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MNA Call for Abstracts!

Posted about 4 years ago

Share new knowledge and best practice! Call for abstracts now open.

Convention Theme       

Year of the Maryland Nurse: Celebrating Nurse Superheroes

Excel: Lead: Innovate

 To support this year’s convention theme, the Maryland Nurses Association is seeking submissions that provide data promoting forward thinking nursing and position nurses to be on the leading edge of healthcare change.

 Educational objectives for the convention are:

  1. Discuss current nursing education and professional development practice
  2. Describe leadership applications for various nursing practice areas
  3. Compare innovative quality and research improvements across the nursing spectrum

 Abstracts will be reviewed and selected through a blind peer-review process.

 Presentation Types

  1. Concurrent - Presenters will be asked to submit a 50-minute pre-recorded presentation. There will be 10 minutes for Live Q & A following presentation, so presenters will need to be present.
  2. Spotlight - Presenters are encouraged to submit their abstracts to be considered for a Spotlight Session. Spotlight presenters will be asked to submit a 20-minute pre-recorded presentation (limit to 10 slides). There will be 3 “Spotlight” presentations in a one-hour block focusing on a similar topic.  

Spotlight Themes:

  1. Excel: education and professional development updates across the nursing practice spectrum
  2. Lead: administrative, policy and leadership updates across nursing practice areas
  3. Innovate: improvement and research science applications to nursing processes, problems and possibilities

      3. Poster – Posters will be presented in an electronic format. If your abstract is accepted, you must record a             3-minute presentation of your poster, as well as attend the MNA Virtual Convention and be present                       throughout the poster session.

 The agenda placement for all presentations is at the discretion of the Convention Committee.  All presenters are expected to attend the convention and be available for a Q&A session. 

Acceptance Notice Lead Author will be notified whether the presentation has been accepted or rejected upon completion of the peer-review process.

 

CLICK HERE FOR APPLICATION: MNA CALL FOR ABSTRACTS 2021

Please submit all documents related to your Concurrent, Spotlight or Poster presentation by:

Friday, June 11th, 2021