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Save the date! COASTN Conference 16 - 17 October 2025

Call for abstracts

Synergy in Motion – Working together for patient excellence
16th and 17th October 2025 Fable Hotel Dunedin
The Symposium organising committee is working to provide an interesting and informative programme. You are invited to share your experiences and knowledge by presenting a clinical practice situation, innovation, research project, or audit, that reflects the theme of the Symposium. Oral presentations will be 20 minutes in length. Speakers will be expected to keep to the time limit given. Posters will be displayed for the duration of the Symposium.
Abstracts are invited for oral and poster presentations in any areas relevant to air and surface transport along the theme of “synergy in motion”.

Abstracts for COASTN Symposium 2025 should fit within one of the following categories, demonstrating bi-cultural awareness and equity:
Quality Improvements projects including the approach taken (e.g. PDSA cycle, EPIQ, etc.), and progress and outcomes of the project. This may include projects to reduce variation in practice, audit activity, and/or lessons learnt from the process.
Nursing workforce initiatives such as implementing new roles, support for well-being, overcoming challenges
Participation in research, development of technology, advancement in transport nursing
Case studies
Closing date for receipt of abstracts: 5pm Thursday 31st July 2025
Abstracts are to be submitted to: [email protected] with subject line: COASTN SYMPOSIUM 2025 - ABSTRACT SUBMISSION.

To view more information follow this link Call for Abstracts

2025 COASTN Nurse of the Year

Just a reminder to start thinking about who you would like to nominate for the 2025 COASTN Nurse of the Year award. This award celebrates excellence in nursing in the field of air and surface transport. We want to know who you think is going above and beyond, and we want to know why you think they deserve to win this special award.

2025 COASTN Nurse of the Year nomination form