Medical Communications Services –Tips for Presenting the Scientific Poster in an Effective Way

In our previous article, we discussed the salient features of a good poster. This article focuses on the prerequisites and tips on developing a poster/e-poster.

A poster is a combination of information and graphics. Medical communications services have evolved along with technology to provide options such as the QR (Quick Response) code, interactive electronic posters (e-posters) and handouts, which aid in increasing the dissemination of research to a larger audience with speed and ease of use. The e-posters are similar to traditional paper posters, but displayed on-site on a large LCD television screen and are available for electronic viewing at all times for participants. A mobile device with a camera and QR code reader App can easily scan QR codes and directs to a website where a copy of the poster can be downloaded. Poster A3 handouts are sometimes prepared as a take-home message for the delegates. Sometimes conferences ask the presenter to give a mini-slideshow (2-3 slides) on the poster, check for the requirement, and plan accordingly

Table: Tips for preparing and presenting an effective research poster

Tips for poster content and sequence

In general, the poster content is arranged under the following headings

• Title: Informative, short, and has a mention of the study design and findings
• Background: A short paragraph on the importance of the topic and any previous studies done on similar lines
• Objectives: Bulleted list of two to three research questions
• Data and Methods: Data source, study design, duration of the study sample size, patient
  population, methodology, statistical analysis-primary and secondary variables
• Results: Findings presented in the form of table/figures, highlights of key findings, bulleted
  text relating findings to initial aim and hypotheses, study strengths and limitations
• Conclusion: Summary of findings, implications for research and directions for future research

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