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Research Call for Abstracts

29th Annual Research, Evidence-Based Practice, and Performance Improvement in Healthcare

Virtual Conference

Wednesday, April 23, 2025



Deadline for Abstract Submission:
December 2, 2024

This conference will provide a virtual environment to disseminate research, evidence-based practice and performance improvement among healthcare disciplines. The attendee will have an opportunity to learn about strategies to improve patient care and health care systems through the keynote presentation and juried oral and poster presentations. The learner outcome of this program is to prepare health professionals to implement effective research and evidence-based healthcare strategies and practices in their individual professional practice.

General Submission Guidelines

Three types of abstracts are invited for submission.

  1. Abstracts of Research.
    Research is the systematic collection of information to generate new knowledge.
  2. Abstracts of Evidenced-Based Practice.
    Evidence-based practice is the conscientious integration of best research evidence with clinical expertise and patient values and needs for the delivery of quality, cost-effective health care.
  3. Abstracts of Performance Improvement in Healthcare Issues.
    Performance improvement is a continuous and ongoing effort to achieve measurable improvement in the efficiency, effectiveness, and performance to achieve quality outcomes.

All Oral and Poster Presenters:

  • Research and Evidence-Based Practice abstracts may be submitted for either poster or oral presentation or both.
  • Performance Improvement in Healthcare Issues abstracts may be submitted for poster or oral presentation or both.
  • Each abstract has a unique abstract submission form. Please choose the correct form when submitting your abstract.
  • All abstracts must be submitted by email.
  • Abstracts must be in English and free of grammatical errors.
  • The abstract text must contain no more than 300 words. Subheadings are not included in the word count.
  • Disclosure of Financial Relationships Forms from each author are to be submitted with the abstract. The Disclosure of Financial Relationship Form is included below.
  • All oral and poster presenters must register for the conference.
  • Abstracts will be reviewed and selected through a blind review process.
  • The first author will be notified of acceptance by email in January 2025. Correspondence will only be sent to the first author listed.

Disclosure of Financial Relationships Form

Oral Presentations Only:

  • Oral presentations will be 25 minutes, with a suggested 20 minutes of content and 5 minutes for questions.
  • Only completed projects will be accepted for oral presentation.
  • A virtual practice session will be offered a few weeks prior to the conference. The Zoom connection for the conference will be provided to accepted presenters a week before the conference.

Poster Presentations Only:

  • Poster presenters are responsible for creating their virtual poster on a PowerPoint slide.
  • A virtual practice session will be offered a few weeks prior to the conference. The Zoom connection for the conference will be provided to accepted presenters a week before the conference.

Three Types of Submission Guidelines:

  1. Guidelines for Research Abstract

Include the following subheadings:

    • Background/significance of problem
    • Research question/hypothesis
    • Research method
    • Findings
    • Discussion of results
    • Implications for practice

Click here to submit a Research Abstract

Click here for further information on how to prepare a Research Abstract

Click here for Review Criteria

  1. Guidelines for Evidence-Based Practice Abstract

Include the following subheadings:

    • 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

Click here to submit an Evidence-Based Practice Abstract

Click here for further information on how to prepare an Evidence-Based Abstract

Click here for Review Criteria

  1. Guidelines for Performance Improvement Abstract

Include the following subheadings:

    • Introduction/Background
    • Statement of the problem
    • Methods
    • Processes addressed
    • Outcomes
    • Implications for practice

Click here to submit a Performance Improvement Abstract

Click here for further information on how to prepare a Performance Improvement Abstract

Click here for Review Criteria