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+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Posted Wed, 8 Feb 2012 15:36:35 This message was forwarded through MEDSOCNEWS. If you wish to make an announcement or publicise an event then please send the text to: [log in to unmask] You can follow us on twitter @MedSocNews +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Dear Medsocnews, Please would you circulate this 'call for abstracts' to your members. thank you, Christine =================================== CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: SSM Annual Scientific Meeting, London 2012DEADLINE: 19th March 2012, 23.59 GMT The Society for Social Medicine’s 56th Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) will be held in London from Wednesday lunchtime 12th September until Friday lunchtime 14th September 2012, jointly hosted by LSHTM and UCL. It will be preceded by a number of meetings on Tuesday 11th and/or morning of Wednesday 12th September. Details will be available later. The Society welcomes abstracts on all aspects of social medicine, including health services research, epidemiology, public health, statistics, sociology, psychology, health policy and/or mixed methods research. Abstracts can only be submitted via the conference website at www.ssmconference.org.uk/. The word limit is 400 words and the abstract should follow the format specified - submission and assessment guidelines are attached. Abstract submission opens week beginning 13 February. The deadline for submission is 23:59 GMT on 19th March 2012. Each abstract will be reviewed by four reviewers (randomly allocated and not from your institution) against criteria that are also available on the website. To give yourself the best chance of success, ensure you give enough detail (in particular for the results) so that the scientific merit of the abstract and the importance of the question can be judged. ********************************************************************** 1. For general enquires or problems with the list or to CHANGE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS send a message to: [log in to unmask] 2. To suspend yourself from the list, whilst on leave, for example, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the following message: set medsocnews nomail 3. To resume email from the list, send the following message: set medsocnews mail 4. To leave MedSocNews, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the message (leave the subject line blank and do not include a signature): leave medsocnews 5. To join or subscribe to MedSocNews, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the message (leave the subject line blank and do not include a signature): SUBSCRIBE medsocnews firstname lastname 6. Further information about the medsocnews discussion list (including list archive and how to subscribe to or leave the list) can be found at the list web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medsocnews.html **********************************************************************