This webinar is designed to equip clinicians with the skills needed to translate clinical work into accepted conference presentations. We cover the essential building blocks of a strong abstract, breaking down the required formats of background, methods, results, and conclusions. Participants will learn how to distill complex patient data, quality improvement projects, or original research into clear, compelling narratives that capture a selection committee's attention. The workshop also emphasizes the development phase, offering practical strategies for drafting, refining, and editing your work to meet stringent submission guidelines. Whether you are a novice researcher or a seasoned practitioner, this foundational guide provides the exact tools required to confidently share your interests related to a subject, population, disease, or disorder.

Learner Objectives

1. Identify the core structural components of a standard medical abstract, including Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusion.
2. Differentiate between the specific formatting and narrative requirements for original research, clinical case reports, and quality improvement (QI) initiatives.
3. Apply concise medical writing techniques to synthesize complex clinical data and patient outcomes within strict word-count limitations.
4. Recognize and correct common structural, statistical, and stylistic errors that frequently lead to rejection by conference selection committees.
5. Formulate a systematic development process for outlining, drafting, and collaboratively editing submissions with co-authors to meet stringent conference guidelines.

Presenter

EM V. Garcia, PhD, DNP, DHEd, MBA, MAEd, MSN, APRN, NP-C, PMHNP-BC, CNOR, CSSL, FACLNC, FIAAN; Chief Executive Officer, Encino Hospital Medical Center / Sherman Oaks Hospital / Prime Healthcare Surgery Center of the Valley – Los Angeles, California; Clinical Professor, Foundations/Psychiatry/Advanced Medical-Surgical Nursing; West Coast University – Los Angeles, California

Dr. EM V. Garcia is the chief executive officer of two acute care hospitals and a stand-alone surgery center in Los Angeles, California. He previously served as associate dean of nursing and health sciences for American Sentinel University (now Post University) where he co-developed five MSN tracks and two DNP specializations. He is a practicing nurse practitioner in primary care, internal medicine, and psychiatric mental health. He has been serving as a reviewer for the Journal of Nursing Scholarship for the past decade and has written nursing reference resources in critical care, perioperative, perianesthesia, and forensic nursing. Dr. Garcia is currently a faculty and professor of clinical nursing at West Coast University where he mentors undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students. He serves as chair and a committee member for graduate and doctoral research and terminal projects for various colleges and universities in the nation.

Registration Rates

• ASAN Members: $0, free to members

• Non-Members: $15

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Nursing CE

This event is approved for Nursing CE with the California Board of Nursing. Valid through 28-October-2027.