Call for Abstracts for 2024 Sigma Region 8 Conference:
Represent: Reflect, Respect, Respond
Submission deadline: June 1, 2024
Sigma Region 8 Conference Planning Committee invites you to submit an abstract in nursing research to be considered for a poster or podium presentation at the 2024 Region 8 Conference. This year's conference theme is inspired by Dr. Sandra C. Garmon-Bibb’s, Sigma President, Organizational Call to Action, Represent: Reflect, Respect, Respond and focuses on how we represent our unique selves and collective change in our shared world. To learn more, you can go to the Sigma webpage: https://www.sigmanursing.org/why-sigma/organizational-leadership/organizational-call-to-action-2023-2025.
Overall Conference Goal: Provide skills-building, education, and professional development opportunities that reflect the ever-changing healthcare landscape. Cultivate respectful interactions to foster positive, creative engagement and inspire collaboration to enhance patient care and broaden Sigma nurses' impact across the region and nation.
Specific Goals:
Promote Reflection: Facilitate discussions that challenge assumptions and broaden perspectives on diversity and representation while focusing on self-care and the care of others.
Cultivate Respect: Foster respectful dialogue and constructive engagement by listening, learning, and leading with a culture of humility to develop partnerships with and advocate for people and groups.
Inspire Response: Encourage collaboration and networking among participants to support contemporary practice while maintaining professionalism, perspective, and perseverance.
Abstract word limit: 300 words; Title Limit: 15 words
Abstracts should include: (a) statement/purpose of the presentation; (b) significance and relation to goals; (c) methodology; and (d) results
Include at least two learning outcomes
Undergraduate and Graduate student abstracts are welcome.
All presenters must register for the conference.
See conference website for rubric: https://sites.google.com/view/2024sigmaregion8conference/home
Submit abstract here: Abstract Submission Link (see below)