2025 Clinical Inquiry (Research/EBP/QI)
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
ASPAN 44th Annual National Conference
April 28 – May 1, 2025, Dallas, Texas
This year, ASPAN will be using an online submission process for abstracts. The online submission site will be available in September 2024. Please use the guidelines below to format your abstract so you will be ready to submit as soon as the submission site opens. To receive notification when the online submission site is open, please email Eileen Zeiger, ezeiger@aspan.org to be put on the notification list.
Submission Deadline for Abstract Submission for Consideration for Poster and/or Oral Presentation is October 15, 2024.
ASPAN’s 44th Annual National Conference in Dallas, Texas, will feature abstracts/posters displayed in two categories: the Clinical Inquiry (Research/EBP/QI) category and the Celebrate Successful Perianesthesia Practices (CSPP) category. There are very specific guidelines and requirements for each category. To ensure you are submitting in the correct category, please read the requirements for a Celebrate Successful Perianesthesia Practices abstract submission prior to submitting your Clinical Inquiry Abstract. It is the submitter’s responsibility to select the appropriate category and to meet the appropriate calendar deadline for submission.
The ASPAN Clinical Inquiry Committee provides active perianesthesia nurses with an opportunity to present previously completed, unreported, original research findings from studies pertaining to all phases of perianesthesia nursing.
Abstracts will undergo an anonymous peer review process by a team of reviewers who will examine your abstract for specific criteria. If your abstract is accepted, you will be assigned to a poster presentation. Poster presenters are required to be in attendance to answer questions during grand rounds.
Select abstracts will also be invited to participate in a Clinical Inquiry PowerPoint Presentation/Discussion in addition to their poster presentation. If you are selected for an oral presentation, you will be asked to present a 10-minute PowerPoint presentation of your Clinical Inquiry findings followed by 5 minutes of questions and discussion with the audience.
Accepted abstracts will be published in the August issue of the Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing (JoPAN). Past issues of JoPAN may be helpful for abstract development. Other helpful resources are available in the Clinical Inquiry section of ASPAN’s website. In addition, your final abstract, a pdf of your final poster, and contact information will be posted on the ASPAN website after conference.
Important Dates
- Abstracts must be submitted by October 15, 2024.
- A pdf of your finished poster must be submitted by April 14, 2025.
- Your main contact will be notified of acceptance to either poster presentation or oral and poster presentation by February 2025.
Required Information
- Presenter(s) must be identified and at least one identified presenter must be a current ASPAN member.
- The Main Contact is the individual that ASPAN will contact with any questions, and also the individual who will be notified of acceptance.
- Be sure to check off either Poster or Oral and Poster preference.
Financial Relationship Disclosure
- Complete and upload a Financial Relationship Disclosure for the main contact.
- Because ASPAN awards contact hours for viewing and evaluating the poster boards, a Financial Relationship Disclosure must be submitted for your Main Contact.
Required Format for RESEARCH Abstracts:
A copy of the Institutional Review Board approval letter must be submitted for Research Abstracts.
- Title for the research presentation
- Primary Investigator(s) name and credentials
- Institution/Hospital affiliation for the research, city and state
- Co-investigator(s) name and credentials
- Body of the abstract to include the following:
- Introduction
- Identification of the Problem
- Purpose of the Study
- Methodology
- Results
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- Implications for perianesthesia nurses and future research
Required Format for EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE Abstracts:
- Title for the evidence-based practice presentation
- Primary Investigator(s) name and credentials
- Institution/Hospital affiliation, city and state
- Co-investigator(s) name and credentials
- Body of the abstract to include the following:
- Introduction
- Identification of the Problem
- EBP Question/Purpose: PICO question. Databases utilized.
- Methods/Evidence
- Significance of Findings/Outcomes
- Implications for perianesthesia nurses and future research
Required Format for QI Abstracts:
- Title for the QI presentation
- Primary Investigator(s) name and credentials
- Institution/Hospital affiliation, city and state
- Co-investigator(s) name and credentials
- Body of the abstract to include the following:
- Introduction
- Identification of the Problem
- QI Questions/Purpose of the Study
- Methods
- Outcomes/Results
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- Implications for perianesthesia nurses and future research
POSTER
If accepted...
- At conference, a freestanding poster board measuring eight feet wide by four feet high (8’x4’) of neutral color will be provided. You may cover any, or all, of the board surface.
- Submission of a pdf of your final poster is required by April 14, 2025.
This year, ASPAN will be using an online submission process for abstracts. The online submission site will be available in September 2024. Please use the guidelines below to format your abstract so you will be ready to submit as soon as the submission site opens. To receive notification when the online submission site is open, please email Eileen Zeiger, ezeiger@aspan.org to be put on the notification list.