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Call for Abstracts for MNA's 120th Annual Convention

Posted over 1 year ago in 120th Convention

Submission Deadline: 

Friday, June 16th, 2023

 Convention Theme       

Maryland Nurses: Reflecting on the Past, Building the Future

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 2023 MNA Convention:

  1. Discuss current nursing education and professional development practice.
  2. Apply leadership and clinical interventions for various nursing practice areas.
  3. Compare and contrast 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 prepare a 50-minute presentation. There will be 10 minutes for Q&A following presentation.
  2. Spotlight - Spotlight presenters will be asked to prepare a 20-25-minute presentation (limit to 10 slides) and allow for 5-10-minute Q&A. There will be 2 “Spotlight” presentations in a one-hour block focusing on a similar topic.  

Spotlight Themes:

  • Education and professional development updates across the nursing practice spectrum
  • Advocacy, resilience, emotional and physical wellness and health
  • Improvement and research science applications to nursing processes, problems and possibilities
  • Administrative, policy and leadership updates across nursing practice areas

   3. Poster – should be a stand-alone visual display (on a standard height easel) of a topic of At least one (1) author is required to be present during the poster sessions to respond to questions posed by convention attendees.  

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

 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. 

 

Registration:                   

  1. Concurrent Presenters: Gratuitous/waived registration allowed for one (1) presenter. Additional presenters must register at the discounted presenter rate
  2. Spotlight Presenters: One presenter for a Spotlight will receive 50% off registration
  3. Poster Presenters: One presenter for posters will receive 50% off registration

 

IMPORTANT ABSTRACT SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

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

Friday, June 16th, 2023

  • All abstracts must be submitted electronically using the google form provided in the link below.
  • Title must accurately reflect the content of presentation.
  • Presentations must include references and be free of copyrighted materials and images unless permission has been granted.
  • If presentation edits are requested, a response within 2-weeks is expected.

CLICK HERE TO COMPLETE THE CALL FOR ABSTRACT APPLICATION

 

Maryland Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.