​THE CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS AND POSTER PROPOSALS IS NOW OPEN. YOU ARE INVITED TO SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT FOR THE 5TH ANNUAL GAUTENG NURSING RESEARCH CONFERENCE, 15 – 17 MARCH 2023. THE CLOSING DATE FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS: 20 JANUARY 2023, 23:59 SOUTH AFRICA STANDARD TIME (SAST, UTC+2). 

SUB-THEMES/TRACKS: 
* Governance and leadership * Positive practice environment * Nursing practice 
* Professionalism and ethos * Nursing education and training 
CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES: 
Promoting and enhancing evidence-based nursing practice. 
Improving nursing leadership and management, nursing practice, education, and research through the sharing of good practices. 
Showcasing nurse-led models and applying it to practice. 

Abstracts will be accepted on completed research as well as on current work, for the following presentations: 
Oral presentations 
Research studies (Empirical studies or theoretical studies) (15 min to present and 5 min for QA) 
Case studies (15 minutes to present and 5 min for QA) 
Nurse-led models on best practice (15 minutes to present and 5 min for QA) 

Poster presentation 
Research studies (Empirical studies or theoretical studies) (15 minutes to present) 
Case studies (15 minutes to present) 
Nurse-led models on best practice (15 minutes to present) 

Workshop presentation 
Interactive discussion/demonstration of nurse-led models / work for application to practice (60 minutes). 

Authors of accepted abstracts will be notified of acceptance or pending acceptance (subject to revisions) via email communication by 3 February 2023. 
All communications will be directed to the presenting author only. The event will take place in Gauteng, venue to be confirmed. To submit abstact, complete the abstract submission PDF and 
email it to GautengNursingConference@gauteng.gov.za.