Sigma Theta Tau Spring Practice Conference
April 5, 2013
University of Memphis Campus
Holiday Inn
330 Innovation Drive, Memphis, TN
8:00 am-12:00 pm
Call for Abstracts
Beta Theta Chapter at-large,
Sigma Theta Tau International invites you to participate in the 2013 practice
conference by submitting an abstract for poster presentation.
Submissions are invited
from:
Health
Professionals
Nurse
researchers
Students
Types of presentations:
Posters (presenters are
expected to attend the poster session)
Health professionals,
researchers, and students are invited to submit abstracts for poster
presentation. Research projects in progress as well as completed projects are
welcome. While the focus of the conference is on nursing practice, all projects
are welcome. Students who submit abstracts for consideration must indicate
their student-status on the abstract and registration form to receive the
student registration rate.
Abstracts of no more than 300 words will be accepted. The
title, presenter information and learning objectives are not included in the
300 words. Abstracts with more than 300 words will not be sent for review.
Abstract Selection Criteria:
Overall
quality
Contribution
to scholarship
Abstracts that focus on
evidence based practice will be given priority
Poster Size and Display:
Posters
must be mounted on foam board and displayed on an easel
Presenters
are responsible for bringing an easel for poster display
Poster
size: 42 inches by 42 inches
Other – Please put a title
footer on each Call for Abstracts page
Important Dates:
Deadline
for abstract submission is March 15, 2013
Authors of selected posters
must indicate their intent to participate by March 29, 2013 Please email your
abstracts (350 words or less) to: Wendy Likes at wlikes@uthsc.edu
Abstract
Biographical
Sketch (brief biosketch, max 150 words):
Learning Objectives (please
provide 2-3):
Abstract Submission Form:
Please print clearly or type
responses.
Title:
_____________________________________________________________________
Presenter’s Full Name:
______________________________________________________________
Email address:
____________________________________________________
Organization:
________________________________________
Presenter’s address: ________________________________________________________________
Presenter’s phone:___________________________________________________________________
Are you a student?
Please
list additional poster authors including their credentials:
.