Catapulting NP Systems:
The value of NPs as clinicians, leaders, scholars and educators
The Nurse Practitioners’ Association of Ontario Annual Conference is an important forum that brings NPs together from across Ontario. The conference runs over three days and helps facilitate meaningful dialogue about issues of importance to NP practice through the sharing of ideas, insights and research on a broad range of topics.
The planning committee of the 2025 NPAO Annual Conference invites submissions for oral and poster presentations. Submission deadline is Friday, March 28 at 11:59 pm Eastern Time
We invite topics relevant to nurse practitioner clinical practice, leadership, regulation, policy, education, research, and quality improvement.
With this as a guiding principle, submissions are invited under the following areas:
Clinical – providing knowledge or clinical pearls on health care issues from birth to death, spanning prevention to treatment including end-of-life care, including issues fundamental to NP practice.
Innovation – exploring the innovative work of NPs. Innovative work could be research-based (qualitative/quantitative) or quality improvement initiatives and programs. (Note: only completed research is eligible for podium presentations). This topic area includes but is not limited to quality and process improvement projects, health policy, education and creative approaches to patient and system-focused initiatives.
Relevance to Practice – communicating trends and barriers to NP practice and/or strategies to explore new opportunities that benefit patients or NP practice.
Examples are program development, legislative challenges, implementation of clinical care pathways, etc.
Who should submit?
We welcome abstract submissions from all Nurse Practitioners-Primary Health Care (NP-PHC); Paediatrics (NP-Paediatrics); Adult (NP-Adult) and NP Students.
Who is your audience?
Your audience will include individuals working in a variety of NP practice settings across Ontario and other provinces. These include NPLCs, FHTs, CHCs, VON, Nursing Stations, Hospitals, Clinics, Academic settings, and Administrative Roles.
Oral Presentations Format
Total presentation time of 30 minutes, including 5 minutes for questions/discussion. May have one co-presenter.
Poster Presentation Format
Posters are intended to be visual presentations summarizing information with brief written statements and graphic materials. The allocated space per poster is 4 feet by 8 feet. There will be designated times during conference breaks that poster presenters are expected to be at their poster for discussion with conference attendees (times to be confirmed at a later date). Presenters are responsible for all poster materials and the set-up and tear-down of their poster. Posters will be on display Thursday, September 25 and Friday, September 26.
Submission deadline is Friday, March 28 at 11:59 pm Eastern Time
Selection Criteria
- Degree of significance to NP practice
- Degree of potential for this presentation to positively influence thinking and action in the area of NP practice, education, research, policy or leadership
- Well-developed ideas & arguments, professional writing style, well formatted, no syntax, spelling or grammatical errors, accurately uses policy & medical terminology, no APA referencing / citation errors
Conference Attendance and Registration
Presenters whose submissions have been accepted for either an oral abstract or poster presentation are required to submit a registration form for attendance at the conference. Registration, travel and accommodations for accepted presentations are the presenter’s responsibility. The conference will not cover these expenses or any incurred when developing the oral and/or poster presentation.
Additional Resources
Here are some online tools to assist you in formulating an abstract; although they are mostly written for research, the concepts can be applied to other streams as well.
UPDATE LINKS
6 Tips to Writing a Strong Abstract
Writing a Conference Abstract: Tips for Success
Questions?
Should you have any questions, please contact Vanessa Mooney, Continuing Education Manager at 647-339-6028 or via email at vmooney@npao.org
For more information on the 2025 NPAO Annual Conference, visit www.npao.org
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Monday, March 28 at 11:59 pm Eastern Time
Abstract Submission
Please fill out the form below to submit your abstract proposal.
