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Call for Abstracts

Abstract Submissions have now Closed.

The Organising Committee for the 3rd Biennial PCNA Conference invites you to submit abstracts for oral presentations and poster displays. The theme for the conference is ‘Excellence & Innovation’.

The Organising Committee accepts submissions of abstracts of original contributions on any topic related to the program themes.

Abstract submission is open to any diagnostic group for life-limiting illness, all settings where end of life care is given, and includes subspecialty groups such as paediatric, RACFs, and others.  Applicants can nominate the sub-theme which aligns best to their abstract.

Excellence provides a focus upon the palliative care nursing speciality, and the means by which specialists can continue to evolve and provide excellence in specialised care. 

Sub Themes may include (but are not limited to) education, clinical practice and leadership and professionalism.

Innovation provides a focus upon identifying the innovative ways palliative care nursing specialists do, or can, support non-specialised colleagues who are caring for dying people in the course of their practice. 

Sub Themes may include (but are not limited to) education (patient or professional), clinical practice, creating partnerships and building capacity.

If you wish to submit an abstract for consideration, you must follow the instructions outlined below.

1. Abstracts must be in Word format on the PCNA template and submitted by email to pcna2010@arinex.com.au no later than 3 May 2010.  The template can be downloaded from the Conference website www.pcna2010.org.au or by contacting the Conference Managers on (07) 3236 2301
2. Authors must complete the Contact Details form and submit with their abstract submission. PCNA 2010 Author Contact Details Template
3. Authors must select a theme from either “Excellence” or “Innovation” and select a sub-theme which aligns best to the abstract.
4. All abstracts will be subject to review and must be substantive and include detail to allow fair evaluation.  Depending on the decision of the Scientific Committee, the paper will either be assigned an oral presentation or a poster presentation.  Poorly presented abstracts may be rejected.
5. Please note that all paper submissions will be printed in the conference handbook.  The paper submitted for review will be the final version for print.  Please ensure your papers adhere to the guidelines stipulated.
6. All presenting authors [oral/poster] are required to register and pay for their conference registration.  Acceptance of papers into the conference program is contingent upon receipt of the registration fee.
7. All authors will be notified of their acceptance or otherwise by 26 May 2010.

Abstracts

1. Abstracts should be in single column format. 
2. The title should be centred at the top of the page in bold capitals with the author (surname, followed by initials) and affiliations in normal type centred immediately below. 
3. Please underline the presenting author.
4. Text should be 12 point, single spaced, Arial font.
5. Abstracts are required to be submitted on the approved template only in Word format.
6. Abstract file names are to be based on this example. [PCNA2010_abstract_authors name] and submitted to pcna2010@arinex.com.au.    For example: PCNA2010_abstract_John Smith. If more than one abstract is submitted by the author, they should number them from 1 onwards. For example PCNA2010_abstract_John Smith.1
7. Abstracts submitted to the above email should be forwarded as an attachment only with the email subject line as follows: PCNA2010_abstract_[authors name].

For example: PCNA2010_abstract_John Smith

Further Information & Queries

3rd Biennial PCNA Conference 2010 Conference Managers
Managed by arinex pty ltd
Email: pcna2010@arinex.com.au     
Telephone: +61 7 3236 2301
Fax: +61 2 9267 5443