Multilevel Interventions in Health Care Conference
March 4-5, 2001
Las Vegas, NV
Abstract Deadline: November 17, 2010
Registration is Available
There is no registration fee.
The conference will serve as a forum for discussing multilevel theory,
models, and methods from several disciplines; exploring interactions across
levels, including mediator and moderator effects; and exploring the efficacy
of multilevel interventions in cancer care, as well as other health conditions.
The conference will also identify priorities for future research and explore
research designs and measurement approaches that address the challenges
of developing multilevel interventions that affect individuals' health, health
behavior, and organizational-level or system-level health outcomes. The
adoption of health care reform and the need for relevant evidence to
address the complexities of cancer control within the new health care
context reinforce the timeliness of this topic.
What is a multilevel intervention? For the purposes of this meeting, a
multilevel intervention addresses the health outcomes for patients, as well
as at least two additional levels of contextual influence. We are thereby
targeting at least three levels in a multilevel model of improving health
status. While there is a long history of interventions targeted at patients
and providers in specific contexts, such as the patient's network of social
support, or the type of organization (HMO, PPO, MCO) within which care is
provided, we are encouraging consideration of a wider set of factors
affecting the health behaviors and outcomes of patients seeking care.
Who should attend? Health services, community, and clinical
researchers; public health practitioners; clinicians; and health professionals
interested in multilevel intervention and evaluation research.
Call for Abstracts
Submission Deadline: 11:59 PM Wednesday, November 17, 2010
In advance of the conference a call for poster abstracts addressing salient issues relevant to building the foundation of successful multilevel interventions is requested for poster presentations.
If your abstract is accepted, please plan to register for the conference, prepare a poster and speak to conference attendees about your research at three separate 30-minute poster presentations during the conference. You will be notified of abstract decisions via e-mail on Friday, December 17, 2010. Please adjust your spam filter to accept e-mail from: ncidccpsmli@mail.nih.gov For abstract submission instruction, visit http://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/mli/abstracts/.