Call for Abstracts
The call for abstracts for the 2024 AONL Professional Governance Leadership Conference is focused on moving from shared to professional governance, including best practices, leadership and impact.
We are looking for abstracts that demonstrate any of the following:
- Professional governance best practices and structures that demonstrate professional accountability, ownership, equity and partnership.
- The impact on patient, nursing, and financial outcomes: Demonstrations of the value of professional governance through measurement of practice, quality, competence and knowledge management.
- The role of leaders: The impact of clinical, administrative and other nurse leaders in professional governance.
Abstract Requirements
The following fields are required for each submission:
- Preferred presentation format (breakout or poster)
- Presentation title (limited to 75 characters with spaces, approx. 10 words)
- Presenter contact information
- NOTE: The submission is limited to 3 presenters (1 primary and 2 co-presenters).
- Brief bio for the primary presenter (limited to 500 characters with spaces, approx. 75-100 word)
- At least one learning outcome describing the impact on the learner (limited to 100 characters with spaces, approx. 20 words)
- Abstract Narrative including practical takeaways that address: lessons learned, impact, outcomes, implications, application to other settings and practice takeaways. (Limited to 5,000 characters with spaces, approx. 750-1,000 words)
- Session Description (up to 500 characters with spaces, approx. 75-125 words)
- Literature references as supporting evidence (APA style)
Tip: Create the abstract in a Word document first to ensure the character limits are met and to avoid spelling errors.
Important Dates for Submitters
- Nov. 15, 2023: Abstract submission site closes at 5:00 p.m. CT. Incomplete abstracts will not be reviewed.
- Feb. 1, 2024: AONL will notify the primary presenter of their submission status via email.
- June 1, 2024: Final presentations submitted to AONL.
- June 27-28, 2024: AONL Professional Governance Leadership Conference, Chicago