NPAC 2026 call for e-Poster Submissions
Accepted e-Poster Presenters: First author receives $200 Off Conference Registration
Barkley & Associates, Inc. invites electronic poster (e-Poster) submissions for our refereed poster session at the 2026 National Conference for Nurse Practitioners in Acute Care (NPAC). This is the perfect opportunity for you to showcase your completed research or scholarly work!
Acceptable Categories:
- Acute Care Research: Original research, both quantitative and qualitative
- Acute Care Clinical Practice: Evidence-based projects, the latest clinical update features, works to improve clinical practice, professional, and/or ethical issues, etc.
- Acute Care Education: Innovative educational models, new methodologies, etc.
Format:
The final format for all e-Posters is a 3-minute voiceover PowerPoint video that follows a set outline.
Submission Process:
There are 3 parts in the e-Poster submission process, beginning with (1) submitting the required outline and continuing with (2) the development of the e-Poster as a PowerPoint presentation with (3) an accompanying voiceover narration.
1) Part 1: Outline Submission:
Submit the required one-page outline in Word document to Barkley@NPcourses.com. and Crystal@NPcourses.com. The subject line of the email should be “NPAC 2026 e-Poster Submission.”
Each of the following six topics must be addressed:
- Purpose/objective
- Background
- Methods/procedures
- Results
- Conclusions
- Implications for NPs in acute care
Outlines that do not address all six topics will be rejected without further review or comment.
Outlines will undergo a blind refereed review by the NPAC Advisory Committee. The judgment of the Committee will be final.
If your e-Poster submission is accepted, the first author will receive $200 off their Main Conference registration to NPAC 2026!
2) Part 2: PowerPoint Development:
Once the e-Poster outline is accepted, the presenter(s) will develop the outline into a PowerPoint presentation. The PowerPoint presentation template consisting of 7 slides will be provided.
The e-Poster PowerPoint must include one slide for each of the following topics:
- Purpose/objective
- Background
- Methods/procedures
- Results
- Conclusions
- Implications for NPs in acute care
- References
3) Part 3: Voiceover Recording:
Once the e-Poster PowerPoint has been accepted in final form, the first author will be sent instructions for recording an approximately 3-minute voiceover narrating all key elements of the PowerPoint presentation.
All final e-Posters will stream throughout the NPAC Conference and for 2 weeks after for attendees to view, discuss, and evaluate. The first author of each e-Poster must answer any questions or comments that attendees submit to the email address required in the PowerPoint.
Finally, all e-Posters will undergo a blind refereed review by the NPAC Advisory Committee to determine the winning e-Poster. The judgment of the Committee will be final.
Terms:
The first author of the e-Poster must be registered for the NPAC 2026 Main Conference for their e-Poster presentation to be accepted.
The winning e-Poster will be announced at the NPAC 2026 Conference Summary and Future Directives session on Sunday, March 8, 2026. The first author must be present to win.
Deadline:
Submissions will be accepted until all e-Poster positions are filled or until December 20, 2025, whichever comes first. All accepted e-Poster PowerPoints must be completed by February 6, 2026, and all voiceover recordings must be submitted by February 20, 2026.
Prize:
The first author of the winning e-Poster will receive free Main Conference Registration to NPAC 2028!
Example:
One of the NPAC 2024 winning e-Posters is presented below. It was praised by referees and attendees for its approach to an interesting topic and its informative, insightful content. The e-Poster offered here is an example of the kind of stimulating presentations we hope to see at NPAC 2026 in Orlando.
