Posters
• Why make a poster?
• Design options– Looking outside medicine– Critical appraisal of examples
• Making a poster– Production process– Timeline
My Agenda(is flexible!)
Your Agenda?
What expertise do we have in the room?
why make a poster?
design options?
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Your Options
AMEE 2011POSTER PRIZE WINNERS
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PitfallsManagementManagement for both LE and ME is similar and depends on the patient's choice. These include:: conservative management (rest) may resolve LE/ME in many cases; ergonomic adjustments - if aetiology is from occupational/recreational activities, then changing equipment or restricting an activity can improve outcomes; counter-force braces and compression bandaging can distribute the force; physiotherapy involving stretching and eccentric exercises; pharmacological therapy including non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and corticosteroid injections; ultrasound therapy; surgical intervention (where all other management fails).More recently, other methods of treatment have been cited as management options for LE and ME including extracorporeal shockwave therapy, botulinum toxin, low-level laser therapy, glyceryl trinitrate and autologous blood injection around the affected epicondyle all have an evidence base but are not commonly used in clinical practice.
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Critical Appraisal of Examples
1. Summarize the work2. Positives3. Negatives4. Overall?
TitleProjectStructureFormatTextLanguageExplanationColoursImagesDiagrams
making a poster
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The Goalposts
• Conference• Research Group• Travel• Money
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What to put on it
1.Title2.Authors & institutions3.Background 4.Aims & RQ5.Method6.Results7.Conclusion/discussion/implications8. +- refs, take home message, future work
9.Images, diagrams, pictures, flowcharts
Design timeline
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tool?
co-authors
printing
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The Process
setting up
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Setting up
Equipment• Pins/velcro• Poster tube• Handouts• Cards/contacts
Conference savvy• Who, what, where, when etc
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presenting
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What do I actually have to do?!
• Do your homework• Look the part• Know the judges• Get involved in session• Read the other posters• Stick to time• Be enthusiastic!
Good luck!