American College of Epidemiology

ANNUAL MEETING, SEPTEMBER 17- 18, 1992, BETHESDA, MARYLAND The annual meeting of the American College of Epidemiology will be held at the Hyatt Regency in Bethesda, Maryland on September 17-18, 1992. The theme of the meeting is “Women and Health.” Presentations will focus on a number of major causes of morbidity and mortality in women including coronary heart disease, breast cancer, osteoporosis, sexually-transmitted diseases and injuries and violence. A number of issues related to these topics will be discussed including the role of diet in breast and colon cancer, the role of estrogen replacement therapy in breast cancer and cardiovascular disease, breast cancer screening guidelines for women 40 to 49 and over 65 years, the differential use (and recommendation for use) of health services among women, and racial/ethnic differences in health outcomes and access to care: Other topics will include ethical, legal, and methodologic issues to be considered in doing research on women. Some topics to be discussed include the need for scientific and ethical guidelines to use in deciding when protocols should be required to include women, inclusion of pre-menopausal women in clinical trials, stopping rules for clinical trials, especially those with multiple endpoints, and identifying appropriate research strategies for studies of women. The pros and cons of on-going and proposed clinical and community trials will be discussed, including the Tamoxifen trial and the Women’s Health Initiative. Other research initiatives on women such as the Nurses’ Health Study also will be presented. The format for the meeting will be a series of symposia with invited speakers as well as contributed papers and poster sessions. Sir Richard Doll has been selected as the recipient of the 1992 Lilienfeld award. Abstracts on the topics described above as well as abstracts on other topics related to women’s health are encouraged. Persons requiring additional information concerning the 1992 annual meeting may contact: Sally W. Vernon, Ph.D. Chair, ACE Program Committee UTHSC-H School of Public Health P.O. Box 20186 Houston, TX 77225 (See instructions

for abstracts on the following page)

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Instructions Annual

for Abstracts Meeting

American College of Epidemiology September 17-18, 1992 Bethesda,

Maryland

DEADLINE: Abstracts

must be received no later than

Please Read All Instructions Instructions for Preparation:

Wednesday,

July 1, 1992.

Carefully.

Abstracts must be submitted on an Abstract Form (attached). form are acceptable. Additional forms may be obtained from:

Xerox

copies

of the

and FAX numbers

of the

Sally W. Vernon, Ph.D. Chair, ACE Program Committee UTHSC-H School of Public Health P.O. Box 20186 Houston, Texas 77225 PRESENTING AUTHOR:

Enter the name,

address,

phone,

author who will present the paper. ABSTRACT SPECIFICATIONS: 1. Abstract

must be typed within

the box provided

and should

summarize

the study

question(s), research design, major findings, and significance of the work. 2. Abstract should include a title, authors’ names, and the affiliation of the primary author. The name of the presenting author 3. All letters of the title should be capitalized. 4. For the authors’

names,

use first and middle

should

be listed

initial

and underlined.

and last name.

Center

the

authors’ names under the title. Center the affiliation of the primary author under the authors’ names. 5. Type abstract single-spaced on the Abstract Form. Text may be a single paragraph leaving no top or left margin paragraph, indent three spaces copies of this form. 6. For blind peer review, names

within the box. If the text is more than one at the beginning of each paragraph. Submit three

provide three additional

or institutional

affiliations

typed

copies of the abstract

double-spaced

without

on a separate

authors’ sheet

of

paper. 7. Do not use a dot matrix printer. FAX copies are not acceptable. 8. Make sure the print is dark and clear. Print in black ink. 9. When

preparing

abstracts

on:

Normal typewriter, use elite type at 12 characters per inch. Computer typewriter, use elite type (10 point) at 12 characters per inch. Computer laser printer, use any style font with 10 point characters. 10. Do not erase. Any errors, misspellings, and/or deviations from good grammar that appear in the abstract will not be corrected before the abstract is reproduced for ttre conference program. 11. Abstracts will be photographically reproduced exactly as submitted. 12. Include a self-addressed stamped envelope for notification of acceptance or rejection of the 1992.

abstract.

Decisions

will be communicated

to authors

by August

1,

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ABSTRACT FORM AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY Annual Meeting September 17-18, 1992 Bethesda, Maryland PRESENTING AUTHOR

Name Address

Phone FAX Preferred presentation type_ (1) Oral presentation

(2) Poster session (3) Either

Abstract Title Authors’ Names & Affiliation Text

Signature Return this form and three copies to: Sally W. Vernon, Pb.b. Chair, ACE Program Committee UTHSC-H School of Public Health P. 0. Box 20186 Houston, Texas 77225

Note: Remember to include tbree additional copies of your abstract typed double-spaced or institutional

withour authors’ names

affiliations.

Abstracts must be received no later than Wednesday, July 1, 1992.