Submission Application For
The Developing Science of Violence and Abuse:
Toward a New Understanding

Welcome to the online proposal submission application for The Developing Science of Violence and Abuse: Toward a New Understanding

We welcome participants to submit proposals for presentations that encourage interdisciplinary information exchange on innovative research into the exposure to violence and/or abuse results in changes in physical and mental health. Papers must be reports of original research related to violence and/or abuse and health or health professional education or healthcare systems. The research to be described may pertain to clinical, economic, health systems, curricular, or faculty development issues in or in relation to the field violence and abuse. All submissions will be considered. Preference will be given to submissions with the following themes:

• Studies of the health effects of exposure to violence and/or abuse including chronic, acute, mental health, physical health, or effects on risk behaviors
  
• Research that sheds light on the biological pathways through which exposure to violence and/or abuse affects physical and/or mental health 
• New findings in neuroscience and biochemistry of abuse especially anatomical or biochemical changes, methods of measuring and identifying these changes (e.g. MRI, PET, EEG, other imaging techniques, etc.)
• Promising ways of modifying or reversing these health effects in the exposed population
  
• Clinical approaches to treating abuse issues such as improving the health care response (e.g. interdisciplinary and holistic models)
• The cost of health care related to exposure violence and abuse,(e.g., demand for services, hospitalization rates, surgical rates, medication usage)
  
• Health professional education including evidence-based education, studies of what changes practice and what leads to competency.
• Curriculum issues related to teaching about violence and abuse, curriculum development, integration into existing curricula (e.g. including eliciting an abuse history as part of training in history taking/interviewing), developing cross-discipline curricula, transitioning to a patient centered model of care, engaging faculty leaders, core competency development

The conference is intended to be of interest to a variety of health professions. We especially encourage abstract submissions by researchers and health professionals in those disciplines where the health effects of violence and abuse are encountered, including, but not limited to: dentistry, nursing, psychology, physical and occupational therapy and social work as well as medicine.

For more information about the conference please visit the AVA website (www.avahealth.org) or contact Karla Vaughan, email: Karla@avahealth.org, phone (952) 974-3270, Ext 12.

All accepted presenters are required to register and pay the conference fee.

We recommend you first read the example PDF (see below) to find out what type of information you'll need to provide for your submission category. You should type up your answers to the detailed submission questions and then copy and paste your answers into the following web pages.