Call for Abstracts: 2025 Arkansas Nurse Practitioner Association Annual Conference

“Reflecting on the Past, Envisioning the Future ”

Rogers Convention Center, Rogers, AR

March 27-29, 2025

We enthusiastically invite you to share your expertise and knowledge with fellow nurse practitioners at the 2025 Arkansas Nurse Practitioner Association Annual Conference! 

What are you passionate about? Share it with your fellow NPs by submitting an abstract for a podium and/or poster session.

This year, we hope to offer a pre-conference on March 27 as well as conference offerings on March 28-29 with general sessions, 30, 60, or 90 minute concurrent podium sessions, workshops, and a poster session. Categories for presentation at this conference include: primary care, acute care, pediatric, women’s health, mental health, and practice issues. Final selection will be based on the quality and clarity of the abstract proposal and relevance to the contemporary nurse practitioner environment.

Submission information

Abstracts must be received electronically by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, November 15, 2024. To submit proposals, click HERE  If you are unable to follow the link please cut and paste this link into your web browser: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc2QGSM7qtGwtfWbkK8-OTBlWajiQqLfGC0x0-UUWl3MpMUlw/viewform?usp=sf_link 

All submissions will be automatically acknowledged via e-mail.

Presenters will be notified of acceptance no later than January 1, 2025.

Appropriate Content includes the following:

• Updates regarding clinical innovations and practice issues relevant to NPs (to allow coverage within a 30 to 90-minute session).
• Pharmacology, pediatric, acute care, and older adult content is encouraged.
• Information applicable to NP practice environments.
• Completed research/quality improvement projects are welcome. 

Abstract Format (will be facilitated via the link above):

• Title of presentation: Title may not exceed 15 words.
• Authors: Provide name, e-mail, phone contact, and organizational affiliation for first author. Include name(s) and email address(es) for additional authors/presenters.
• Please specify if submitting for podium, workshop, or poster. If podium, indicate desired presentation length. Workshops will be 2 – 3 hours.
• Indicate one or more of these categories for your presentation: primary care, acute care, pediatrics, mental health, older adult, practice issues, or other.
• Body: Provide a summary of your presentation in 300 words or less. Include: purpose, review of literature, implications for NPs, and summary of innovation of practice. For completed research/quality improvement projects include methods and results.
• Teaching method (lecture, panel discussion, case studies, etc.).
• Include up to three (3) objectives for podium presentations or workshops, and one (1) objective for posters. 
• For pharmacology content, indicate objectives specific to pharmacology and specify time in minutes covering pharmacology. 
• Indicate whether you will be available to present March 28 or March 29, 2025, or both.
• Indicate whether you will need internet access during your presentation.
• Funding source: If your presentation has been funded in full or part by a grant, list the funding agency at the end of the abstract.
• Also, please indicate whether you would be willing to complete a recording for a virtual option for this conference.
• References are not required for the abstract submission process.

Selection process:

The Education Committee will meet to finalize selection and schedule of presentations based upon criteria for abstract selection. 

Notifications:

Notification of acceptance will be communicated via e-mail no later than January 1, 2025. Notification will be sent to the primary author of record only.  It is the responsibility of the primary author to communicate with other presenters regarding the scheduled presentation.

SESSION TYPES:

Podium presentations

Presentations will be for 30, 60, or 90 minutes, which will include time for questions and answers.

Poster presentations

Posters should not exceed 36” x 48”. Posters will be on display March 28, with presenters attending their poster at designated times.

Workshops

Accepted workshops are expected to be 2-3 hours in length. 

Questions regarding abstract submissions?

Contact: Education Committee at Education@anpassociation.org.