Call for Abstracts - OPEN

Access, Connection, Engagement Symposium
Conference theme: "Policy, Power, and Pathways: Elevating Excellence in Academic Nursing"

Submission Topics:

• Policy and Advocacy: Strengthening Nursing’s Voice and Influence
  Focus: Exploring how policy decisions shape education, workforce, and community outcomes while amplifying nursing’s role as an advocate, leader, and trusted community partner.
• Power for Change
  Focus: To explore leadership strategies that build collective power, promote well-being, and create environments where students, staff, and faculty thrive through collaboration, innovation, and system-wide improvement.
• Pathways to Educational Excellence: Innovation, Access, and Success
  Focus: Advancing excellence in teaching, scholarship, and institutional operations through innovative strategies, meaningful partnerships, and accessible pathways that prepare students, faculty, and staff for long-term success.

To increase the probability of an abstract being selected, please read the abstract scoring rubric.

To learn more about AACN’s Call for Abstracts, visit our Call for Abstracts page here.

Closing date: February 16, 2026 at 11:59 pm (ET)

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