CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Submission Deadline: February 15, 2016
Submit your abstract for a leading nursing research event in Slovenia:
9th INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE
Importance of interprofessional and intersectoral collaboration for the
development of high-quality, responsive health care
to be held on 9-10 June 2016, in Bled, Slovenia
Conference topics:
Important dates:
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Interprofessional collaboration for the
development of high-quality health care
Intersectoral collaboration for the
development of high-quality health care
Response of health care professions on the
current health care needs of society
Role and importance of health care
professions in a modern society
Knowledge for teaching in health sciences at
all levels of education
Improvements and changes in health care
provision
Research and evidence based work
Clinical research – examples of
improvements in clinical practice
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February
15,
2016:
Abstract
Submission Deadline
February 19, 2016: E-mail notification
of abstract acceptance will be sent
March 31, 2016: Extended abstract
or paper submissions deadline
April 18, 2016: Peer Review Deadlines
May 12, 2016: Completed papers
Submissions Deadline
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Society, health and politics
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 We accept research work or unpublished parts of studies and review papers.
 You can submit either Paper or Extended abstract (2 pages with key literature)
 All 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@fzj.si
 Fax submission: +386 4 5869 363.
If you have further questions, please contact: center@fzj.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?
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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:
Participation fee:  Active participants (payment due by May 9, 2016)
 Active participants – students in partner institutions
 Other participants (payment due after May 9, 2016)
150 EUR
100 EUR
200 EUR
The participation fee includes lectures, lunch, snacks during breaks, a participation certificate,
and lecture proceedings. The participation fee must be transferred to the Faculty of Health Care
Jesenice, bank account: Fakulteta za zdravstvo Jesenice, Spodnji Plavž 3, 4270 Jesenice,
IBAN: SI56 0700 0000 1033 819, SWIFT: GORESI2X (Gorenjska banka d.d. Kranj, Slovenia),
reference number 00-09062016. Invoices will be issued after the conference. One day
participation fee is not available.
Send abstracts to: center@fzj.si;
Additional info: center@fzj.si; www.fzj.si, 00386 4 586 93 60
You are warmly invited to actively participate in the event!
Dean of the Faculty of Health Care Jesenice
Dr Brigita Skela Savič, Associate Professor
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