Call for Content

Learn About ENA's Call for Content

Presentations are a gateway to an exhilarating exchange of ideas, fostering invaluable networking opportunities while leaving a lasting imprint on the global education landscape for emergency nurses. Your abstracts should embody the essence of sound adult learning principles, weaving together the finest threads of innovative thinking, theory, research and practice to craft a powerful narrative that can truly impact the world of emergency nursing education.

To deliver exceptional learning experiences, preference may be given to proposals that are positioned to deliver a mix of the following:

Content:

• Reflect innovative, cutting-edge content and evidence-based practice
• Present evidence supported by relevant research or data
• Explore issues important to diverse audiences that is inclusive and considers equitable best practices in emergency care
• Demonstrate the relevance of lessons through “real-life” case studies

Instructional Design:

• Stimulate and provoke discussion, audience engagement and outcome-focused design
• Facilitate knowledge transfer and development of new competencies
• Use methods that draw out relevant past knowledge and experiences
• Establish welcome environment for individuals of diverse backgrounds to engage and contribute to the conversation in a respectful and productive manner

Each submission will be blind peer-reviewed by a minimum of three emergency nurses.

Important Dates

Check back for an updated submission timeline. Please note these dates are subject to change.

Submission Notifications

Notifications will be sent by Spring 2025. Accepting the invitation confirms your commitment to register for and attend Emergency Nursing 2025.

Presentation Formats

Presentation Format for ENA's Annual Conference

PI Mash Up (Performance Improvement Project Submissions)

Click the PDF link belowfor all guidelines, requirements, the storyboard template that you will follow, and a PI Mash Up example to help guide you through the process.

Special Interest Topics for ENA's Annual Conference

ENA is seeking presentations for the following content tracks and topic areas:

Track Options:

• Advanced Practice
• Air & Surface Transport Nurse
• Back to Basics
• Clinical
• Educator
• Emerging Professional - less than five years of experience
• Leadership and Management - supervisory or administrative roles

Topic Areas:

• Behavioral Health
• Clinical Knowledge
• Communications
• Disaster Preparedness
• Forensics
• Geriatrics
• Global Perspectives
• Health Equity
• Infectious Disease
• Innovation
• Leadership and Management
• Legal
• Pediatrics
• Pharmacology
• Quality and Safety
• Resuscitation
• Throughput
• Trauma
• Triage
• Well-being

General Submission Guidelines

• Log in to the ENA CadmiumCD Portal to begin the submission process
• Complete the required tasks - Abstract/content description, instructional flow, references, speaker agreements and other information.
• Submit a Disclosure Form for all authors and co-authors
• Input a maximum of three speakers per presentation submission

All presenters are responsible for their own travel and expenses related to their presentation. Up to three speakers per session will receive a discount on their conference registration. Only primary speakers will receive an honorarium, which is scaled based on speaking time.

ePoster presenters do not receive conference registration discounts or an honorarium.

ENA has provided a sample abstract to help you prepare your submission for annual conference.

Download the sample abstract here.

ePoster Abstract Submissions

ENA is seeking submissions for ePosters which will be featured in the Experience Hall at ENA's annual conference. There are three ePoster categories for which you can apply:

• Evidence-based Practice: Should include information about the process and results of identifying and implementing evidence-guiding practice change to advance clinical practice.
• Quality Improvement: Should include information about the project goals, documentation of improvement and clear delineations of changes that sustain improved practice.
• Research: Should include information about the process and results of a study meant to generate new knowledge relative to a specific research question to advance clinical practice.

To learn more about ePoster submissions, read ENA's ePoster Abstracts FAQ here.