Welcome to AACN’s Abstract Submission Platform

We are now accepting abstract submissions for poster and podium presentations for the 2027 Doctoral Education Conference, and poster presentations for the Faculty Practice Pre-conference, and the Research Leadership Network (RLN) Program.
Submission Deadline / Due Date: August 24, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. ET

2027 Doctoral Education Conference| January 12-14, 2027
Conference theme: "From Discovery to Impact: Scholarship in Doctoral Nursing Education"

Pre-Conference: Faculty Practice Pre-Conference| January 11, 2027
Conference theme: Leading Through Practice: Faculty Scholarship that shapes healthcare outcomes
Abstract Themes:
· Practice-to-Evidence Leadership
· Scholarship With Measurable Impact
· Implementation & Translation
· Quality Improvement as Scholarship
· Interprofessional Collaboration
· Equity-Focused Outcomes
· Education-to-Outcomes Pipeline
· Systems Leadership & Change Management
· Community-Engaged Scholarship
· Data-Informed Practice Transformation


Pre-Conference: Research Leadership Network (RLN) Program| January 12, 2027
Conference theme: Leading Discovery, Impacting Nursing Science: Challenges, Creativity, Collaboration, and Culture. Abstracts may relate to this theme. We are willing to consider all abstracts submitted, even those that are not directly related to the pre-conference theme.


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