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University
of Southern Indiana
College of Nursing and Health Professions |
| Call
for Abstracts 12th
Annual Research and Evidenced Based Health Care Conference, |
Online Submission Deadline: December 4, 2007
Abstracts for oral
presentations, symposia or poster displays are being invited for topics
related to research and research utilization in healthcare issues.
General Submission Guidelines
All abstracts must be submitted online.
Abstracts must be in English.
Abstracts will be reviewed and selected through a blind review process.
Applicants will notified by email in December 2007.
All paper and poster presenters must register for the conference.
Presenters are responsible for their own travel, lodging, meals, and conference registration fees.
Presenters are responsible for providing their poster.
All posters must be self-standing and fit on a standard
6 ft. table. A tri-fold, with dimensions of 4ft by 5 ft. when fully opened,
is suggested.
General Abstract Guidelines
Specify preferred presentation format (paper or poster).
List the presenting author first. (Correspondence will only be sent to the first author listed).
The abstract text must contain no more than 300 words.
Two learner objectives or measurable outcomes of presentation are required per abstract.
Author profiles will be required for each abstract.
Audio/visual needs for paper presentations must be identified.
The information is to be completed as part of the submission process.
Oral paper presentations will be 30 minutes.
Abstracts may be based on research
or evidenced based practice.
Guidelines for
Research Abstract
Abstract text should include in separate, labeled, paragraphs
- Background/significance of problem
- Research question/hypothesis
- Research method
- Findings
- Discussion of results
- Implications for health care professionals
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Click here to submit a research abstract
for paper or poster
Guidelines
for Evidenced Based Practice Abstract *
Abstract text should include in separate, labeled, paragraphs:
- Background/Significance of problem
- Clinical question
- Search of literature/best evidence
- Clinical appraisal of literature/best evidence
- Integration into practice
- Evaluation of evidenced based practice
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based on Evidenced-Based Practice in Nursing and Healthcare by
Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk and Ellen Fineout-Overholt
Click here to submit an Evidenced-Based Practice abstract for paper or poster