What is an abstract?

An abstract provides a brief overview of your presentation and serves two purposes for the conference. 

The first, is it allows the scientific committee to evaluate if it is relevant to, and aligns with, the themes of the overall conference.
The second, allows delegates to quickly understand the focus of your presentation, to decide if it is relevant and of interest to their practice. 

The theme for the 2024 National Conference is: 

Partners in Health. Leaders in Care.
Celebrating 25 years of Nurse Practitioners in Australia

Please ensure you have read the Abstract Guidelines before submitting your abstract. 
A valid ACNP Membership (covering the conference period) and 2025 Conference Registration are required for submissions to be considered.

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Why submit an abstract for the ACNP National Conference?

The Australian College of Nurse Practitioners National Conference is the annual showcase event offering a comprehensive and diverse program for Nurse Practitioners, Advanced Practice Nurses and Nursing leaders. This key national event attracts more than 500 delegates both face to face and virtually.

To ensure we deliver a comprehensive and diverse program for Nurse Practitioners, Advanced Practice Nurses and Nursing leaders, the contribution of presenters like you is critical! It is how we develop an interesting, diverse and educational program that ensures senior professionals in the healthcare sector, continue to grow, improve and gain invaluable knowledge from those in the field.

All Abstracts must fit to one of the following:

• Research &/or quality improvement (QI) projects 
• Innovations in clinical practice, education, &/or workforce 
• Clinical case studies

Research &/or quality improvement (QI) projects 
The aim of this abstract presentation is to showcase a quality or research project, related to the NP or APN role. Focus on the project’s aim, methods used, your findings and implications for NP or APN practice.

Innovations in clinical practice, education, &/or workforce 
The aim this abstract presentation is to provide a concise summary of the projects aim, innovative approach, implementation process, outcomes, and impact on NP/APN practice. Topics to be discussed can include (but not limited to) business cases, strategic/service delivery projects, implementation of (or changes to) APN models of care to showcase how they have made a difference to the consumer journey &/or NP/APN practice.

Clinical Innovation
The aim of the abstract, focusing on clinical case studies, is to provide a brief overview of the consumer’s case, clinical challenges, interventions, outcomes and key lessons learned for NPs &/or APNs. You must include the following headings within your abstract.

Abstract Portal opens 1 March and will strictly close COB on 30 April.

PLEASE NOTE - Approved Abstracts will be published in the Conference program and on the ACNP website. Please ensure your presentations adhere to the approved formatting to ensure it is at a standard suitable for projection and published writings.