AIA Research Academy

Abstract Alchemy: Compress your Wisdom in 300 Words or Less

with Wendy Maddocks, RN, DHlthSc

Learner Outcomes:

• Be able to identify the critical components of an abstract
• Construct an abstract of their own work
• Recognize how to scan an abstract before downloading an article

Your abstract is the entry to your work, it is what a potential publsiher will read to decide whether to review your work, it is what potential readers will read before downloading your published work. An abstract needs to have impact and contain the key points of your work. if you have a sample of an abstract you would like reviewed during the presentation please email to Wendy before hand and be prepared to have your work critiqued and crafted.

Wendy is an experienced registered nurse and academic, researcher and aromatherapy practitioner. She holds New Zealand's first doctorate where aromatherapy was explored in a  clinical setting. Wendy has published widely internationally over the last 30 years. Wendy taught aromatherapy and integrative health care and currently works full time in as an academic in health in a University in New Zealand as well as running a consulting company called Aromatic Adventures. Wendy is on the Executive Committee of the NZ Register of Holistic Aromatherapists, is a Fellow of ICAN (International Clinical Aromatherapy Network) and on the International Scientific Committee for the Gattefosse Foundation, and a reviewer for a number of journals. Wendy is passionate about advancing evidence based Aromatherapy.