CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

We welcome you to the NORNA congress 2027 on April 21st –23rd, 2027 in Helsinki, Finland. The theme of the congress is ‘High competence – high-quality care’.  

 

Clinical operating room nurses, nurse managers and leaders, nurse researchers, specialists, educators, and all others interested in operating room nursing are invited to submit one or more abstracts. The submitted abstracts should reflect the theme of the congress and address various aspects of operating room nursing, including clinical patient care, management, and education. Abstracts are expected to demonstrate how professional competence and high‑quality care practices support and strengthen patient safety in operating rooms. 

Submission guidelines and important deadlines 

The work presented in the abstract may be an original research study (incl. literature reviews), or a quality improvement project. Please note that, the abstract must be written in English, and the presentation must be given in English.

Please, submit your abstract electronically through the congress submission website. The abstracts must be submitted by the 30th of September 2026. 

Only complete submissions are eligible for review. It is not possible to amend the abstract afterwards. Once the abstract has been fully submitted, a confirmation email will automatically be sent to the email address provided for the contact person. 

Notification of abstract acceptance will be sent via email to the contact person by the end of November 2026. In order to have the abstract included in the programme, the abstract presenters must complete their registration by 14th December 2026.

The book of abstracts will be distributed in an electronic format to all participants attending the congress. Kindly remember that people giving presentations (both oral and poster presentations) are responsible for their own expenses, including the conference participation fee, travel, accommodation, and other expenses. Also remember to register yourself and make your travel and accommodation reservations yourself.

Instructions for preparing your abstract 

The presenter of the abstract should be the person submitting the abstract and should be the only contact person for the abstract. Please note that the contact person (speaker or poster presenter) is the only one entitled to a reduced congress fee. 

 

The maximum length of the abstract is 250 words. The 250-word limit does not include the title or author details of the abstract; the limit is for the actual text of the abstract. 

The abstract based on an original research study should include the following subtitles:

Background 

Research problem(s)  

Aims/Goals 

Methodology  

Results 

Conclusions 

Keywords (3 to 5 keywords)  

The abstract based on a quality improvement project should include the following subtitles: 

Background 

Aims/Goals 

Methods (if relevant for the project) 

Results 

Conclusions (or practical implications) 

Keywords (3 to 5 keywords)  

Although the text is placed into a text box in the submission system, please write each section as a separate paragraph. Start each paragraph with its subtitle (mentioned above) followed by a colon and continue the text immediately after it. Please do not hyphenate the text, and do not use any references or abbreviations without explanations. Type the title of the abstract in capital letters. 

Information to be provided in the submission system 

Please note that you’ll need to provide contact person’s details, (incl. address, telephone number, and e-mail) in the submission system. Also, the

contact person must indicate the preferred type of presentation format (an oral presentation or a poster presentation). However, please

note that the Scientific Committee will make the final decision on the presentation format, after the scientific peer review of the abstracts.  

Presentation types

Oral presentations

will be given in parallel sessions. Instructions for the oral presentations will be provided later.

Posters

will be presented in the form of printed posters. Instructions for the posters will be provided later.

Submission instructions in short

1. Open the Abstract submission portal and start by creating a New Account.

  • Fill in your e-mail address and your preferred password.
  • Click Create New Account.
  • Click Update Contact Information and then Create Contact.

2. Select Abstract Submission from the top of the page.

3. Fill in the requested details:

  • Type in the title according to the instructions given
  • Choose the preferred presentation type
  • Choose a theme
  • Fill in the author & affiliation details
  • Type your abstract to the text field
  • Preview your abstract and click Continue
  • Accept the terms and conditions and then submit your abstract by clicking Submit


At any time in the process you can click the Save As Draft button to save your incomplete submission and return to it later. You can edit – until the submission deadline - the draft version of your abstract. Once you have clicked “Submit” you can no longer edit your abstract.

Submit your abstract here!

Warmly welcome to the NORNA congress 2027! 

 

Contact:

The chair of the Scientific Committee of

NORNA congress 2027

Toni Haapa, toni.haapa@hus.fi


8th NORNA Congress 2027

Participant Services, Confedent International

Eteläesplanadi 2, 00130 Helsinki, Finland

Contact email: norna2027@confedent.fi