Abstract Guidelines

1.	National Conference & 2024 Theme: 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 ACNP Conference Committee workshop, and decide on an overall conference theme.  The theme of the 2024 National Conference is: Beyond Today. Sustaining Australian Healthcare
2.	Purpose of 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.
3.	Submission Overview: When preparing and writing your submissions, be sure to focus on: Research or Quality projects Clinical Innovation Business Case or Service Innovation or Development Research and Quality Projects The aim of the abstract presentations is to showcase a quality or research project, related to the Nurse Practitioner or Advanced Practice nursing role.  You must include the following within your presentation: Background/Rationale: a short summary of the problem/issue and context. A brief description of the project or intervention Aim: A sentence outlining the aim of the project Method: Design adopted for the research/QI project Results: a summary of the project results  Conclusions: a brief conclusion of the significance of the findings, implications for practice and where relevant, recommendations for future practice and the potential for growth Implications: A statement of the practical and/or theoretical implications of the research for patients/consumers and/or NPs. Clinical Innovation Presenters can use clinical case studies, strategic / service delivery projects or discuss clinical practice successes and challenges to showcase how they have made a difference to the patient journey. Abstracts should include a summary of the project / case study, key learnings, learnings for future practice and/or clinical outcomes. Your Clinical innovation abstract must include the following in your presentation: Introduction: A summary describing the context of the clinical case study/innovation and its relevance and importance Case Description: A summary of the clinical case/innovation and any relevant clinical outcomes Discussion: Highlight decisions made and the lessons learned from the case for future practice Implication for practice: A statement of the implications for patients/consumers and/or NPs. Business / Service Innovation / Development The following information should be reflected in all business or service innovation or development abstracts: Background: a short summary of the problem/issue and context. A brief description of the innovation/plan Rationale: a summary outlining the importance of the innovation/plan and the overall aim of the project Implementation or Evaluation (depending on where the project is at): If the project is yet to commence provide a brief overview of implementation plan. If the project has commenced provide preliminary results. If the project is complete provide a summary of evaluation results. Conclusions: a brief conclusion of the significance of the findings or key learnings Implications: A statement of the practical and/or theoretical implications of the project for patients/consumers and/or NPs.
4.	Presentation Types: Depending on the type of presentation you are aiming to submit will depend on the structure your abstract should follow. What an abstract should be: No longer than 300 words Be written in a clear, concise, and objective manner Use plain language (avoiding technical ‘jargon’ and acronyms whenever possible). What an Abstract is not: A list of bullet points An essay An unstructured paragraph Oral Presentations This style of submission should be set to a maximum presentation time of 15 minutes and be accompanied by a clear and legible slide presentation. Each presentation will have a dedicated Q&A the end of the complete session (additional to the time allotted for your presentation). Posters & Rapid Fire Posters For the duration of the conference, the posters are displayed in a prominent area of the exhibition hall. where delegates can review and vote on their favourite submissions. During the conference, the scientific / conference committee will review and vote on their top presentations. Those chosen will be given the opportunity to present a 5 minute “Rapid Fire” presentation to the conference delegates in a dedicated session. The Rapid-Fire Presentation session will be held on the final day of conference. Awards are given for both submitted posters and those giving the “Rapid Fire” presentations. Please note: Approved posters are to be professionally printed and submitted to the conference Registration Desk at commencement of conference. ACNP do not have the ability to print posters for display. Posters are to be printed on a standard size of A1 (59.1 cm x 89.4 cm) and be in a portrait (upright) format.  Rapid-Fire Presentations This is a public, 5 minute presentation summarising the content of your poster, with a Q&A opportunity at its end.  Please note: Abstract presentations are required for all posters submitted and must clearly be identifiable for a specific area of practice or in relation to the conference theme. A limit of 3 submissions is permitted per person, per organisation or per department (when in a large organisation).
5.	Abstract Streams: Ageing and Palliative Care  Child and Family Health Care Chronic and Complex Care  Emergency and Acute Care  Mental Health Care  Primary Health Care Private Practice / Business Cases Neonatal Sustainable Quality and Safe Selfcare Unique & Vulnerable Population Practice Mental Health & Addiction Technology & Tele-Health Transition into Practice

6.	About the Author: When submitting Abstracts / Workshops and Posters, we ask you to ensure your professional biography is sent with your submission. Biographies should be for the presenting author only (not the person submitting the abstract) and be no more than 250 words. To gain the most exposure to the conference delegates, we also suggest that your photo and meta-specialties are added to your profile. This will ensure that people attending your abstract are able to access your complete profile via the Conference app.
7.	Word count for Abstracts: Maximum of 300 words. Abstracts with excessive word counts will require a rewrite for inclusion in the program and conference.
8.	Abstract Timeline Guide: Friday 16 February - Abstract Guidelines Released Friday 1 March - Abstract Submission Portal Opens Tuesday 30 April - Portal Closes Monday 10 June - Outcomes released Monday 17 June - Successful applicants required to accept offer Wednesday 31 August - Final Presentations submitted to ACNP
	ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS  Abstract Portal is open from 1 March 2024 and will strictly close COB on 30 April 2024.