Abstracts format: Training and Education abstracts
Training and Education abstracts should be structured as follows:
Background
Describe the background of the training/education programme. Include the settings of the training/education as well as the public health significance of the subject. Explain why your intervention is important and useful for other settings/countries.
Objectives
Describe the objectives of the training/education programme. This should include a time frame and methods used. The programme should be innovative and relevant for other countries. Please list the questions you want answered in this abstract.
Results
Present the results of the training/education programme, taking into account that the questions you asked are properly answered. Although negative as well as positive lessons may be of interest, report only those lessons that relate to your programme. Since an abstract may be cited, this section must contain data rather than a statement like “Results will be presented at the conference”. If appropriate, state that the results are preliminary.
Conclusions
State only those conclusions that are directly supported by the programme. Report on the public health impact of the programme. Highlight the importance of the lessons learnt for other countries/settings. Describe the ways in which the public health actions were innovative.
Main messages
Write two short (200 characters maximum) messages which summarize the main impact of your work.