Instructions on Acceptance


  • All communications will go through the first author who will receive notification of acceptance within 6 weeks of the abstract deadline.
  • The lead author is responsible to notify the team of acceptance. You will have 30 days to decline or accept to present at the conference.
  • If selected for a podium or poster presentation, presenters must register and pay for the conference and assume all responsibility for their own transportation, lodging, and annual conference registration fees, and agree to submit any publications to NAHN’s journal “Hispanic Health Care International”.
  • There are no honorariums for speakers. 
  • Poster presentations require that one of the authors listed in the abstract be available by the poster to present during the designated poster session. 
  • Presenters are asked to arrive the day prior to your presentation.
  • Registration for the conference will be available in February 2017.

Continuing Education Requirements

  • All speakers/planners/authors must disclose all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest to the provider. 
  • Relevant financial relationships is defined as financial relationships of any amount occurring within the past 12 months that create a conflict of interest. 
  • Should the speaker have an existing conflict of interest, it is required that each speaker resolves all conflicts of interest prior to the educational activity by submitting 2-3 citations referencing the best available evidence in support of the topic. 
  • Upon notification of acceptance, all speakers will be required to disclose and resolve any relevant relationships with commercial interests.


Audio Visual

  • Audio Visual equipment includes: 1 wired mic, single front-projection screen, and LCD projector. No other audio visual (AV) equipment will be provided unless otherwise agreed upon in advance. Additional fees will be billed to the presenter for any deviations from AV as defined.
  • Speakers are required to bring and use their own laptop computers. NAHN DOES NOT FURNISH COMPUTERS. NAHN strongly recommends all presenters carry a backup copy of the PPT should technical issues arise.
  • Session PowerPoint or supplemental materials may be posted to NAHN's Conference Website as handouts for pre-show download and review. Files will be converted to the Adobe Acrobat PDF file format to allow registered attendees the opportunity to print handout copies for sessions attended.
  • Speaker(s) agree to arrive at the conference site for rehearsals and/or meeting rooms early enough to ensure their final presentation is uploaded to their computer and displays properly with the AV equipment for on-time presentation.

 

NOTE: All poster/podium presenters once confirmed must register and pay for the conference. Registration will open in February of 2017.  Poster presentations require that one of the authors listed in the abstract be available by the poster to present during the designated poster session. If you are a presenter, you are asked to arrive the day prior to your presentation.