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Abstract
Submission Deadline: Feb. 7
Please see the Revised Guidelines Below
The 39thNational Association of Hispanic Nurses® (NAHN) is pleased toannounce the 2014 conference theme and call for presentation abstracts. This year’s theme, Honor the Past, Treasure the Present, Shape the Future, offers a fresh outlook and timely insights into what’s happening today.
Who should submit presentation and poster ideas?
Nurses, physicians, nurse educators, researchers, clinicians, case managers, healthcare innovators and students. NAHN welcomes your innovation, knowledge, expertise, research, challenges and successes. This year, we boldly address timely issues surrounding equity and quality for Hispanic health. The 2014 NAHN Annual Conference in Miami is shaping up to be the best conference yet with exciting activities and rich content. Join us. Be immersed in our diverse culture and experience all there is to offer at NAHN 2013.
Conference Tracks
The conference is planned around four tracks: • Track 1: My Nursing Career
• Track 2: Healthcare Reform • Track 3: Clinical Practice • Track 4: Best Practices
Conference Learning Objectives:
At the end of the conference, the participant will be able to: 1. Describe healthcare issues facing the Hispanic population, their implications for nursing in the current healthcare system and the role of new technology in improving care for these patients.2. Identify ways in which nursing can improve care by using outcomes- based research and current best practices and learn how care improvements can be implemented in the clinical setting. 3. Understand the challenges of the evolving role of the nurse in
healthcare reform and identify strategies that will help nurses and the profession meet those challenges.
4. Recognize the value of advanced and continuing education for nurses and quality education for patients in improving care, optimizing outcomes, and increasing satisfaction.
5. Develop a professional leadership development plan that incorporates career goals and important milestones and applies networking and mentorship principles to enhance growth.
Podium or Poster Presentation
You are invited to submit an abstract for podium or poster presentation supporting the conference theme. Please include author name(s), degrees, workplace, address and email of corresponding author. Please limit abstract to 300-350 words and specify podium or poster
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NOTE: All poster/podium presenters once confirmed must register and pay for the conference. Register for the conference at
http://www.nahnnet.org starting in March 2014. Poster presentations require that one of the authors listed in the abstract be available by the poster to present during the designated poster session. If you are a presenter, you are asked to arrive the day prior to your presentation.
Topic Recommendations:
Concurrent
Tracks My Nursing Career Clinical Healthcare reform Best Practices
Topical Recommen-dations based on conference evaluations Advance
Practice Alzheimer’s ACA Update Complementary and Alternative Medicine Bullying/Lateral
Violence/Harass -ment
Diabetes Why Health
Reform Matters Care Coordination Capstone
Projects Emerging Clinical Topics EMR/HER DNP vs. PhD Maternal/Child
Health Ethics
Emerging “New” Roles for Nurses, Particularly Any Arising Out of Healthcare Reform Obesity Evidence-Based Practice Funding Graduate Education Obstetrics and
Gynecology Health Literacy
Funding Nursing
Education Oral Health Issues Infection Control Success Getting
Published Rare Diseases in the Hispanic Population
Legal Issues
Mentoring Senior Issues Model Nurse
Practice Centers New Tenured
Track Professors Patient Engagement
Panel Discussion Representing the Various Career Paths in Nursing Primary Nurse Practice Model Nurse Recruitment and Retention Telemedicine Tele-monitoring Transitions of care
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Deadline For Submission:
5:00 p.m. CST, Feb. 7, 2014
REVISED Guidelines for Submission
See APA (6th ed.) pp. 25-27 for format.
IMPORTANT: In order for your abstract to be reviewed, we require that presenters follow the guidelines listed below. Upon acceptance of your abstract, presenters will receive detailed information further information regarding the conference.
For the first/presenting author on the abstract, a maximum of two abstracts submissions will be permitted.
In a Microsoft Word document, please submit the following information to mbpruss@cm-innovators.com:
Subject Line of Email should be: NAHN 2014 Abstract Submission
Title of Presentation (limited to 50 characters)
Program Track Selection: 1) My Nursing Career; 2) Healthcare Reform; 3) Clinical Practice; or 4) Best Practices
Are you submitting this proposal for: Podium, Poster, or Both (by choosing both, you are willing to present either a poster or podium presentation)
Three Behavioral Objectives
Abstract (limited to 2,000 characters) For each presenter/co-author, please provide:
Name, Credentials, Position/Title, Mailing Address, Business Phone, Cell Phone, and Email Address
Short Bio (used for introductions and conference materials, limited to 1,000 characters)
Current Curriculum Vitae (may be a separate attachment)
Download and Complete the Speaker Disclosure Form o Completed Speaker Disclosure Forms may be
attached and sent with the submission email, or faxed to, (501) 221-9068
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Receipt of confirmation will be sent to the first author via e-mail. Proposals that meet the above guidelines will be reviewed and
confirmation of acceptance into the NAHN 2014 Program will be made by March, 2014.
If you have any questions about how to make a submission, please contact Mary Beth Pruss by email, mbpruss@cm-innovators.com, or phone, (501) 673-1126.
Preliminary Schedule of Events
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Check-in and Pre-conference Workshop
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Exhibits and Educational Sessions
Thursday, July 17, 2014
Exhibits and Educational Sessions
Friday, July 18, 2014
Educational Sessions and Gala Dinner Dance
Volunteer Community Service Activity
About the Host Hotel
Hyatt Regency Miami
400 SE 2nd Ave
Miami, FL 33131
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Room Rate Triple Rate Quad Rate
Standard Rooms $154 $179
Due to fire code and safety laws, roll away beds are not permitted in rooms with two (2) double or queen beds.
Taxes and Fees: 13% State & Local tax.
Quoted rates will be offered, based on availability, three (3) days before and three (3) days after the meeting dates.
