Abstract Call for NICER (Nottingham International Conference in Education & Research)

Abstracts are invited for this inaugural conference to be held on Friday 7^th and Saturday 8^th of September 2012 at the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom. Abstracts can be submitted under one of two headings:

• Education
• Research

Themes within Education are:

1.       Curriculum developments/innovations

2.       Teaching Methods/Assessment

3.       E- Learning

4.       Continuing Professional Development

Themes within Research are:

1.       Professional/Clinical research

2.       Women/Service Users research

3.       Organisational/Strategic research

Please submit an abstract of not more than 300 words that describes your project, stating whether it is an education or research abstract and the theme under which it is being submitted.

Format as a narrative addressing the following:

·         Title of the project/innovation

·         The purpose/aim(s) of the project/innovation

·         How the issue(s) was investigated/addressed

·         What the results/findings were and

·         What are the implications for midwifery education/practice

On a separate page, record your name, current post, work postal address and email address, and please let us know how you heard about the conference.

Please submit abstract and personal details as attached Word documents to [log in to unmask]

Closing date for abstract submission is Monday 27^th February 2012, midnight GMT.

Note: Abstracts should not be submitted if they have been presented at other peer reviewed conferences.

For further information please visit:

http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/midwifery/about/nicer-midwifery-conference/home.aspx

Many thanks

Dr Tania McIntosh

Lecturer in Midwifery

University of Nottingham

Secretary of De Partu: history of childbirth group.

departu.org.uk