Abstract Submission

Abstract submission is now closed.  

STEP 1 - Please read and follow the guidelines below when writing your abstract.

STEP 2 - Click here to submit  (You will need to set up your user profile to begin submitting abstracts. Once your profile is complete, please select "submit abstract" to start submitting abstracts for the CNSA Winter Congress.)

The CNSA Winter Congress is an opportunity for cancer nurses to showcase their innovations in research, education and clinical practice.  Nurses working in all areas of cancer care are encouraged to submit abstracts that relate to cancer nursing and the conference theme  “Cancer Nursing: Expanding the Possibilities”.  We are interested in abstracts for papers that explore the role of cancer nurses in areas such as nursing research, nursing education, advanced practice, radiation oncology, breast cancer care, palliative care, and any other area that explores the cancer nurse role.

Abstracts describing the background/rationale and design of future projects will not be accepted.

1.   Abstract submission closing date and notification timeframe:

Abstracts for the CNSA 2015 Winter Congress close on the 6^th February 2015. Authors will be notified if they have been successful by 2nd March 2015 and advised if they have been offered a podium or poster presentation.
 

2.   Abstracts are invited to be submitted that relate to the congress theme:

 “Cancer Nursing: Expanding the Possibilities”.

Abstracts for papers that explore the role of cancer nurses will be preferred. This is inclusive of all areas where nurses care for individuals and their families with a diagnosis of cancer including but not limited to; nursing research, nursing education, advanced practice, radiation oncology, breast cancer care, and palliative care. At the point of submission, the author will need to nominate if the submission is;
(a) a practice innovation or (b) a research project. 

Abstract Submission Guidelines

• The abstract must be 250 words or less exclusive of title, author(s) names, institutional affiliation(s).  Abbreviations may be used only if defined in the abstract. Abstracts over the word limit will not be accepted by the online submission system. References and images are not accepted in abstracts.

• The CNSA will not permit promotion of products in concurrent sessions. Affiliations to companies, not for profit organisations, employing agencies and web-based support organisations must be declared with author information.  Failure to do so at the time of unblinding may make the submission invalid.

• Abstracts will be “blinded” to the reviewers who will not be provided with any information that would identify authors or organisations. Applicants should not assume that reviewers will be familiar with any previous work from an individual or research team.

• You should keep all emails sent to you regarding your abstract submission. Once you begin your abstract submission, a number of specific background questions will be asked. The reviewers can see your answers to these questions. Once you have made your submission, you can return and edit it until the closing date for submission (6 February 2015). After this date, no amendments will be permitted. It is the responsibility of submitting authors to verify that their submission has been received. You will be sent an automated confirmation email to confirm receipt of your submission. If you do not receive this confirmation, please contact the Congress Managers - cnsa@chillifoxevents.com.au 

Abstracts must be structured under the following headings:

Introduction: Should set the scene and contain key points. The relevance of the subject to the congress needs to be clearly stated. The introduction should contain one or two sentences to introduce the project/ activity/ study and the rationale. The background to the work should be described, clarifying the topic.

Objectives/Aims: Provide a clear statement of the purpose or aims of the project/ activity/ study. 

Description/Methodology: Include information on how the project/activity/study was undertaken and describe the setting, sample and instruments where relevant.

Results/Outcomes: Describe the key outcomes of the project/ activity/study. Preliminary or final results must be included in the abstract. The limitations of the work should be stated and if appropriate a comparison made to the work of others.

Conclusion: Provide explicit endpoints for the project/ activity/ study, and emphasise new and important aspects of the work. State the implications for nursing practice and/or opportunities for further research.

Examples of accepted and unacceptable abstracts

Please take the time to review an example of an accepted abstract, and an abstract which would not meet the standard required for acceptance.

An accepted abstract standard - CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD

An unacceptable abstract standard - CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD

Presenting Author Responsibilities

Individuals may serve as a Presenting Author of more than one abstract. 
Only one author will be permitted to present a paper.

Presenting Authors must:

• Register for a minimum of one day of the Winter Congress by the Early Bird Deadline for registration (30 April 2015) or the presentation will be withdrawn from the program. The acceptance of an abstract does not constitute an offer to pay travel, accommodation or registration costs associated with attending the meeting; 

• For abstracts describing research, verify that the work described in the abstract was approved by an appropriate ethics committee or institutional review board and, if appropriate to this research, informed consent was obtained for all subjects;

•  Verify that all co-authors (i.e. investigators) involved in the work described are noted on the abstract and are aware of the submission of the abstract to Winter Congress, the content of the abstract and support its data and findings;

• Present the abstract if it is selected for presentation at Winter Congress (this includes being present during the scheduled time of a Poster Session). NB The author or co-author must present. The presentation cannot be delegated to an attendee that is not listed as an author;

• Include their employing agency/institution in the author details;

• Declare if they or co-authors are employed or sponsored by a commercial interest/body (e.g. a pharmaceutical company).  Sponsorship includes payment of conference registration and associated expenses. CNSA reserves the right to review such abstracts for appropriateness and the final decision to include in the congress proceedings is the decision of the CNSA Winter Congress Committee.