Call for Abstracts

Virtual Nexus Summit 2023: Working Together for Impact

Nexus Summit 2023: Working Together for Impact returns to an all-virtual format on the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education’s innovative More Than a MeetingTM platform, allowing for broad and accessible engagement of stakeholders in health. The Nexus Summit 2023 Call for Abstracts includes six themes that will serve as the basis for five days of interactive programming, maximizing opportunities for attendees to showcase their accomplishments, outcomes, and innovations.

Key Dates

Timeframe Milestone

March 9, 2023

Call for Abstracts opens

May 26, 2023

11:59 p.m. ET

Submission Deadline

July 10, 2023

Presenter Decisions Sent

 

Conference Themes

The six conference themes for Nexus Summit 2023 emphasize engagement, innovation, partnership and outcomes as we learn with, from, and about each other’s work to have a positive impact on learning and health outcomes that make a difference to health professionals providing care and those they serve.  We invite submissions that align with the themes described below. Following each theme are select examples to illustrate the types of submissions that could be considered within a theme. These examples are not exhaustive; we encourage your creativity. 

1. Person, Family and Community-Engaged Practice and Education

Examples may include models designed to address challenges for patients and families in navigating the health care system and evaluation of those models; advances in enhancing community engagement and capacity; engagement with community members and people, patients, and family members to co-create curriculum; or leadership in patient, family, and community engagement. 

2. Practice-Education Partnerships Advancing Care with People and Communities

Examples may cross the entire health and education continuum and may include strategies for relationship-building across education and practice, academic-community and academic-practice partnerships; clinical or practice models of interprofessional practice to improve outcomes (e.g. integrated behavioral health, integrated dental care, etc.); workplace learning and continuing professional development; content related to incentives and competition in clinical practice; community partnerships to impact population health; or partnerships addressing team-based workforce development and retention.

3. The Classroom and Beyond: Preparing Students for Collaborative Practice

Examples may include innovative models to prepare students for teamwork and collaboration in practical settings; new ways to demonstrate readiness for practice; technology-inclusive and/or driven models (AI/machine learning, simulation, telehealth, EHR, etc.); interprofessional practice and education curriculum; informal and workplace learning models; interprofessional continuing professional development; faculty/preceptor development and deployment; student-led and engaged initiatives and collaborations; or workforce development and retention. 

4. Interprofessional Collaboration to Address Health Equity, Racism and Bias in Interprofessional Practice

Examples may include strategies to address racism and bias within and among members of the health team including patients and families; examples of addressing individual and systemic racism and other biases; effective models that improve health equity and social determinants of health among marginalized or underserved populations including rural populations; or leadership development designed to support individuals and systems in improving health equity and addressing racism and bias. 

5. Building the IPE Case Through Information, Evidence, and Outcomes

Examples may include theory development and testing; assessment and evaluation of interprofessional education; program implementation in practice informed by outcomes data; using big data, informatics and the electronic health record for interprofessional innovation; outcomes of application of the social sciences and humanities to IPE; new models for interprofessional research teams; or quality improvement initiatives and student involvement in them. 

6. Developing and Sustaining Leadership in Interprofessional Practice and Education

Examples may include synthesis, development and testing of leadership theory to support effective interprofessional teamwork; new models and programs for developing and evaluating leadership competence in interprofessional practice and education; examples of leadership development designed to advance partnerships; strategies to sustain leaders and reduce turnover in interprofessional centers; or leadership of academic-clinical partnerships.

Strategic Imperatives: To learn more about the National Center’s strategic imperatives that serve as the foundation for Nexus Summit 2023 conference themes, visit https://nexusipe.org/national-center-strategic-imperatives.  

 

Selecting Your Theme 

As you review the presentation formats (below) and the conference themes (above) for Nexus Summit 2023, examine the best fit to share your work. You will be asked to select a theme as part of the submission process, and include keywords to help aid attendees in selecting sessions most meaningful to them. Final thematic placement will be determined by the National Center at the close of the call for abstracts. Submissions that show clear design for impact on the Quadruple Aim1,2 will be given priority, as the priority criteria below explain.  

The submission portal will open in mid-March 2023. You can begin to prepare your submission using the guidelines below.

 

Who should submit an abstract?

