NOTE: This is a template. Any headers and text, except the Advocate logo and the background color, can be edited
and moved as needed. Select & type over or delete any text on this template for your poster. