33rd National Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) Conference
When: Wednesday afternoon, April 29 - Thursday all day, April 30, 2026
Tentative: Pre-conference workshop Wednesday morning April 29
Where: Hyatt Regency | Coralville, Iowa
Empowering Excellence: Every Nurse a Leader
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Deadline: Sunday, October 26, 2025
Abstract may be submitted for the following categories
Abstracts of particular interest are related to the conference theme as well as innovative EBP projects, programs, or topics. Priority is given to scholarly EBP work.
Systematic process of shared decision-making with clinician-led discussion engaging the patient and others significant to them based on the best evidence; the patients' experiences, preferences, and values; clinical expertise; and other available robust sources of best evidence.
EBP projects in-progress will be considered for poster display; projects with data analysis completed by 12/31/2025 will be considered for oral presentation.
Using a variety of systematic methods to review research findings to summarize the extent and quality of research available on a given topic. The format used may vary (e.g., systematic review, meta-analysis, scoping review, integrative review).
Synthesis reports in-progress will be considered for poster display; projects with data analysis completed by 12/31/2025 will be considered for oral presentation.
Systematic investigation, including development, testing, and evaluation, designed to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge.
Clinical research studies in-progress will be considered for poster display; studies with data analysis completed by 12/31/2025 will be considered for oral presentation.
Nurses who are currently enrolled or have recently completed a nurse residency program with an EBP project (see EBP definition above).
Up to two nurse residency EBP project abstracts, selected by the organization, must be submitted by the nurse residency coordinator. Nurse residency EBP projects will be considered for poster display.
Additional nurse residency EBP project abstracts may be submitted in the general EBP category and will undergo competitive review.
Nursing students who are currently enrolled or have recently completed a final nursing student-led EBP project for master’s or doctoral degree (see EBP definition above).
Up to two Graduate Final Student EBP Project/Capstone abstracts, selected by the organization, must be submitted by the faculty coordinator.
Graduate Final Student EBP Project/Capstone abstracts will be considered for poster display. Additional Graduate Final Student EBP Project/Capstone abstracts may be submitted in the general EBP category for competitive review.
Use of data to monitor and improve care processes and use of improvement methods to design and test changes to continuously improve the quality and safety of health care systems. EBP work for quality improvement should be submitted as an EBP abstract.
EBP work is prioritized and quality improvement projects (e.g., PDSA, IHI Model of Improvement) will be considered for poster display only.
Abstract Submission Requirements
- Abstract formatted using the correct template below.
- Abstract must:
- be blinded from all mention of author(s) or organization.
- include in-text citations. References not required for Quality Improvement abstracts.
- be limited to 500 words; title and headings not counted.
- include a reference list with 3-5 references in a consistent format (e.g., APA), limited to 500 words. References not required for Quality Improvement abstracts.
- Nurse Residency EBP abstracts must be submitted by nurse residency coordinator, maximum of two abstracts per organization, each submitted individually.
- Graduate Final Student EBP Project/Capstone abstracts must be submitted by faculty coordinator, maximum of two abstracts per organization, each submitted individually.
Accepted Abstracts
- Abstracts considered for 15-minute oral presentation plus 5-minutes of Q & A: EBP, Clinical Research, and Synthesis Reports with data analysis completed by 12/31/25.
- Abstracts considered for poster display: Work in progress EBP, Clinical Research, and Synthesis Reports; all Nurse Residency EBP, Graduate Final Student EBP Project/Capstone, and Quality Improvement.
- Following peer review, acceptance notices will be sent in late November. Please note that reviewers may determine an abstract is of a different category than submitted, and this will be communicated in the acceptance notice.
- Two presenters per accepted abstract are eligible for a registration discount, if paid by the deadline. All other costs and arrangements shall be assumed by the presenters.
Timeline
- October 26, 2025: abstracts due for peer review
- Late November 2025: acceptance notifications emailed
- Mid-December 2025: presenters accept or decline poster or oral presentation
- January 2026: registration opens
- February 2026: poster or oral presentation due
- April 29-30, 2026: conference
Abstract Templates
- Evidence-Based Practice Abstract Template
- Clinical Research Abstract Template
- Synthesis Report Abstract Template
- Quality Improvement Abstract Template
- Differentiating Between EBP, Research, and Quality Improvement
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