We encourage submissions from teams and individuals working to improve learning and health outcomes in practice and/or education settings. This may include clinicians, educators, learners, policy makers, lay persons engaged in co-creation of practice and/or education, individuals, families, and caregivers, and those involved in interprofessional practice and education in all settings. 

We encourage clinicians and practitioners to submit their practice transformation initiatives aimed to improve team-based care and impact outcomes that matter most to those being served. 
 

Peer Review Criteria

All abstracts will be peer reviewed according to the following core criteria:

  • Aligns with the overall Nexus Summit themes.
  • Aligns with the selected theme.
  • Represents an interprofessional initiative in which members of two or more professions work together and learn about, from, and with each other. 
  • Provides Nexus Summit attendees the opportunity to gain practical knowledge and skills.

 

Priority will be given to abstracts demonstrating:

  • Meaningful engagement and inclusion of patient, individual, family, community, and/or caregiver perspective
  • Inclusion of one or more patients on the author or presenter team
  • Inclusion of one or more students/learners on the author or presenter team
  • Measurable learning and/or health outcomes
  • Measurable impact of interprofessional teams on health equity
  • Identification and addressing of factors beyond clinical care (e.g. social determinants) that affect the health of individuals, communities, and populations
  • A call to action for attendees
  • Design to impact Quadruple Aim¹ outcomes (enhancing patient experience, improving population health, increasing value, and improving the wellness of the health care team)

 

Presentation Formats

The Call for Abstracts includes opportunities for the following types of sessions:

  • Seminar - a 60-minute skill-building workshop to introduce knowledge and/or skills that are immediately actionable, held via Zoom.
  • Lightning Talk - 10-minute presentations, grouped thematically with two other presentations during a 60-minute Zoom session with a group discussion and Q&A. 
  • Professional Poster - a PDF poster and Flip recorded presentation describing an interprofessional practice, education, research, or policy initiative, and with an emphasis on outcomes. The posters are open for attendee viewing throughout the virtual Nexus Summit, with asynchronous interaction via discussion boards.
  • Interprofessional Student/Learner Poster - a PDF poster and Flip recorded presentation describing an interprofessional student/learner-led practice, education, research, or policy initiative. The presentation team must be led by a student or learner enrolled in a formal education program. The posters are open for attendee viewing throughout the virtual Nexus Summit, with asynchronous interaction via discussion boards.

Seminar

Seminars are 60-minute, deep-dive, skill-building workshops based upon the presenter's work that is advancing the field of interprofessional practice and education. The seminar format is intended to provide attendees with information and practical skills based on the Nexus Summit themes to apply back home. Seminars must incorporate active learning that is appropriate for virtual attendees. Seminars will be held via Zoom meetings. 

Seminar Submission Details

Components of a Seminar Abstract

Gather the following information for your Seminar abstract. The Submission Portal will guide you through the submission process.

  • Title of abstract
  • Name and contact information (credentials, affiliation, email address, social media, and a CV or resume) for one lead presenter (this will be the main contact for the presentation. Please double check the accuracy of contact information.)
  • Name and contact information for additional authors and presenters: include credentials, affiliations, email addresses, social media, and a CV or resume (each presenter will be asked to log in and check their information if the abstract is accepted, so please double check the accuracy of contact information).
  • All contributing authors and presenters must complete a disclosure of financial interest (online form)
  • All attending presenters must complete a consent form agreeing to content standards and the recording of their session.
  • Brief marketing bio for all authors and presenters (100 word max per author and presenter)
  • Selected conference theme
  • Seminar abstract (500 words max) must include:
    • A description of the seminar
    • A discussion of how Summit theme will be addressed
    • A minimum of three learning objectives (e.g. “after attending this session, the learner will be able to…”)
    • Immediately actionable skills and/or practical knowledge intended for the participants to gain
    • Description of how the seminar fulfills the priority criteria above, if applicable
    • Active learning strategies to be used. We encourage you to think outside the box when planning for active learning. Consider polling, collaborative writing tools such as whiteboards or Jamboards, chat, assigning roles, worksheets, game-based learning, and other learning modalities that can encourage learner participation in addition to breakout rooms. We have received feedback that for some virtual meeting attendees, discussion in breakout rooms may not meet their learning needs given competing obligations in a virtual environment.
  • Nexus Summit attendees have a wide range of experience with interprofessional practice and education (IPE). Submitters will be asked to indicate which level of experience will benefit most from the presentation:
    • New to IPE
    • Some experience with IPE
    • Significant experience with IPE
  • A description of project outcomes you have designed this intervention to achieve (learning outcomes, improved health equity, engagement of patients and communities, Quadruple Aim outcomes, sustainable practice-academic partnership, etc., response may be N/A)
  • A description of how learners were involved in designing, implementing, or evaluating this content (response may be N/A)
  • A description of how patients were involved in designing, implementing, or evaluating this content (response may be N/A)
  • Seminar summary sentence (50 words max for marketing materials)
  • Three keywords that describe characteristics of the session 
  • If your abstract is not accepted as a Seminar, are you interested in presenting the content in a Lightning Talk format? Yes/No.

