The Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing 7th Nursing Research Day

Research leadership: Leveraging intervention research for better outcomes

Tuesday, June 9, 2015, Ryerson University

The Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing at Ryerson University is inviting abstract submissions for poster or oral presentation at the 7th Nursing Research Day to be held on Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada. We welcome abstracts describing completed research or research in progress (including student theses). Topics may include the following: health services and policy at the local and global level; mental health; health and illness across the lifespan; at-risk populations; gender and sexuality; leadership, professional practice development, and education; and methods-based projects. Research findings should have relevance for future intervention studies, from the perspective of development, design, or testing.

Guidelines for abstract submission:

Abstracts must be submitted electronically by completing the attached submission template. Abstracts will be made available in the conference program, which will be distributed at the conference and online.

Abstracts must be no more than 250 words in length and should include:

·  Background and purpose for the study

·  Methods (including sample and data collection)

·  Results (if applicable)

·  Conclusions and implications

Presenters’ names and institutional affiliation should not be included on the abstract itself in order to allow for blind peer review.

Please indicate if the preferred format for your abstract presentation is oral or poster. Oral presentations will be 15 minutes in length followed by 5 minutes for questions. Abstracts describing research in progress will be considered for poster presentation only. Abstracts not accepted for oral presentation will be considered for poster presentation. There will be an award for best poster.

Poster Guidelines:

Maximum poster size: 36 inches in height by 48 inches in width

Abstract deadline: Monday, March 9, 2015, midnight ; Notification: Monday, March 30, 2015

Please submit abstracts by email to:

For more information and to access the abstract submission template please visit our website: www.ryerson.ca/nursing

**please note: all presenters must register and pay conference fees

in order to present their work.

Registration Information (Registration fee includes breakfast and lunch.):

Registration Type / Postmarked on or before May 1, 2015 / Postmarked after May 1, 2015
Student Registration / $ 70.00 / $ 85.00
Standard Registration / $145.00 / $170.00

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to email .

Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing 7th Annual Research Day

Research leadership: Leveraging intervention research for better outcomes

Abstract Submission Template

Please fill in the appropriate information in the space provided below:

Primary Presenter’s Name:
Institutional Affiliation:
Mailing
Address:
Telephone:
Email:
Abstract Title:
List all authors and institutional affiliation, as you would like it to appear in the program.

Please check which presentation format you would prefer:

Oral Presentation

Poster Presentation

Please type your abstract in the box provided below.

*Please note: Presenters’ names and institutional affiliation should not be included on the abstract itself in order to allow for blind peer review.

Abstracts should be no more than 250 words in length and should include:

·  Background and purpose for the study

·  Methods (including sample and data collection)

·  Results (if applicable)

·  Conclusions and implications

Abstract Title:
Abstract:

*Please note that abstracts longer than 250 words will not be reviewed.

Abstract deadline: Monday, March 9, 2015, midnight.

Please submit this form by email to:

Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing, Ryerson University

An electronic Copy of the Abstract Submission Template is available on our website: www.ryerson.ca/nursing