Society of Behavioral Medicine

35th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions
April 23-26, 2014
Philadelphia, PA

Abstract Submission Site Now Open HERE
Submission Deadline: September 12, 2013

Your participation is critical to the success of the upcoming Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM), in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and we encourage you to submit your most innovative and compelling work for presentation consideration.

SBM welcomes abstract submissions from members and non-members alike for presentation consideration as a poster, paper, seminar, panel discussion, or symposium.

 
 

2014 Meeting Theme – “Behavior Matters: The Impact and Reach of Behavioral Medicine”

Showcasing the significant impact of behavioral medicine on health and health care across diverse settings, populations, and cultures, speakers will highlight areas that represent attendees’ broad range of interests and describe important opportunities to expand the impact and reach of behavioral medicine.

Presentations will focus on such thematic areas as obesity, cancer, cardiovascular health, behavioral economics, health policy, dissemination and implementation, and mentoring/career development.

Confirmed plenary speakers include:
Karina W. Davidson, PhD – Professor, Columbia University
Sherry A. Glied, PhD – Professor, Columbia University
Robert M. Kaplan, PhD – Director, Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, National Institutes of Health
Carl Lejuez, PhD – Professor, University of Maryland
Colleen M. McBride, PhD – Chief, Social and Behavioral Research Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health
Kevin S. Masters, PhD – Professor, University of Colorado
Amelie G. Ramirez, DrPH, MPH - Professor, University of Texas Health Science Center
Pedro J. Teixeira, PhD – Professor, Technical University of Lisbon
Kevin G.M. Volpp, MD, PhD – Professor, University of Pennsylvania
Dawn K. Wilson, PhD – Professor, University of South Carolina; SBM President

Other Important Dates

Rapid Communication Poster Submission
Rapid Communication posters offer the opportunity for presentation of late-breaking findings.
Opens: Thursday, November 14, 2013
Closes: Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Online Annual Meeting Registration
Opens: Thursday, November 21, 2014
Early Bird Deadline: Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Closes: Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Onsite registrations will be accepted beginning Wednesday, April 23, 2014.

Philadelphia – the “Cradle of Liberty”

Philadelphia is home to such historical icons as Independence Hall, the birthplace of the U.S. Constitution. To plan a history tour, visit the Philadelphia Convention and Visitors’ Bureau or Independence National Historical Park. Between now and next April, though, feel free to test your historical acumen!

1) The crack in the Liberty bell, now on display in Philadelphia’s Liberty Bell Center, was caused by:
a. Transatlantic shipping (i.e., rough seas)
b. Rocky Balboa
c. Use

2) The founder of Philadelphia, in 1682, was:
a. Benjamin Franklin
b. Sean Penn
c. William Penn

3) Philadelphia served as the temporary capital of the United States:
a. 1800-1810
b. Never
c. 1790-1800

4) Leading Philadelphia citizen Benjamin Franklin was known for his political prowess, statesmanship, entrepreneurship, and his inventions. Which of the items below were NOT invented by Franklin?
a. The Franklin stove
b. Bifocals
c. Long arm (an instrument for taking down books from high shelves)

5) Which event did NOT take place in the Assembly Room of Independence hall?
a. Signing of the Declaration of Independence
b. First Continental Congress
c. Viewing of President Lincoln’s body

Answers

1. (c) Use - or maybe poor design? Cast in a London foundry in 1753 and sent to the Pennsylvania State House (now called Independence Hall), the clapper cracked the bell on its first use. Local artisans repaired it but it later cracked again; evidence is unclear as to exactly when.

2. (c) William Penn. In 1681, to pay off a debt owed to William Penn’s father, King Charles II of England granted Penn a “new world” colony, a 45,000 square mile tract of land in America, an area nearly as large as England itself. Penn established the city of Philadelphia a few miles north of the confluence of the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers and derived its name by combining the Greek terms “philos” meaning “love” and “adelphos” meaning "brother"; hence the sobriquet, “City of Brotherly Love.”

3. (c) 1790-1800. When construction of the Federal City (now Washington, DC) was underway, Congress designated Philadelphia as the temporary capital of the United States and the first two U.S. Presidents, George Washington and John Adams, lived in what became called the President’s House, on Market Street between 5th and 6th Streets. The house no longer stands, but the Independence National Park built an open-air exhibit atop its archaeological ruins, “The President’s House: Freedom and Slavery in the Making of a New Nation.” The exhibit documents the lives of the nine enslaved Africans brought to the house by Washington as well as the stories of the two presidents, their families and their workers.

4. Trick question! All items were invented by Franklin.

5. (b) First Continental Congress. Between September 5 and October 26, 1774, 56 representatives from 12 of the 13 colonies met, in secret, at Carpenter’s Hall in Philadelphia to determine how to protest the Coercive Acts imposed by the British parliament. Today, Carpenters' Hall, a fine example of Georgian architecture, is open to the public and welcomes more than 150,000 world-wide visitors annually.

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