Logistics:

  • Presenters should be prepared for 5-45 attendees in a Zoom meeting. Seminar presenters should plan for the majority of the seminar to be active learning.
  • Presenters of accepted Seminars will submit a Zoom Session Outline to assist National Center staff in facilitation.
  • Presenters will share their own screens and run the meeting. 
  • Presenters will be asked to submit their slides in advance of the Nexus Summit for interprofessional continuing education review.
  • All sessions will be recorded.
  • All abstracts will be peer reviewed for acceptance using the core criteria above.

If Your Abstract Is Accepted: Lead Seminar presenter will be notified of acceptance decision no later than July 10, 2023. All accepted sessions will be peer reviewed for Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing Education and evaluated using a National Center standard program evaluation framework.

If Your Abstract Is Not Accepted: Qualified abstracts will be considered for Lightning Talks.

Lightning Talk

At the Nexus Summit 2023, Lightning Talks are 10-minute presentations, grouped thematically with two other presentations during a 60-minute Zoom session with a group discussion and Q&A.  Presenters are encouraged to focus their Lightning Talks to maximize learning in a short period of time.  Share your innovative design, research, practical models, lessons learned, evaluation approach, data, or outcomes.

Lightning Talk Submission Details

Components of a Lightning Talk Abstract

Gather the following information for your Lightning Talk abstract. The Submission Portal will guide you through the submission process.

  • Title of abstract
  • Name and contact information (credentials, affiliation, email address, social media, and a CV or resume) for one lead presenter (this will be the main contact for the presentation. Please double check the accuracy of contact information.)
  • Name and contact information for additional authors and presenters: include credentials, affiliations, email addresses, social media, and a CV or resume (each presenter will be asked to log in and provide their information if the abstract is accepted, so please be sure contact information is accurate).
  • All contributing authors and presenters must complete a disclosure of financial interest (online form)
  • All attending presenters must complete a consent form agreeing to content standards and the recording of their session.
  • Brief marketing bio of all authors and presenters (100 word max per author and presenter)
  • Selected conference theme
  • Lightning Talk abstract (400 words maximum) must include:
    • A description of the Lightning Talk
    • A discussion of how the Summit theme will be addressed
    • A description of how the Lightning Talk will provide knowledge to learners or describe outcomes that contribute toward better care, better value and better education in practice and community settings
    • Description of how the Lightning Talk fulfills the priority criteria above, if applicable
  • Nexus Summit attendees have a wide range of experience with interprofessional practice and education. Submitters will be asked to indicate which level(s) of experience will benefit most from the presentation:
    • New to IPE
    • Some experience with IPE
    • Significant experience with IPE
  • A description of project outcomes you have designed this intervention to achieve (learning outcomes, improved health equity, engagement of patients and communities, Quadruple Aim outcomes, sustainable practice-academic partnership, etc., response may be N/A)
  • A description of how learners were involved in designing, implementing, or evaluating this content (response may be N/A)
  • A description of how patients were involved in designing, implementing, or evaluating this content (response may be N/A)
  • Lightning Talk summary sentence (50 words max for marketing materials)
  • Three keywords that describe characteristics of the session
  • If your abstract is not accepted as a Lightning Talk, are you interested in presenting the content in a Poster format? Yes/No.

