Advanced Practice Nursing Conference

Guidelines for Submission

1. All abstracts must be submitted electronically via the Online Abstract Submission System.

2. The primary author's educational background, most recent presentations and publications pertinent to the topic, and full disclosure information must be submitted with the abstract in order to meet the ONS CNE Provider Unit requirements.

3. The components of the abstract are divided into sections to help authors assure that they have included all the required information based upon the scoring criteria. Authors are encouraged to write the abstract in a word processing file (e.g. MS Word) and then cut and paste the appropriate sections into the abstract system.

4. To ensure consistent, high-quality content, all abstracts must be organized into the required format based upon the abstract category.

5. The abstract submission will not be accepted unless all required fields are completed.

6. Include the abstract title, no more than six authors' names (given names first and surnames last) and credentials, institution name, city and state in the heading.

7. The abstract title should clearly indicate the nature of the subject. Acronyms should not be used in the title and should be written out on first mention. The body of the abstract should be in paragraph form, using complete sentences, and avoiding special characters.

8. Abstracts should have all funding sources written out completely.

9. If the work is in progress, include all planned methods, projected sample size, and analyses.

10. For abstracts with more than one author, the primary author is to be considered the contact person. If the presenter is unavailable for the conference, then an alternate presenter must be designated.

11. The final abstract must be no more than 350 words (excluding the title and authors' names). Abstracts that contain more than the specified number of words will not be reviewed. Check the word count of your abstract (excluding the title and authors' names) in a word processing program prior to cutting and pasting the sentences into the online submission form.

12. Abstracts MUST be submitted by 5:00 PM, EASTERN TIME, on Tuesday, July 14, 2009. AVOID THE RUSH. After 5:00 PM the system will close down and assistance will not be available. Remember that ONS is in Pittsburgh, PA in the EASTERN TIME ZONE