Conference '2001 - poster presentation

CINA has plans underway for the 2001 conference and is anticipating another successful event. Besides the product training sessions, plenary, concurrent sessions and award presentations, the 2001 conference will include poster presentations. Deadline for submission is August 1, 2001.

Criteria for the CINA poster award 2001 is as follows:

Rating of poster Content

1. The poster is relevant to IV therapy nursing

2. Presenter demonstrates knowledge and expertise on topic

3. Presenter is available at designated times to discuss the poster presentation

4. Evidence that the poster content has impact on nursing

5. Poster offers practical application of theory in unique or innovative manner

Format

1. The goal of the poster is readily apparent

2. The presenter's stated goal is consistent with the poster's apparent goal

3. Material is presented in simple eye-catching format. Should be readable from three to five feet away

4. Material is presented in clear concise manner (headlines should be short, active, lively; average sentence should be under 20 words; fad words eliminated; simple words used instead of complex words)

5. Poster is informative but not too long as to lose the attention of the viewer

6. Illustrations, charts and graphs each have a caption

7. Presentation is free of any unrelated or irrelevant data

8. Author's name and institution clearly evident

9. Creativity is demonstrated in format of presentation

Posters will be displayed individually and should be a maximum of 3' by 6' which could be divided into smaller boards for ease of carrying.

The presenter of the poster judged to be number one will receive a $250 award from CINA. A second prize of $150.00 and a third prize of $75.00 is also available.

Call for abstracts

Instructions for abstract submissions Abstracts for poster presentations must be postmarked by August 1, 2001. Instructions for abstract submissions are as follows:

a. The abstract should be no more than 250 words

b. Abstracts must be typed. Lettering should be sharp and clear

c.Type title all in CAPITAL LETTERS, leave a one-line space.

d.On the next line type the author name(s) (given and surname), degree initials, (i.e. RN, BScN, etc.), and institution. Leave a two-line space between the author information and the body of the abstract.

e.The body of the abstract should be typed double spaced

f.Submit the original and three (3) copies. The author's name and all identifying information must be removed from the three copies. (All identifying information should also be removed from the body of the abstract).

g. Enclose with abstract one self-addressed stamped envelope

h. Enclose a biographical sketch for each presenter, example, include education preparation, i.e. RN plus continuing education programs, experience, years of experience in IV therapy, infection control.

i. Send all required materials to:
CINA
18 Wynford Drive, Suite 516
North York, Ontario
M3C 3S2

Sample Abstract

The following is an example of an abstract submitted to the CINA conference in Toronto, Ontario 1996.

CathLink Port: Patient selection, access and staff education

Technology is continually advancing and nursing is called upon to respond, developing policies, procedures and staff education. This poster will outline our experience with a new type of port: CathLink (Bard Canada Inc.). The design of this port eliminates a huber point needle and instead uses a 20 G 2" Angiocath. Since this type of accessing is quite different, we focused our education and restricted the access of this device to the IV team, familiar with Angiocath insertion.

There was a high learning curve associated with the successful access of this device, especially for one patient who had a large amount of subcutaneous tissue covering the port. Since the Angiocath is inserted in the same area, it can make long admissions with repeated access difficult. This device is perhaps more suitable for intermittent access, with little subcutaneous tissue covering the port.

This poster will outline the educational components designed for its usage: policies, procedures, diagrams explaining the differences in port design and photographs illustrating accessing the device.