Call for Poster Abstracts

Due January 29, 2026

We invite innovative poster abstracts for the 2026 Nursing Knowledge Big Data Conference to be held June 3-5, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Topics of Interest:

  • Cutting-edge developments, successes, and challenges in nursing terminologies and standards impacting clinical practice and the profession
  • Nurse-led frameworks, risk management, transparency/Explainable AI, validation, monitoring, and model lifecycle management
  • Data models, mappings, FAIR practices, common data elements, and multi-site harmonization
  • AI-inclusive curricula, competency frameworks, clinician upskilling, and governance literacy for leaders
  • Real-world applications in clinical practice and nursing practice
  • Technology-focused case studies with clinical implications
  • Nurse-led technology that enables policy, reimbursement, and system-level change
  • Opportunities and challenges in any aspect of the technology lifecycle development, from conceptualization to implementation
  • Other creative formats aligned with the topic of interest

Poster abstracts will be peer-reviewed and authors will be notified of the outcome by February 27, 2026.  Accepted posters will be displayed during the first day of the conference on June 4, 2026, and authors will be given time to interact with conference attendees. Poster abstracts will also have the option to be published as an appendix of the 2026 Nursing Knowledge Big Data Science Conference Proceedings. 

Poster abstracts should include the following items and be submitted as a Microsoft Word (*.doc) document:

  1. Title
  2. Author(s) full name, degree(s), institution, city, state, country (if applicable)
  3. Learning objectives
  4. Introduction or description of the problem
  5. Methods or description of the solution
  6. Results or impact on clinical practice
  7. Discussion and conclusions
  8. References (AMA Style)

Abstracts should be submitted in Times New Roman, 12-point font, single spaced.  Your abstract should be a maximum of one single-spaced page, exclusive of tables/figures and/or references. All tables/figures should be referenced in the text and legends should explain the content. Accepted authors will be responsible for supplying their own posters, including associated costs. 

Please submit poster abstracts ONLY via the 2026 NKBDS Call for Poster Abstracts form and upload your Word document by January 29, 2026,11:59 p.m., Central Time. Questions and clarifications can be directed to [email protected] (do not submit abstracts to the email address).