submission deadline
Extended until end of MayCall for abstracts
The PNC proudly welcome abstracts from Perioperative Nurses to present at our 2024 Conference at Te Papa, Wellington.
Our Conference covers every aspect of Perioperative Care-Pre-operative assessment, Intraoperative Care,
Interventional Radiology and Post-Operative Care (Including PACU and Day Stay).
Take the opportunity to share your research, innovative projects, initiatives and case studies that demonstrate how patient care is being improved and teams are expanding their practice.
Your colleagues would love to hear how your area of practice works and what you have done as an individual or a team to promote excellence in perioperative care.
Examples of this could be:
The exciting developments in pre-operative assessment and how Nurses are an essential part of preparing patients for their surgical intervention e.g. Vaping-how does it affect patient recovery?
How intraoperative nurses have developed their knowledge and skills in the highly complex robotic theatre suite e.g. Advances in minimally invasive prostate surgery
PACU Nursing innovations that effectively care for patients with
multiple co-morbidities e.g. complex pain control and airway management of the bariatric patientTeam approaches to the expansion of services and delivery of care in Medical Imaging e.g. The teams formed to manage clot retrieval treatment for PE and glues for CSF leaks
How your day stay ward delivers care to the patient undergoing a day stay procedure-from admission to safe discharge e.g critical thinking skills and patient education to ensure that patients are safe to discharge
Closing date of abstract – extended until end of May 2024
Notification of acceptance – May 2024
Presentations types
We have included two different presentation styles:
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Oral presentations will be allocated 25 minutes in total (20 minutes to present and 5 minutes questions).
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Posters are especially effective for information that can be presented visually (eg: photos, charts, graphs, tables). Poster Guidelines will be provided at time of acceptance.
Want to apply for the free paper sessions?
If you wish to submit an abstract into the PNC Free Paper session to be held on Thursday afternoon, please contact the PNC Secretary on pnc.sec@xtra.co.nz, with the subject line: Free paper abstract.
Submission guidelines
Please allow at least 15 minutes to complete the online profile and submission process.
You will be required to have:
Contact details of lead (corresponding) contact - All communications and correspondence regarding this abstract submission will be sent to the lead contact.
Abstract written in the correct format (see below)
All author(s) affiliations (organisation, city, region, country)
Short biographies about the presenting author(s) (maximum 400 words in total)
Format for abstracts
All abstract submissions must be:
Microsoft Word document
Arial, 12 point
Maximum of 250 words
Single spacing without justified margins
You will be required to enter short biographies (maximum 400 words in total) on all presenting authors, during the abstract submission process.
Sub-Themes
As part of the submission process, you will be asked, which category your abstract best fits within:
Pre anaesthesia assessment
Post anaesthesia assessment
Medical imaging
Interventional radiology
intraoperative care
Timeframes
submission deadlineEnd of May 2024
Notification of acceptanceMay 2024
Criteria for evaluating abstracts
All abstracts are subject to review by the Organising Committee. In evaluating the abstract the reviewers will be mindful of the following criteria:
Abstracts are in plain language, free of specialist jargon, unless it is clearly appropriate
The degree to which the substance for the abstract contributes to the conference theme(s)
Innovation and originality or application of existing ideas in a ways that provide new insights and progress the field
Conditions of submission
Late submissions will not be accepted.
A condition of acceptance is that at least one author presents at the conference.
Presenters must register to attend for at least a day of the conference. They are responsible for their own travel, accommodation and registration expenses. Similarly, no speaker fee is paid to authors or presenters.
It is the responsibility of the submitting author to ensure the accuracy of the content, spelling, grammar and formatting of the abstract, as it will be published as it is submitted.
The Organising Committee will review all abstracts and may contact authors or their nominated referees as part of the review process.
By submitting an abstract you also grant the committee permission to publish the abstract in the Conference proceedings in hard copy and/or electronic format.
Post conference, your final presentation will be uploaded to the conference website (with a privacy setting), allowing only conference delegates to view for a period of three months. If you would prefer your presentation not to be uploaded, please advise the conference managers via email - pnc@composition.co.nz.
First time presenters
Have you not submitted an abstract before? Not sure of the process? Read below, we strongly encourage those who haven’t submitted an abstract to get involved and give it a go!
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Firstly, print and read all the information on this website page. It’s important to note the close of submission date.
Next you need to write your abstract, following the format required. It’s often easier to download the example and type over this. A clear and concise title is a good start to your abstract.
When writing your abstract, it’s important to remember, that whoever reads it, will know nothing about you, or the topic you are writing on, so use simple easy language to convey what you will present on.
Often, it’s best to write your abstract and then ask either colleagues, mentors or family members to read it and provide feedback.
Once you are happy with the written abstract, it’s time to go online and submit the abstract. This is a simple online process, which you will be required to upload the abstract. At the conclusion of this process, you should receive a confirmation email.
You will be required to provide a short biography during the online submission process, if you don’t have one available, write one, prior to starting the online submission process. If you are accepted the biography is used by the facilitator on the day you are presenting to correctly introduce you.
The Organising Committee will review all abstracts and you will be notified by email if your abstract has been accepted or declined.
Please do not be dishearten if you are not accepted, less than 50% of abstracts are accepted.
If you are accepted, congratulations! Now the next part begins! Preparing for the presentation. For this, practice does make perfect. You will receive tips on presenting, as part of the acceptance letter. Take the time to read these tips and learn how to improve your presenting style and delivery (including the preparation of slides).
Register for the conference, as part of the submission, you agree to register and pay for at least one day of the conference.
Once you arrive at the conference, go to the Speaker Preparation room with your slides on a USB stick. In the Speaker Preparation room, there will be an audio-visual technician who will load your presentation onto their computer, and run the slides, to ensure there are no hiccups. Once confirmed, they will ensure your presentation is loaded onto the computer. If there are any audio-visual issues on the day, the technician will be available to sort it out.
On the day you are presenting, go and find the room that you are presenting in, have a look at the space. Be in the room 15 minutes prior to presenting (this will usually be in a catering break) to meet the facilitator, confirm where you will be seated, how they will introduce you, have a go with the remote mouse etc.
Most importantly – enjoy yourself. People will be interested in what you have to say so take a deep breath, smile, keep calm, talk clearly and slowly and enjoy your presenting time.
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Any queries, please do not hesitate to email: pnc@composition.co.nz
submission deadlineEnd of April 2024
Notification of acceptance