New For 2012!
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION AND SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
NEONATAL ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING FORUM
15th ANNUAL
APN Centers of Excellence: Bring Your Data!
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Our APN forum anniversary theme is, Show Me the Evidence: Celebrating 15 Years of
Excellence in Neonatal APN Practice.
We are calling for APN practices in the United States and beyond to help us demonstrate how
you and your team have made a clear difference. To answer this call please send us a short
abstract describing your practice setting, clinical challenge and solution, and data to support
improvements in practice. We are particularly interested in your data to support improvement in
NICU care, including, but not limited to the following clinical challenges:
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Reduction of hospital-acquired infections
Reduction in line complications
Decreases in length of stay
Improvements in family satisfaction, integration or collaboration
Improvements in access to care and service delivery
Decreases in cost of care while preserving or increasing quality care
Improved patient care, teamwork, or patient safety using simulation
Improved patient outcomes and/or processes for specific categories of patients (i.e. late
preterm infants, surgical patients, infants with BPD etc.)
PEER REVIEW PROCESS
Submissions will be blinded and peer reviewed and ranked based upon their link to the
conference theme and objectives and the quality and strength of the evidence to demonstrate
APN outcomes.
PODIUM PRESENTATIONS
Select abstracts will be chosen for short podium presentations scheduled during the
Pharmacology Preconference (May 30, 2012) and/or the Cutting Edge Leadership Workshop
(May 31, 2012). Other relevant abstracts may be invited to present in the Research Briefs format,
a short 3 to 4 minute innovation overview preceding main conference sessions. All podium
presenters are also invited to share their work throughout the conference in the form of a poster.
POSTER SESSION
Abstracts not chosen for podium presentation will be considered for poster presentation. Instructions
for the poster presentation will be provided to the primary author at the time of the notification of
abstract acceptance.
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SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Abstracts should be no more than 500 words, in 12-point font, with up to 2 additional bibliography
pages. The content should be presented in the form of a structured abstract:
 Clinical Problem or Challenge
 Impact on Neonatal Outcomes
 Baseline Data
 Design of the Quality Improvement Intervention
 Methods / Implementation / Timeline
 Data Demonstrating Improvement Outcomes
 Strengths / Limitations
 Implications for Practice
Abstracts that do not follow the submission guidelines will not be reviewed. Abstracts previously
presented in other arenas are acceptable for submission.
A signed conflict of interest statement www.CHADKIDS.org/APNForum and resume or CV
(required for CE credits) must be submitted with the abstract. See the attached checklist for
complete details. NOTE: Include the submission checklist with the abstract.
DEADLINES
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: March 1, 2012
NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE: April 2, 2012
CONFERENCE EXPENSES
All presenters chosen for the podium and poster presentation are responsible for conference
registration fees, travel and all other expenses.
Complete this form, save it to your computer
Rename it your LASTNAME_Abstract
Email all documents to Victoria.A.Flanagan@Hitchcock.org
For Further Information Contact: 603-653-3425
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NEONATAL ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING FORUM 2012
APN CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE
SUBMISSION FORM AND CHECKLIST
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Abstract Title:
Primary Author & Credentials:
Hospital Affiliation:
City, State/Province:
Email Address:
Daytime Phone Number:
Cell Phone Number:
CHECK ONE OF THE FOLLOWING
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I have already made plans to attend the APN Forum
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My attendance at the APN Forum depends on my abstract acceptance
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I do not plan to attend the APN Forum
MANDATORY ELEMENTS – PLEASE CHECK THAT YOU HAVE COMPLETED EACH ITEM
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One abstract WITH author-identifying information for the APN Forum syllabus.
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Abstract is clean and “camera ready” for syllabus publication. Proofread carefully for spelling, punctuation, and
grammar.
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Abstract is one page (not including bibliography).
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Abstract word count is no more than 500 words. Use the word count function of Microsoft Word and place here
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Abstract includes the following:
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Clinical Problem or Challenge
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Impact on Neonatal Outcomes
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Baseline Data
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Design of the Quality Improvement Intervention
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Methods / Implementation / Timeline
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Data Demonstrating Improvement Outcomes
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Strengths / Limitations
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Implications for Practice
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Conflict of interest statement (downloaded from www.chadkids.org/apnforum) is signed and attached.
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CV is attached.
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Abstract has been peer reviewed by one or more APNs and/or neonatologists.
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If previously presented, describe when/where:
If chosen to present the abstract as a podium presentation:
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The presentation can be limited to 10 minutes with 3 minutes for questions.
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I am comfortable answering questions, challenges and comments from participants.
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I understand that both podium and poster presenters are responsible for conference registration fees, travels and all
other related expenses.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: March 1, 2012
NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE: April 2, 2012
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