The 2025 Nursing Science and Professional Governance Conference

Members of the 2023-2024 Evidence-based Practice and Research Council.

• Promote the advancement of nursing science and practice.
• Share results of research, evidence-based practice (EBP), and quality improvement projects at UC Davis Health.
• Increase your knowledge of clinical research, EBP methodologies and resources.
• Provide a professional forum to discuss the ARCC Model, UC Davis Health’s evidence-based practice model to guide evidence implementation.
• Foster partnership and collaborations among clinicians, researchers, educators, and leadership.
• Stimulate inquiry to identify new nursing research and evidence implementation questions to advance clinical practice and patient outcomes.

Hosted by: UC Davis Health Center for Nursing Science and the EBP & Research Council.

See the Call for Abstracts section for more details on who should submit an abstract. For more information and questions, contact hs-ebpresearch@ucdavis.edu.

DEADLINE: Abstracts must be submitted by January 31st, 2025. 

Submit Your Abstract via Redcap
Use our Template Word Document to Help Draft Your Abstract

We seek topics related to all clinician roles and patient populations, clinical systems and professional practice. While nursing inquiry is highlighted in the NSPG Conference, multidisciplinary work is welcome.

Abstracts on Work in Progress

• Project work must be current and ideally, completed prior to the conference.
• In the results/outcomes section, report the status of the work to date, any preliminary results available, outcomes you are/will be evaluating
• In the conclusion section, report next steps. 
• Go to the NSPG Abstract Examples folder, to review abstract examples of work in progress (staff only link)

Authorship

• Authors may submit more than one abstract, however, depending on number of submissions received only one presentation may be awarded per lead author.
• Please specify in the application the following authors:
• Submitting author (person submitting the abstract and main person of correspondence)
• Presenting author (person anticipated to present at the conference; usually limited to 1-2 presenters)
• Contributing authors (individuals who participated in the work, e.g., UBPC members)
• All authors listed on the submitted abstract and subsequent presentation are required to complete and submit a biographical and conflict of interest statement.

Submission Instructions

Abstract Submission Includes: 

• Abstract Title
• Abstract Text – see template with structured headings based on abstract type
• Research: Background, Aims, Methods, Results, Conclusions and Future Research
• Evidence-Based Practice: Background, PICO or CoCoPop Question, Critical Appraisal of the Evidence and Recommendation, Implementation Plan, Outcomes, Conclusions and Future Work
• Quality Improvement: Background and Current State, Opportunity, Action Plan, Analyses, Conclusions and Future Work
• Innovation: Background, Purpose, Design and Implementation, Results, Conclusions and Next Steps  
• Authors (submitting, presenting, contributing)
• Abstracts should not exceed 500 words
• While your background section should be based on literature, please do not include references in your abstract
• Biographical Information & Conflict of Interest Statement for each listed author

Resources:

• A number of resources are provided to assist with abstract writing and presentation development.
• Abstract Writing Workshops: Book an Appointment
• Abstract Examples: NSPG Abstract Examples (staff only)
• Abstract Writing Tips: Abstract Writing Presentation Slides (staff only)
• Presentation Preparation Workshop or 1-on-1 Assistance: Book an Appointment
• Presentation Templates: Website
• Book an Appointment for 1-on-1 assistance with writing or presentation development (30-minutes)..
• Visit the Center for Nursing Science to access all resources.

Submission and Review Timeline

• All submissions must be completed by January 31.
• Abstracts will be peer-reviewed by the UC Davis Health Evidence-Based Practice and Research Council in February.
• An email to the primary submitting author will be sent in mid-March with information on abstract acceptance decision and presentation type awarded.
• All presenters must review presentation prep materials and meet with a member of the Center for Nursing Science or EBP and Research Council ahead of their presentation.
• All presentations will occur in person on May 7, 2024 (Wednesday during Nurses Week).

Conference Date: Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Location: UC Davis Health North Addition Office Building Auditorium and Virtual Option

Registration: Coming soon!
Both in-person and virtual attendees will register using the registration link. Details regarding your preferred attendance are collected during the registration process. Video streaming links for those attending virtually will be made available prior to May 7, 2025.

Accreditation: Nursing contact hours will be awarded to UC Davis Health nurses by completing conference and presentation evaluations on the day of the event.