You are invited to submit an abstract for consideration by the Programme Committee for a poster presentation at the 3rd African Nursing Conference. The conference is scheduled to place at the Emperors Palace Convention Centre from 25 – 26 July 2023.
The theme of the conference is Innovative Approaches to Nursing. Abstracts will be reviewed according to the following tracks:
Track 1: Innovative Approach to Nursing
Track 2: Nursing Education
Track 3: Nursing Research
Track 4: Nursing Practice
Track 5: Nursing Students
All Abstracts must be received by the announced deadline. Abstracts received after the deadline will not be considered. The Programme Committee is devoted to having the Programme completed by June 2023. This will allow enough time for attendees to schedule their participation accordingly.
The on-line abstract submission system is user friendly.
Please draft your abstract according to the headings listed below of not more than 300 words in total. You may draft your abstract in text format only using a word processing software i.e., MS Word and then copy and paste the text in the abstract submission box.
*Note that no graphic images, tables, graphs, or columns should be submitted with your abstract.
You will be guided through the submission procedure. Please follow the instructions as shown on the webpage.
The submitted abstract should contain the following information:
TIP: Draft your abstract in text format in MS Word or a similar programme according to the fields described in Step 3 below. Please only use Arial plain font in 10 points. Save it as a document once you are sure the content is ready for submission as an abstract. Copy and paste the text from this document into the field provided under Step 2 of the submission process.
You will be required to complete the following fields:
Abstract Title
Track
Authors and Affiliations
Abstract Text as per the guidelines below
Abstracts that report research findings should contain the following concise statements:
Background: The description of the problem or the hypothesis, the study objectives
Methods: Study methods used, or approaches taken
Results: Specific results in summarized form
Conclusions: Statement about the main outcomes.
Abstracts for reporting on strategies / projects should contain the following concise statements:
Background: Short statement summarizing the issue(s) addressed by the abstract
Methods: A brief description of the project, experience, program, or research
Results: A brief description of the results or lessons learned
Conclusions: A brief statement of next steps / recommendation
The following fields will need to be completed under their respective headings:
Abstract Information
Abstract Title
Preferred track
Project Scalability: To scale the described project/activity described to a district /regional/national level, what are the requirements? (New or amended policies, operations, human resources, and financial implications)
Combined text in these fields should not exceed 300 words.
Abstracts can only be submitted in text format – no images or graphs should be included.
All the details that have been provided in the abstract submission process will be presented for verification.