Logistics:

  • Lightning Talks will be grouped according to theme/content with two other presentations in each 60-minute Zoom session.
  • A discussion facilitator will moderate the Zoom sessions, including the Q&A.
  • Presenters will share their own screens. 
  • Presenters will be asked to submit their slides in advance of the Nexus Summit for interprofessional continuing education review.
  • All sessions will be recorded.
  • All abstracts will be peer reviewed for acceptance using the core criteria above.

If Your Proposal Is Accepted: Lead presenter will be notified of the acceptance decision no later than July 10, 2023. All accepted sessions will be peer reviewed for Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing Education and evaluated using a National Center standard program evaluation framework.

If Your Abstract Is Not Accepted: Qualified abstracts will be considered for Poster presentations. 

Professional Poster Session

Professional Posters are designed for presenters to interact with attendees and share and present research, innovation, practice models, evaluation models and results, policy proposals, and more. This is an opportunity for individuals or organizations to present data, outcomes, and evidence resulting from interprofessional practice and education initiatives.

Professional posters will be presented asynchronously during the virtual Nexus Summit 2023. Presenters will be expected to submit a PDF of their poster and a short Flip presentation in advance of the session to be posted on the Summit website. Presenters will not present live, however, they will have the opportunity to interact with attendees via a discussion board related to their poster. More information on recording and presentation of posters will be given to accepted presenters following the peer review.

Professional Poster Submission Details

Components of the Poster Session Abstract

Gather the following information for your Professional Poster abstract. The Submission Portal will guide you through the submission process.

  • Title of submission
  • Name and contact information (credentials, affiliation, email address, social media) for one lead presenter (this will be the main contact for the presentation, and will be asked to log in and provide their information if the abstract is accepted. Please double check the accuracy of contact information.)
  • Name and contact information for additional authors and presenters: include credentials, affiliations, email addresses, social media
  • Brief marketing bio of all authors and presenters (100 word maximum per author and presenters)
  • Selected conference theme
  • Poster abstract (400-word max) should include:
    • Background, including statement of problem, and aims
    • Design or methodology
    • Results (data, outcomes and evidence)
    • Conclusion
    • Reflections/lessons learned/implications
    • Description of how the poster fulfills the priority criteria above, if applicable
  • Nexus Summit attendees have a wide range of experience with interprofessional practice and education. Submitters will be asked to indicate which level(s) of experience will benefit most from the presentation:
    • New to IPE
    • Some experience with IPE
    • Significant experience with IPE
  • A description of project outcomes you have designed this intervention to achieve (learning outcomes, improved health equity, engagement of patients and communities, Quadruple Aim outcomes, sustainable practice-academic partnership, etc., response may be N/A)
  • A description of how learners were involved in designing, implementing, or evaluating this content (response may be N/A)
  • A description of how patients were involved in designing, implementing, or evaluating this content (response may be N/A)
  • Poster summary sentence (50 words max for marketing materials)
  • Three keywords that describe characteristics of the session

All abstracts will be peer reviewed for acceptance using the core criteria above.

If Your Proposal Is Accepted: Lead presenter will be notified of the acceptance decision no later than July 10, 2023.

Interprofessional Student/Learner Poster

Students or learners enrolled in a formal education program are encouraged to submit abstracts for Interprofessional Student/Learner poster presentations. 

Student/learner posters will be featured on the Nexus Summit website. To support professional development and learning, all student/learner posters will be reviewed by individuals with interprofessional practice and education expertise. Authors of each student/learner poster will be provided with personalized feedback to support their professional development. In addition, one student/learner poster will be awarded the Interprofessional Student/Learner Poster Award.

Student/learner posters at the virtual Nexus Summit 2023 will be delivered by short, pre-recorded video presentations using Flip, and attendees can view and respond to poster presentations asynchronously through comments on a discussion board. Poster presenters will be expected to submit a PDF version of their poster to be featured in the virtual poster session. More information on recording and presentation of posters will be given to accepted presenters following the peer review.

Interprofessional Student/Learner Poster Submission Details

Components of the Poster Session Abstract

Gather the following information for your Interprofessional Student/Learner Poster abstract. The Submission Portal will guide you through the submission process.

