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The College of Emergency Nursing Australasia (CENA) invites you to submit abstracts for the 2021 International Conference for Emergency Nurses (ICEN). The conference theme The Power & the Passion: Leading for the Future aims to celebrate emergency clinicians and teams, innovative care and the shaping of care practices for the future.
Effective change requires strong leadership, teamwork and creativity. This theme explores challenges, changes and lessons learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic, bushfires and other significant events.
Much of practice change and evaluation of care is driven by the advancement of technology, so too is its use in health care. This theme explores the use of technology, digital health and informatics in clinical practice, education and research. The theme will also explore the role of social media and considerations for health literacy.
Safe and holistic care involves the patient and family, the health practitioner and the work environment. This theme explores patient/family-centred care, the patient experience and health practitioner well-being.
Emergency clinicians’ skills and roles are constantly expanding to meet service needs and health care expectations. This theme explores innovation, education and advancement of emergency practice.
We are seeking to showcase emergency care and are excited to receive abstracts that represent the diversity of our activities and fields. These themes provide opportunity to showcase our disciplines in the areas such as pre-hospital care, trauma, triage and resuscitation across geographically diverse areas and populations.
1. Oral Presentation: 15 minute presentation plus 5 minute question time. Presentations will be scheduled during the concurrent sessions in the conference program within the stream that they are best suited to.
2. ePoster Presentation: electronic posters will be displayed during the conference in exhibition and catering areas, and will be available to view via the conference app.
1. Abstracts must be prepared using the e-organiser portal and no longer than 300 words.
2. Abstracts must be submitted via the online Abstract Submission portal by 28 May 2021.
3. Presenter profiles and abstracts must be fully complete for submission.
4. While you will be asked to indicate your preferred presentation format, the scientific committee may request an alternative format be considered.
5. Abstracts not in English language or that have been previously published or presented will not be accepted.
6. Abstracts will be assessed by the conference scientific committee for quality and applicability to the above themes.
7. Receipt of abstract submission will be confirmed by an acknowledgment email. All applicants, successful or otherwise, will be notified by 23 July 2021.
Scientific awards are conferred at the conference to papers and posters. All papers and posters presented at the conference are peer reviewed by a panel against the criteria set for each award and the winners are announced during the closing session of the conference.