Welcome to the 2024 NANN Annual Conference Call for Abstracts Submission Portal

40th Annual Conference Call for Abstracts – Second Call for Poster Abstracts

The National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN) Annual Conference Committee would like to invite you to submit an abstract to present at its 40th Annual Conference taking place September 18-20, 2024 in Orlando, Florida. This year, the planning committee has identified the need to cover a wide range of topics that will appeal to both the novice and expert neonatal nurse. As a result, we have provided a list of topics and areas of interest to make the application selection process less cumbersome and more diverse to better meet the educational needs of the conference attendees. The list below is not inclusive and is only meant to serve as a guide when submitting your abstract. We encourage you to suggest your own ideas, present your own research findings, or share your knowledge on a topic of interest. Please keep in mind that application submissions should focus on nursing, be state-of-the-art, evidence-based and challenge neonatal nurses at all levels of expertise.

The deadline for the Second Call for Poster Abstracts is May 6, 2024.

General Priorities

• Individualized Developmental Care
• Affordable health care:
• Effect on the NICU
• Assisting families in navigating the system
• Relationships in the workplace:
• Workplace violence
• Bullying
• Staff empowerment
• Innovation and Education, including educational outcomes
• Challenges and innovations in providing orientation and training in low resource setting practices
• Challenges and innovations in providing orientation and training to smaller nurseries
• Resuscitation and Stabilization
• Medication Safety
• Maternal/neonatal collaboration
• Patient safety/risk reduction and quality care
• Nursing Shortage
• Ethical Issues
• Difficult to manage clinical issues
• Advances in research
• Patient and family experience
• Pharmacology (high priority)
• ELBW issues
• Teamwork and communication
• Certification review topics
• Performance improvement: Implementation of Evidence Based Practice
• Neuroprotection
• Addressing racial and health inequities in the NICU

Specific Priorities

• Nutritional requirements of the newborn
• Adaptation to extrauterine life
• Endocrine and metabolic issues
• Fluid and electrolyte management
• Physical assessment with focus on specific organ system
• Radiologic interpretation
• Skin and wound care
• Transport issues/safety
• Cue-based feeding, breastfeeding support, donor milk program issues
• Evidence based infection control practices

Abstracts submitted through the application process may be considered for a poster presentation session.

GENERAL GUIDELINES

• Presentations must avoid any semblance of commercialism: those constituting promotion and advertising are prohibited.
• The submission process involves writing a 250 word (or less) abstract. The abstract should provide an accurate, succinct, and informative representation of the content you plan to present and be relevant to neonatal nursing.
• Each submission must include 3-5 primary references.
• The reviewing committee recommends all submissions be completed projects, with reported results and conclusions.

POSTER PRESENTATION GUIDELINES

• Poster presenters are assigned various times during the conference (approximately 2-3 hours cumulatively) to be present at their digital poster to answer questions.
• Poster should be created as a PDF for digital display. Please note: Only digital posters will be displayed. A physical poster will not be accepted.
• Poster presenters must register for the entire conference and are responsible for all expenses relating to their presentations, including, but not limited to: registration, air & ground travel, lodging, meals, and incidentals.

The application process is a blind review (i.e., the reviewers are unaware of the applicant's identity). Therefore, applicants should be careful not to disclose their identity when describing their qualifications to present on their particular topic. The Second Call for Poster Abstracts is intended for but not limited to Professionals in Training (currently engaged in a formal education/training program) and Early Career Professionals (5 or less years in the field). Notification for acceptance of all submissions will be sent out in June 2024. If you have any questions, please contact education@nann.org.

We hope you have found the above explanations helpful and look forward to reading your abstract submission. To begin your submission, use the login information below.