Poster and Paper of the Day Awards 2013

In 2013, for each day of the conference the scientific committee will award a prize for 'poster of the day' and 'paper of the day'. Each winner will receive a year's subscription to the Sage journal Journal of Research in Nursing.

Poster of the day prize

The poster of the day prize is voted for by all the RCN 2013 conference delegates, and is based on the content, interest and impact of the poster. Delegates will receive the daily nomination forms in their welcome packs as they arrive at the conference.

Paper of the day prize

These awards will be judged by RCN Research Society's Scientific Committee on the persuasiveness of written nominations received from concurrent session chairs. Chairs will be invited to nominate papers that they believe they will 'still be talking about in twelve months' time'.

 

Poster of the day prize winners 2013

Wednesday 20 March 2013

Poster 20. "I am still a wee bit iffy how much of a heart attack it was". Patients presenting with non ST elevation myocardial infarction lack understanding about their illness: a qualitative study
Lisa Lusk, South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust, Northern Ireland, UK. Co-authors: L Dullaghan; M Mcgeough; P Donnelly; N Herity; D Fitzsimons

Thursday 21 March 2013

Poster 38. Innovation in the sustainability and spread of behavioural change: lessons from the NIHR CLAHRC South Yorkshire
Kate Gerrish, University of Sheffield/Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, England, UK

Friday 22 March 2013

Poster 51. Exploring wellbeing in nurses providing older adult care: the role of occupational culture
Jenny Watts, University of Leicester, England, UK 

 

Paper of the day prize winners 2013

Wednesday 20 March 2013

1.5.1 An international multicentre randomised controlled trial of a pelvic floor muscle training intervention for women with pelvic organ prolapse
Suzanne Hagen, Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland, UK

Chair: Marlene Sinclair
Chairs comments: Robust study with careful attention to analysis. Stress incontinence affects 50% of women over 50yrs. A silent problem. Evidence based intervention which was low cost, non invasive, and clinically effective. It challenges current thinking about the prevalence of this hidden condition. I anticipate publications, press and media attention, and tweeting about this paper.

Thursday 21 March 2013

4.5.2 Family life when a parent is diagnosed with cancer: impact of a psychosocial intervention for young children
Eilis McCaughan, South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust, Northern Ireland, UK

Chair: Brendan McCormack
Chairs comments: This is a very poorly researched area, i.e. how families are supported through a diagnosis of cancer - particularly children. Whilst there is a lot of voluntary sector support, tried and tested interventions are few. The adoption of a psychosocial structured approach enables the development of a systems-wide approach to supporting children in particular. The intervention tested in this programme shows very positive results in terms of "normalising" a cancer diagnosis, and probably more significantly, enabled children to continue with a "normal life" depsite the devastation of their parents diagnosis.

Friday 22 March 2013

7.7.3 A community workforce for the future: a framework for placing students in general practice
Marie Therese Massey, Sheffield Hallam University, England, UK

Chair: Lesley Duff
Chairs comments: This paper hightlights the need to prepare for future healthcare provision from an evidence and policy direction. She has used evidence to unpick and identify blocks and ways to resolve. An excellent and engaging presentation by a practitioner comfortable with research.