CENTRE FOR LIFELONG LEARNING, CAREER COUNSELING,
TUTORSHIP AND MENTORSHIP
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS!
Submission Deadline: 11th February 2013
Submit your abstract for a leading nursing research event in Slovenia:
6th International Scientific Conference of College of Nursing Jesenice
KNOWLEDGE AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR CHANGING AND DEVELOPING HEALTH
CARE TO MEET THE GROWING DEMAND FOR HEALTH CARE PROVISION
June 6 – 7, 2013, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Conference topics:
 Knowledge for clinical work and management on all
three levels
 Management and quality in health care
 The importance of research and evidence-based
work
 Knowledge of and demand for health care workers
in the society
 Education and clinical practice for health
professions
 Networking and dialogue between the sectors of
social care in the country (health, social, labor
market)
 Ethical dimensions of research and clinical work
 Health promotion throughout the lifespan
 Partnership in patients health proceedings
 The role and importance of nursing in
contemporary society
 Development innovative networking between
higher education institutions and clinical
environment
 Clinical research – examples of improvements in
clinical practice
 Society, health and politic
Important dates:
 11th February 2013: Abstract Submissions
Deadline
 18th February 2013: E-mail notification of
abstract acceptance will be sent
 29th March 2013: Paper Submissions Deadline
 15th April 2013: Peer Review Deadlines
 7th May 2013: Completed papers Submissions
Deadline
General Information:
 Abstracts can be submitted in English, Serbian, Croat or Slovenian.
 Abstracts of no more than 500 words including references will be accepted.
 Abstract should contain the title, theoretical background, objectives, methods, results, discussion, key
words.
 All abstract and presentation materials must be in compliance with copyright laws.
 Abstract content and the presentation focus should be original (not previously published or presented).
 We accept research work or unpublished parts of studies and review papers.
 All the selected papers will be subject to blind peer review and published in the international scientific
conference journal.
 Presenters assume all costs related to travel, accommodations and other expenses related to their
presentation.
 Electronic submission to: center@vszn-je.si
 Fax submission: +386 4 5869 363.
 If you have further questions, please contact: shvalictouzery@vszn-je.si .
More detailed abstract guidelines:
Title page
<TITLE –Times New Roman, size 13, bold>
<Name, Surname of the author, scientific, professional title Times New Roman, size
12, bold>
<Institution>, <E-mail> size 11, Times New Roman>
<Paper theme based on the given conference topics: _____> size 11, Times New Roman>
If the paper is theoretical (review paper), without a research, the abstract should be
max 500 words long and structured as follows:
<Abstract - Times New Roman, size 11, italics>
Background: Summarize the literature review in one sentence, demonstrating the need
for this study.
Method: Describe the research method of literature review, literature search method,
describe which international database was used and the keywords you used in a literature
search, number of yielded articles, criteria used for the final set of results, data analysis
(meta-synthesis).
Results: Provide the key results of the literature review.
Discussion: Discussion should be based on the findings of your research and
comparisons of other research studies. Please indicate if further studies are needed.
Key words: <word 1>, <word 2>, <word 3> < Times New Roman, size 11, italics>
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If the paper is scientific (contains the results of the study) , the abstract should use
IMRAD structure (max 500 words):
<Abstract - Times New Roman, size 11, italics>
Background: Summarize the literature review in one sentence, demonstrating the need
for this study.
Method: When, where, and how was the study done? Describe the study design, sample,
participants, data analysis used in 3–4 sentences.
Results - Describe the main results. This section should be the most descriptive. Note
levels of statistical significance and confidence intervals where appropriate. What answer
was found to the research question; what did the study find? Was the tested hypothesis
true?
:
Discussion - Base the discussion only on the reported results. Describe any further study
needed.?
Key words: (Provide 2–5 key words; be very specific in your word choice.) <word 1>,
<word 2>, <word 3> < Times New Roman, size 11, italics>
Participation fee for the international scientific conference:
Active participants (payment due by May 10, 2013)
200 EUR
Active participants - students RS (payment due by May 10, 2013)
170 EUR
Active participants CNJ (payment due by May 10, 2013)
140 EUR
Other participants (payment due by May 10, 2013)
240 EUR
Other participants (payment due after May 11, 2013)
270 EUR
The participation fee includes lectures, lunch, snacks during breaks, a participation certificate, and
lecture proceedings. The participation fee must be transferred to the College of Nursing Jesenice
bank account: Visoka šola za zdravstveno nego Jesenice, Spodnji Plavž 3, 4270 Jesenice, IBAN: SI56
0700 0000 1033 819, SWIFT: GORESI2X (Gorenjska banka d.d. Kranj, Slovenia), reference number
00-06062013. Invoices will be issued after the conference.
One day participation fee is not available. If you have any additional questions, please contact us
at e-mail center@vszn-je.si or at telephone number +386 4 5869 360. We would be glad to help
you.
Welcome!
DEAN
dr. Brigita Skela Savič, Associate Professor
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