CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

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DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF ABSTRACTS – NOVEMBER 19, 2003

Transforming Health Care Through Nursing Research:

Making It Happen

MAY 12 - 15, 2004

The 2004 Canadian Nursing Research Conference co-hosted by The University of Western Ontario School of Nursing, the Iota Omicron Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International and the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing and will be held in London, Ontario May 12 - 15, 2004. The theme of the conference is “Transforming Health Care Through Nursing Research: Making It Happen”. Abstract submissions related to education service, policy and practice are invited. Please consider sharing your work with colleagues by submitting an abstract for review. Whether or not you choose to submit an abstract, we hope that you will come and learn about the exciting initiatives in which your colleagues are involved, nationally and internationally.

The Call for Abstracts and accompanying guidelines for preparing the submission are below. The conference typically includes papers, posters and symposia that cover a wide range of topics and methodologies related to original research evaluative studies and theoretical papers.

Please forward this website and Call for Abstracts to your colleagues. The deadline for submission of abstracts is November 19, 2003. Please contact Angela Law at 519-661-4064 if you have questions about the conference.

We look forward to seeing you at this professionally and personally stimulating conference!

Guidelines for Abstract Submission

DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF ABSTRACTS – NOVEMBER 19, 2003

Paper, poster and symposium presentations are invited for completed research or research in progress relevant to nursing administration, nursing education and/or nursing practice.

Abstract submission should follow the guidelines below:

  • Abstract should be 250 words maximum (single-spaced, 12 point font).
  • Title in upper case.
  • Begin content of abstract on next line. Include the problem to be addressed, theoretical framework, purpose of the study/project, methods, results, and implications.
  • Abstracts for papers to be considered as part of a symposium should be submitted together with the following information on a separate page: symposium title, brief overview of the purpose and rationale for the symposium, contact person for the group of papers. Specific symposium guidelines are below.
  • Include name(s) of presenting author(s), degrees, position, institutional affiliation and names and degrees of co-authors on a separate page.
  • Complete the abstract submission form outlining presentation format, audio/visual needs, and style of poster presentation. See below for all forms.
  • Send hard copies of the abstract:
    1 complete
    5 blind copies – abstract only
    1 electronic copy to: alaw1@uwo.ca
  • The criteria for abstract evaluation are below.

Submit to:

Angela Law
The University of Western Ontario
Faculty of Health Sciences
School of Nursing
London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5C1
T: (519) 661-4064
F: (519) 661-3928
E: alaw1@uwo.ca

Symposium Guidelines

  1. A symposium is a presentation on a single topic with a unifying theme that permits 3-4 people to present (3 or 4) research papers that are thematically and/or theoretically connected. It is recommended that one of the papers be an overview introductory paper to encourage synthesis of knowledge.
  2. Total time for the session is 90 minutes, including time (15-20 minutes) for discussion.
  3. Symposia can be concerned with either research findings or methodology.
  4. One presenter, identified as the symposium organizer, will give one integrating presentation and will lead/moderate the symposium.
  5. The symposium submission must include the symposium cover sheet, an abstract (follow conference abstract guidelines) for the overview paper and one for each of the symposium papers.
  6. Only the symposium organizer will be notified of acceptance and is responsible for notifying and verifying attendance of co-presenters.
  7. Submitting a paper as part of a symposium limits consideration of that paper to that symposium only. It may not also be submitted for a paper presentation.
Each submission must include:
  1. The symposium cover sheet along with the individual abstracts in the proposed symposium (for overview plus individual papers):
    a. One copy of each abstract with title, author(s) and affiliations
    b. Five copies of each abstract with the title but no names or affiliations
    c. 1 electronic copy sent to alaw1@uwo.ca
  2. Please indicate on the abstract that it is part of a planned symposium.
  3. Send all material (cover sheet and abstracts) together to:

    Angela Law
    School of Nursing, The University of Western Ontario
    London, Ontario N6A 5C1
    Telephone: (519) 661-4064
    Fax(519) 661-3928; Email: alaw1@uwo.ca
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