CSTE aims to increase the quality of Annual Conference abstract submissions, ensure consistency among abstract reviewers, and prepare presenting authors to share their findings.

Lesson 1 How to Write an Abstract for the CSTE Annual Conference

By the end of the lesson, participants will be able to:

1. Describe the formats of abstracts accepted
2. Explain how to translate public health practice into the required abstract format
3. Evaluate sample abstracts.

Lesson 2 How to Review an Abstract for the CSTE Annual Conference

By the end of the lesson, participants will be able to:

1. Describe the abstract review process 
2. Assign scores for each of the 4 criteria using the scoring scale 
3. Provide detailed comments for the reviewing committee
4. Submit an abstract review in the Confex system

Lesson 3 How to Present an Abstract at the CSTE Annual Conference (coming soon)

• 3.1 – Communication Skills – Determines communication strategies
• 3.3 – Communication Skills – Facilitates accessible communication among individuals, groups, and organizations
• 3.4 – Communication Skills – Disseminates messages to internal and external audiences