Conference information and programme
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The NET2016 conference programme will offer a rich mix of:
The NET conference philosophy is unique. Accepted papers are organised into a number of themed sessions. As a delegate or presenter you will be able to join the theme sessions which are most relevant to your professional interests and expertise. You will remain in your chosen session while all the presentations are given as this encourages more in-depth and wide-ranging debate than is usually possible in traditional concurrent sessions. Highly experienced convenors facilitate the group discussion and presenters and delegates contribute their experiences and ideas to the debate as it develops during the entire session.
The NET conference organising committee always listen to feedback from our delegates and, where practical, make changes. For NET2016 we have adjusted the theme sessions:
 One theme session made up of a core paper followed by six theme papers which will run for a day
Two shorter half-day theme sessions made up of four or five theme papers.
Delegates will still remain within their chosen session for its duration. This new programming will enable delegates to select up to three sessions to attend during the conference.
Conference themes
The papers within the theme sessions will be grouped using this year’s conference themes:
Developing the future healthcare education workforce
Education in clinical practice and practice development
Educational innovation and enhancement
E-learning/blended learning
Humanising healthcare education
Internationalisation and global challenges in healthcare education
Interprofessional learning and working
Leadership in healthcare education
Learning and teaching strategies
Partnership working
Research in healthcare education
Service user and carer engagement
Social, economic and policy drivers in healthcare education
Student experience and engagement
Using simulation to enhance learning
Core presentations
With the changes to the theme sessions mentioned above, only the theme sessions taking place on the full day will start with a core paper which will have been selected to 'set the scene' and help direct the discussion and debate for the rest of the session. The core paper offers vision, depth, breadth and perspective to provide a context for effective group discussion.
 Theme presentations
Theme papers are presented after the relevant core paper in the full day session or as part of the shorter half-day sessions which will be theme paper only based. Theme papers address the theme, are innovative and contribute to the debate.
Student presentations and the Andrew McKie best pre-registration student abstract award
The NET2016 Organising Committee actively encourages papers from pre-registration students. Students bring a vital perspective to the conference and the group debate. This is an ideal opportunity for students to share their ideas in theme group sessions in a supportive and inclusive environment.
 Andrew McKie best pre-registration student abstract award
The winner or winners of the Andrew McKie best pre-registration student abstract award will be offered:
one free place at NET2016, including onsite accommodation
travel expenses up to £500.
We are delighted to announce that the winner of the Andrew McKie best student abstract award for NET2015 was Jo Appleton, Student Nurse, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK with her abstract: A student nurse's experience of the 'Collaborative Learning in Practice' coaching model in a mental health ward environment.
Assisted student places
We are also able to offer 1/3 off the registration fee for a limited number of full-time students on a first-come, first-served basis. Please contact the NET conference office to discuss how to reserve one of these places.
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First-time presenter prize
We are delighted to announce that there will be a first-time presenter prize of a £50 book voucher awarded by the NET Organising Committee.
This is an ideal opportunity for those who have not presented at ANY conference before (excluding poster presentation) to present a paper in a supportive environment. The award criteria are:
academic content
presentation skills
ability to engage the audience and respond to questions.
If you have a co-author who is not a first-time presenter they may attend the conference, but must not take part in the presentation or answer any questions. You may give a joint presentation only if both of you are first-time presenters. This must be the first-ever presentation at ANY conference and only first-time presenters may give the presentation.
 The joint winners of the first-time presenter prize for NET2015 were: Anna Buckby, and Anne Moffat, Practice Educators, NHS Education for Scotland/NHS Lothian, Edinburgh, UK [pictured here] and Jessica Hargreaves, Senior Lecturer, University of Brighton, UK. There were also two joint highly commended first-time presenters: Paula Libberton, Faculty Lead for Practice Learning, University of Southampton, UK and Jean Mason Mitchell, Lecturer in Midwifery, University of Salford, UK.
Please ensure when submitting your abstract that you select that you are a first-time presenter. There will not be another opportunity to indicate you are a first-time presenter.
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Symposia
Each symposium presentation will consist of between three and four linked papers on a single, leading edge topic that may or may not be addressed by the conference themes. They give presenters and participants the time to explore a contemporary issue in depth. You will be able to select one symposium to attend.
Oral poster presentations
NET2016 will offer a wide range of posters covering topical and innovative issues regarding the future of healthcare education. Posters will be displayed in the marquee for delegates to view throughout the conference and we ask poster presenters to be available during some of the refreshment breaks to talk about their work with delegates.
The new oral poster presentation session introduced at NET2015 proved to be very successful and will be repeated at NET2016. Oral posters will be presented in two dedicated sessions with half the posters being presented in each session. The first oral poster session will be on Tuesday 6 September at 15.35 and the second oral poster session will be on Wednesday 7 September at 10.10. These sessions will offer poster presenters the opportunity to talk to their posters for two minutes and showcase their work in front of an audience, so make sure you attend to hear a selection of poster presentations. Oral poster presenters will be notified during May of which of the two sessions they have been allocated to present their oral poster in.
 There will be a prize, donated by Elsevier, for the best poster. A panel from the conference scientific committee will judge them during the conference and select the best poster. The oral presentation is not part of this review. Posters will be judged on the following criteria:
the contribution the poster makes to healthcare education
clarity of purpose and message
accuracy and quality of content
Overal visual impact
innovation in design.
 The winners of the best poster prize for NET2015 were: Guy Collins and Jo Brown, Senior Lecturers, University of Derby, UK with their poster [pictured here]: Innovative learning from simulated patient complaints.
There were also two joint highly commended posters: Helen Croft, Emilie Hindle and Ben Stanesby, Student Nurses, University of Derby, UK for their poster: Developing skills for the future: Student participation and engagement within values based selection process for prospective nursing students at the University of Derby and Angela King and Ailsa Elliott, Practice Education Facilitators, NHS Lanarkshire Scotland, UK for their poster: Chief nurses' empower student nurses to have a voice.
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Writing surgeries
Information about the writing surgeries planned for NET2016 are available on the Writing surgeries and workshops page of this website.
Workshops
Information about the workshops planned for NET2016 are available on the Writing surgeries and workshops page of this website.
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