  • Title of submission
  • Name and contact information (credentials, affiliation, email address, social media) for one lead presenter (this will be the main contact for the presentation. Please double check the accuracy of contact information.)
  • Name and contact information for additional authors and presenters: include credentials, affiliations, email addresses, social media
  • Brief bio of all authors and presenters (100 word maximum per author and presenters)
  • Selected conference theme
  • Poster abstract (400-word maximum) should include:
    • Background, including statement of problem, and aims
    • Design or methodology
    • Results (data, outcomes and evidence)
    • Conclusion
    • Reflections/lessons learned/implications
    • Description of how the poster fulfills the priority criteria above, if applicable
  • Nexus Summit attendees have a wide range of experience with interprofessional practice and education. Submitters will be asked to indicate which level(s) of experience will benefit most from the presentation:
    • New to IPE
    • Some experience with IPE
    • Significant experience with IPE
  • The student/learner author(s) of this poster is/are enrolled in the following types of program (check all that apply): 
    • entry level health profession program
    • advanced/ 2nd degree health profession program
    • non-health profession graduate program
  • A description of project outcomes you have designed this intervention to achieve (learning outcomes, improved health equity, engagement of patients and communities, Quadruple Aim outcomes, sustainable practice-academic partnership, etc., response may be N/A)
  • A description of how learners were involved in designing, implementing, or evaluating this content (response may be N/A)
  • A description of how patients were involved in designing, implementing, or evaluating this content (response may be N/A)
  • Poster summary sentence (50 words max for marketing materials)
  • Three keywords that describe characteristics of the session

All abstracts will be peer reviewed for acceptance using the criteria above. To be considered for the Interprofessional Student/Learner Poster session, the presentation team must be led by a student or learner enrolled in a formal education program.

If Your Proposal Is Accepted:

  • Lead presenter will be notified of the acceptance decision no later than July 10, 2023.
  • Student/Learner presenters are eligible for the deeply discounted Student/Learner registration rate. When registering with this rate, students/learners will be required to submit verification of their student status. If resourcing is an issue, please contact nexusreg@umn.edu to inquire about student scholarships, which may be available but are not guaranteed.

 

Presenter Expectations

All attending presenters must register and attend the Nexus Summit 2023. Presenters are responsible for their own conference registration fees. Registration is now open!

Audio/video recordings may be made by the National Center of all accepted presentations to be made available to registrants in a recorded format. Your submission of an abstract constitutes your agreement that recording can be made and distributed by the National Center. Email correspondence about decisions will be sent to lead presenters identified in the abstract. All authors and presenters on accepted abstracts will be contacted by email to complete presenter tasks after abstract decisions are made.

NOTE: All Seminar and Lightning Talk abstracts will be evaluated for Jointly Accredited Interprofessional Continuing Education Credit by the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education Office of Interprofessional Continuing Professional Development (National Center OICPD). Therefore, all contributing authors and presenters will be asked to disclose any financial relationships with ineligible companies, as the National Center OICPD is a Jointly Accredited Provider of Interprofessional Continuing Education Credit and abides by the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any potential conflicts of interest will be mitigated prior to the Nexus Summit.

Draft or final Seminar and Lightning Talk PowerPoint presentations will be required to be submitted prior to the Summit for accreditation.

Please contact ipceapps@umn.edu with any questions about the submission process or format. Instructions and guidance will be given to accepted presenters to support the presentation of content in the virtual format. Presenters may be required to attend a live, virtual training in advance of the Nexus Summit 2023.

 

Submission Process

Key Dates

Timeframe Milestone

March 9, 2023

Call for Abstracts opens

May 26, 2023

11:59 p.m. ET

Submission Deadline

July 10, 2023

Presenter Decisions Sent

 

The abstract submission deadline is May 26, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. ET. All abstract submissions will be completed online through this portal, which will guide presenters through the process. Presenters may access the portal as often as they like to modify a submission until the abstract is officially submitted on or before the final submission deadline. Please ensure that your submission is fully and completely submitted by the deadline to be considered.

NOTE: The submission portal requires one lead presenter. The lead presenter does not need to be the primary author of the abstract, but should represent the logistical contact for the submission. Presenters will be notified of submission status immediately after an abstract is submitted. If you do not receive a submission confirmation, please double check that the final “Submit” step was completed. Presenters will be notified of acceptance status no later than July 10, 2023.

For questions about abstract submission, contact ipceapps@umn.edu.