Research Posters Presentation Information

Research poster presentations represent original research related to women's health, obstetric, and/or neonatal practice, education, or leadership. For studies currently undergoing data collection or analysis, a clear plan and timeline should be addressed as well as any preliminary findings. Timeline should account for completion of the research study by the time of submitting final presentation slides.

Convention Learning Outcomes

• Develop pioneering methods to address current and diverse challenges in education, research, practice, and leadership.
• Construct methods of translating diversity, equity, and inclusion concepts into education, research, practice, and leadership globally.
• Appraise methods to address injustices that impact health and wellbeing through use of interprofessional collaboration.

Criteria for Selection

• Supports convention learning outcomes
• Data were collected and analyzed within the past 2 years
• Internal Review Board (IRB) approval or exemption obtained
• Applies to/has implication for women's health (WH), obstetric (O) or neonatal (N) practice
• Addresses implicit bias as appropriate
• Free of commercial bias
  Content includes and is outlined as such on the proposal and poster:
• Introduction
  Necessary elements:
  • Purpose/Research Question/Goals
  • Rationale/Literature review
  • Significance to AWHONN's mission
• Methods
  Necessary elements:
  • Appropriate design for Research question if quantitative
  • Appropriate qualitative methodology if qualitative
  • Sample methods and size adequate and justified
  • Procedures (measurement and data collection)
  • Data analysis
• Results
  Necessary elements:
  • Succinct description of findings
  • Appropriate statistical reporting (quantitative)
  • Major themes identified (qualitative)
• Discussion/Conclusion
  Necessary elements:
  • Interpretation of results
  • Implications for women's health, obstetric or neonatal nursing practice, education, policy, or research
• Referencing/Formatting
  Necessary elements:
  • Grammatically Correct
  • Formatted as directed
  • Professional/scholarly writing
  • References provided
  • APA formatting

  Submission Process

  It is not required that you complete your submission in one sitting. Upon initiation of a submission, you will receive an email with login information that can be used to update or complete your submission as necessary.

  Required Proposal Content:

  Title: Title is limited to 75 characters and needs to clearly reflect the content. Consider using searchable terms.

  Submitter's Email: If there is more than one submitter, list the email address of the primary contact.

  Brief Description: Please provide a 2-3 sentence description of your presentation that will be posted for participants to view.

  Reference List: Please prepare a short reference list of at least five references. The majority of references should be from 2018-2023 and preferably from nursing literature The reference list should be in APA format. APA format required: apastyle.org.

  Request for DE&I content: You will be asked to acknowledge that you have read the Request for DE&I Content and in 3-4 sentences briefly describe how the subject of DE&I is applied to your presentation as appropriate.

  Learning Outcomes/Objectives: A learning objective is a learner-focused statement that states what the learner can expect to achieve by the end of the educational activity. This is what the learner should be able to do after viewing your poster. The learning outcomes/objectives should offer clear support of the presentation title. See the REVISED Bloom's Taxonomy Action Verbs table and aim to use domains IV, V, and VI as much as possible in wording your learning outcomes/objectives. Doing so will help you develop higher level presentation content. Spell out abbreviations with first use. NOTE: No more than 2 learning outcomes/objectives are desired.

  NOTE: Please contact Jan Foecke, Director of Accreditation and Continuing Nursing Education (jfoecke@awhonn.org) for assistance in developing higher level learning outcomes/objectives and presentation content.

  Specialties: Select only one that best fits your presentation.

  • Women's Health: related to health promotion, disease prevention, diseases, and conditions that affect women
  • Obstetric: related to pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period
  • Neonatal: related to newborns up to 28 days after birth

  Level of Learner Experience: Select only one that best fits your presentation. The chosen level does not exclude any level of nurse from viewing your poster presentation.

  • LI: for nurses with experience of < 2 years in WH, O, or N who aim for significant competence in practice
  • LII: for nurses with experience of 2-6 years in WH, O, or N who achieve significant competence and aim for expertise in practice
  • LIII: for nurses with experience of > 6 years in WH, O, or N who achieve expertise in practice
  • LIV: for APRNs in WH, O, or N – CNM, CNS, CRNA, NP

  Content Outline: Content Outline must reflect what will be covered during your presentation. Please address within the content outline where implicit bias and DE&I content will be addressed as appropriate. Reviewers want to assess if the content is congruent with your learning outcomes/objectives and presentation title.

  Abstract Text: Submit a narrative summary of your presentation limited to 350 words. The abstract is used by reviewers to assess your approach to the topic, your grasp of the current state of practice and science, and the level of sophistication of the presentation. If your submission is accepted, this abstract will be included in a conference proceedings supplement to the Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing and will be edited prior to publication. Your abstract must be structured to include the following elements:

  Abstract Text Headers:

  • Introduction:
  • Methods:
  • Results:
  • Discussion/Conclusion:
  • Keywords: 3-6 key terms that can be used to index your abstract

  *Include a statement addressing IRB waiver, exemption, or approval

  Please note: Your abstract should not include a reference list, in text citations, tables, or bulleted lists. If you include these elements, they will be removed prior to publication. If you use an acronym or abbreviation, write it out on first use followed by the acronym in parenthesis; use the acronym only thereafter.

  Presenters/Authors Information: Provide contact information, credentials and affiliations for all presenters and authors. In addition, you must include a short biographical sketch.

  CV/Resume: All presenters are required to upload a current CV or resume. Resume upload is optional for non-presenting authors.

  CNE Disclosure: All presenters must complete a CNE disclosure form.

  Additional Information

  • A maximum of 2 presenting authors and 6 total authors are allowed per submission. There is no exception for the number of 2 presenting authors.
  • All accepted submissions will appear in an online convention proceedings supplement.
  • All Presenting Authors are eligible for a $75 discount off full convention registration fees.
  • Presenters are responsible for their own travel and accommodations.

  Questions or Concerns

  If you should have any questions or concerns, please contact Sarah Perret-Goluboff at sperret-goluboff@awhonn.org or 202-261-1470.

  All submissions must be completed no later than 11:59pm (Eastern time) on Monday, October 17, 2022.

  Notifications of the Program Committee's decisions will be sent in January 2023.

  Technical Assistance:
  For help in submitting a proposal online, email Tech Support