2012 Australian College of Operating Room Nurses Conference

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Within the Health Care System there are many boundaries. These may be boundaries defined by a State or Territory's borders and requires perioperative practitioners to abide by State and Territory regulations. In Australia Perioperative Nurses may be required to care for patients who come from outside our country boundaries as refugees seeking a new life in this wonderful country. They also may be professional boundaries placed there by tradition and serve to maintain the status quo or the territory bound by the profession. Territorial Boundaries may be described as the tyranny of distance, which often provides barriers, and challenges to cost effective and responsive patient care services.

What ever the Territorial Boundaries are that you would like to share with your colleagues at this conference we encourage you to be creative and descriptive in your definition and outline of the paper or poster you want to present at this fantastic 15th National Conference for Perioperative Nurses. We have the challenge and the mandate to Dare to be Diverse as nurses and we seek strategies to respond to the Territorial Boundaries that affect us all in our quest to provide the best quality of services to the patients in our care!

Call for Abstracts

Scientific papers are invited for oral presentations. Authors should submit abstracts written in English to Taylored Images no later than Friday 17th February 2012. Papers received after this date will not be accepted for inclusion in the program. If some form of ecological or environmentally sustainable perioperative practice is the topic of your presentation, please apply for the Multigate Australian Education Grant Award. Details regarding this submission can be found below.

Taylored Images is Interactive. This enables you to view and amend your existing data on the current conference database. The procedure streamlines your abstract submission and registration process offering ease, efficiency and 24 hour access. The Interactive System is "live"; allowing new and existing conference delegates to register, submit abstracts, book accommodation and much more. Interactive increases accuracy and supplies you with an automatic summary and confirmation of your abstract and registration instantly upon submission.

All abstracts submitted are subject to review by the Scientific Program Committee and will, if accepted, be assigned to either oral or poster presentation. Authors may indicate preference for oral (podium) presentation and/or poster presentation during the interactive Abstract submission process. Once abstracts have been accepted for presentation, no changes will be accepted to their content.

Submission Methods

(ABSTRACTS WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED ELECTRONICALLY)

Please ensure you adhere strictly to the abstract formatting guidelines. These guidelines must be followed in order for your abstract to proceed for review.

Click on "Submit Abstract" button in the abstract submission panel to the right and follow the prompts
It is essential all photographs and diagrams are embedded within the document, prior to uploading the abstract
On submission, you will be issued a unique abstract access key which will allow you to view and edit your abstract/s after submission until 1700 Friday 17th February 2012.

Receipt and Confirmation

All abstracts received will be acknowledged to the presenting author instantly on submission. The final outcome of the review process will be notified to all presenting authors by Friday 17 February 2012. All accepted presenters will receive complimentary registration for the day of presentation (excluding social functions). If presenters register for the entire conference, the registration will be at a reduced rate.

Abstract Specifications

Font: Arial

Title: 12pt, BOLD CAPS, Centred

Authors: 11pt italics, centred, presenter underlined, authors' affiliation listed below

Text Body: 11pt regular style, single spaced, justified Spacing: 1 line space under title and between author details and body of text

Length: maximum 250 words

Margins: A4 paper, left and right 30mm, top 25mm, text body 150mm wide

Stream: ACORN's Vision is to develop the SPIRIT of perioperative nursing in Australia.

Your presentation should cover one of the below streams:

S - Standards utilising evidence based practice.
P - Professional growth and development.
I - Innovation to achieve best patient care outcomes.
R - Representation of all States and Territories.
I - Influential in health policy.
T - Teamwork development locally, nationally and internationally.

All submitted abstracts MUST follow the guidelines as set by the Scientific Program Committee to be accepted.

Instructions for Preparation

The purpose of the abstract is to define the precise subject of the presentation. No acknowledgements, figures or references should be included.

Underline the author(s) making the presentation. This author will be considered the key person for all contact about the paper.

Include all co-authors names, affiliations and addresses for general correspondence (including email address) above the abstract text and below the title.

A brief written personal profile (maximum 150 words) is required from the presenting author. Also required is a passport sized photo. Please supply this during the online abstract submission process.

SAMPLE: SMITH Jane currently works as a Staff Development Educator with the Mental Health Nursing Research and Education Unit, Glenside Campus, in Adelaide. Her area of interest is the Prevention and Management of Aggressive Behaviour in the Workplace and Critical Incident Stress Debriefing. Jane has been involved extensively in consultation, ongoing development and facilitation of Aggression Management training workshops and the provision of debriefing services and training across a wide range of health and other occupational settings in both the public and private sector.

Current passport photo also required.

Poster Presentation Specifications

Orientation: Portrait

Height: 1m

Width: 750mm

Authors of accepted poster presentaitons will be required to stand with their poster during all breaks on the selected day to answer any questions.

All accepted poster presenters will receive complimentary registration for the day of presentation (excluding social functions). If presenters register for the entire conference, the registration will be at a reduced rate.

Important Points for Authors to Note

The preparation and supply of any handouts or other materials used in any presentation will be the responsibility of the presenter(s).

All accepted presenters will receive complimentary registration for the day of presentation (excluding social functions).
If presenters register for the entire conference, the registration will be at a reduced rate.

Abstracts must be submitted by Friday 17 February 2012.

Multigate Australian Education Grant Award

The aim is to promote education on the recycling of products utilized within the perioperative setting. Grant is applicable to members from PNAQ, NSW OTA, VPNG, TORN, SAPNA, ORNA & NTPN who are current and have been members for two consecutive year

One successful applicant from each of the State and Territory will receive - Airfares, Accommodation and Registration to attend the 15th ACORN National Conference 2012.

To apply, you must provide a 150/200 word abstract outlining your suggestion, proposal or innovation concerning environmental considerations in the perioperative arena. Given the rapid increase in the use of disposable products, you are asked to consider best environmental, ecological practice or ideas on new product concepts that would assist in this area. The possibilities for your submission are board, covering recycling, reuse, ecological impacts and ecological sustainability.

Winners will be expected to present their winning topic, in a suitable format, at the 2012 ACORN Conference. One stream of the sessions at the conference shall be dedicated to sustainable practice, showcasing the winning entries and the active support by Multigate.

A panel from Multigate Medical Products Pty Ltd and ACORN shall shortlist the abstract entries for these awards and preside over the stream of presentations at the conference.

Please mark the abstract submission as MULTIGATE Education Grant Award Entry. Winners will be notified by February 10th 2012.

Please note: 100% of the conference program (not including invited sessions) must be attended.