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Best clinical case study paper by a student critical care nurse
166 AUSTRALIAN CRITICAL CARE
Best Clinical Case Study paper by a student critical care nurse $1000 Introduction This prize for the best clinical case study paper by a student critical care nurse submitted to the Australian College of Critical Care Nurses (ACCCN) Ltd will be sponsored in accordance with the ACCCN Ltd Institute for Continuing Education (ICE) conference, to be held in Adelaide in April 2000. The conference is a new initiative of ACCCN Ltd and promises to be very much a hands-on and clinically focused learning environment for critical care nurses. The author of the winning case study will receive $1000 to support his or her attendance at the ACCCN Ltd Institute for Continuing Education in Adelaide.
Requirements • The prize shall be awarded at the ACCCN Ltd Institute for Continuing Education, to be held in Adelaide in April 2000, to the author of the best clinical case study paper. • Each candidate may submit only one paper for the best clinical case study prize, and the entire paper shall be the work of the candidate as sole author. • All candidates must be members of ACCCN Ltd and have been students in recognised critical care courses at the graduate certificate, graduate diploma or master’s level during the 1999 academic year.
• All entrants will be notified of the outcome 8 weeks before the conference. The winner is required to present an oral form of the paper at a session of the conference. (Note: the winner will have approximately 30 minutes to present the paper and answer any questions.) • All candidates are encouraged to develop a form of the paper for oral presentation (with slides), in readiness for the conference should they be selected. Candidates are expected to organise their own registration and travel arrangements in order to participate in the presentation. • Candidates shall be required to submit a completed application form by the specified date and are eligible only if that application, together with four copies of the paper, are received by ACCCN Ltd before the closing date, which is advertised below. Address correspondence to the contact person, as advised. • The judges' decision will be final. • The author of the winning paper, and perhaps other authors, will be encouraged to submit the case study to Australian Critical Care for possible publication. It will be subject to the journal's usual review and editorial process but, if selected, has a good chance of early publication. For further details, contact ACCCN Ltd on telephone/facsimile (03) 9663 8337/freecall 1800 357 968, or Ged Williams:
• The national ACCCN Ltd executive will appoint at least three judges, including representatives from the conference committee and the ACCCN Ltd board, plus one or more who are independent of those two groups.
• If no presentation is of a satisfactory standard the award will not be made.
Applications should be sent to: Best Clinical Case Study Paper, c/- ACCCN Ltd PO Box 219, South Carlton, Victoria 3053.
• The award will be based on the quality of the paper. The judges shall award marks for:
Tel: (08) 8951 7981 (work) (08) 8953 2145 (home) Fax: (08) 8951 7556 E-mail:.
Applications and four copies of the paper are to be received by last mail on Friday, 14 January 2000.
– the originality of the case study and work; – the value of the case study as a resource on the topic chosen;
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– the relevance and importance of the case study topic to current critical care practice;
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– addressing of important nursing issues; – the quality of the writing; – conformity to the guidelines for authors, as specified in Australian Critical Care; – the author's original ideas, and
To register for the database, please contact your state secretary for forms and information.
– comprehensiveness, clarity and conciseness of style. VOLUME 12
If you’re not registered, we can’t recommend you to organisations as a speaker.
NUMBER 4
DECEMBER 1999
Best Clinical Case Study paper by a student critical care nurse $1000 Introduction This prize for the best clinical case study paper by a student critical care nurse submitted to the Australian College of Critical Care Nurses (ACCCN) Ltd will be sponsored in accordance with the ACCCN Ltd Institute for Continuing Education (ICE) conference, to be held in Adelaide in April 2000. The conference is a new initiative of ACCCN Ltd and promises to be very much a hands-on and clinically focused learning environment for critical care nurses. The author of the winning case study will receive $1000 to support his or her attendance at the ACCCN Ltd Institute for Continuing Education in Adelaide.
Requirements • The prize shall be awarded at the ACCCN Ltd Institute for Continuing Education, to be held in Adelaide in April 2000, to the author of the best clinical case study paper. • Each candidate may submit only one paper for the best clinical case study prize, and the entire paper shall be the work of the candidate as sole author. • All candidates must be members of ACCCN Ltd and have been students in recognised critical care courses at the graduate certificate, graduate diploma or master’s level during the 1999 academic year.
• All entrants will be notified of the outcome 8 weeks before the conference. The winner is required to present an oral form of the paper at a session of the conference. (Note: the winner will have approximately 30 minutes to present the paper and answer any questions.) • All candidates are encouraged to develop a form of the paper for oral presentation (with slides), in readiness for the conference should they be selected. Candidates are expected to organise their own registration and travel arrangements in order to participate in the presentation. • Candidates shall be required to submit a completed application form by the specified date and are eligible only if that application, together with four copies of the paper, are received by ACCCN Ltd before the closing date, which is advertised below. Address correspondence to the contact person, as advised. • The judges' decision will be final. • The author of the winning paper, and perhaps other authors, will be encouraged to submit the case study to Australian Critical Care for possible publication. It will be subject to the journal's usual review and editorial process but, if selected, has a good chance of early publication. For further details, contact ACCCN Ltd on telephone/facsimile (03) 9663 8337/freecall 1800 357 968, or Ged Williams:
• The national ACCCN Ltd executive will appoint at least three judges, including representatives from the conference committee and the ACCCN Ltd board, plus one or more who are independent of those two groups.
• If no presentation is of a satisfactory standard the award will not be made.
Applications should be sent to: Best Clinical Case Study Paper, c/- ACCCN Ltd PO Box 219, South Carlton, Victoria 3053.
• The award will be based on the quality of the paper. The judges shall award marks for:
Tel: (08) 8951 7981 (work) (08) 8953 2145 (home) Fax: (08) 8951 7556 E-mail:
Applications and four copies of the paper are to be received by last mail on Friday, 14 January 2000.
– the originality of the case study and work; – the value of the case study as a resource on the topic chosen;
AUSTRALIAN COLLEGE OF CRITICAL CARE NURSES LTD
– the relevance and importance of the case study topic to current critical care practice;
Speakers Database
– addressing of important nursing issues; – the quality of the writing; – conformity to the guidelines for authors, as specified in Australian Critical Care; – the author's original ideas, and
To register for the database, please contact your state secretary for forms and information.
– comprehensiveness, clarity and conciseness of style. VOLUME 12
If you’re not registered, we can’t recommend you to organisations as a speaker.
NUMBER 4
DECEMBER 1999