be an effective way to present two
opposing views about a topic. One structure for a debate would be to have
a moderator and two, two-person teams. The debate begins with the moderator
offering an overview of the topic the proposition to be debated. One team
presents arguments that affirm the proposition and the other team presents
arguments against the proposition. Each team member has a fixed amount
of time (e.g., 10 minutes) to present arguments. Time for rebuttal can
be incorporated into the session and/or a discussant can sum up the main
points of the session. When submitting a debate proposal, be sure to include
a statement of the proposition to be debated and descriptions of the major
points likely to be argued by each side.
Focus group. This format is useful for gathering information or
getting feedback from a national audience that would contribute to the
development of an ongoing program, research project, or policy tool. It
has been used successfully in the past to discuss the development of the
CLAS standards, the development of ethical standards for interpreters,
and by national quality organizations to interpret the CLAS standards.
Proposals should describe in detail the topic to be discussed, how the
session will be run, and how any featured presenters and the audience
will participate.
RULES OF PARTICIPATION
By submitting an abstract, the presenter(s) agree, if their proposal is
accepted, to make a required changes to the final abstract and to submit
other supporting materials by the due dates indicated in the acceptance
letter. Proposals for accepted presentations will be considered the final
presentation abstracts (in most cases) and will be printed in the conference
binder and posted online at www.diversityRx.org/ccconf.
\All sessions will be audiotaped and summarized for possible inclusion
in the conference proceedings. Audiotapes of the sessions will also be
available for sale during and following the conference.
Conference presentation abstracts, and presenter bio and contact information
will be published in the conference binder as well as on the conference
website at www.diversityRx.org/ccconf.
All presenters must register for the conference; nominal registration
fees will be charged for presenters to partially cover the costs of meals
and receptions.
SUBMISSION FORMAT AND INSTRUCTIONS
Proposal submissions must include, in the following order:
- Name, Title, Organization, Mailing Address, Phone, Fax, and
email address (In cases, where multiple individuals are involved
with the project, please only provide information for the individual(s)
actually conducting the presentation.
- The title and topic of the presentation proposal from the [Proposed
List of Topics] or the title of a new topic area related to the stated
conference objectives or topical themes. Please also note first and
second choices for the type of presentation being proposed--workshop,
poster/exhibit, intensive training session, etc. (please see the descriptions
above).
- A brief (3-5 paragraph) description of the specific issue/initiative
to be addressed. As part of the 2-5 paragraphs, please address what
is innovative or has been measurably successful about your experience,
how it can be adapted by others, and what lessons it offers to improve
the mainstream health system. Please also describe the teaching approach
and take-home tools, techniques, or resources to be offered.
- A brief narrative bio that highlights the presenter’s
experience/expertise in cross-cultural health care generally, and on
the topic being presented specifically.
We prefer submissions by email to: ccconf@drexel.edu
We request that you submit your proposal as a Word document (or WordPerfect)
attachment to your e-mail. If you propose a presentation for more than
one workshop, please send a separate proposal submission for each, in
a separate email. If you are unable to access email, please mail your
submission to:
Conference Proposals
c/o Eve Nora Litt
Administrative Coordinator
Center for Health Equality
Drexel University
Bellet Building, 13th Floor
Mail Stop 1005
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Tel: (215) 762-7638
Proposals will not be accepted by fax.
If you are interested in serving as a moderator for a conference session,
contact Eve Nora Litt at eve.litt@drexel.edu
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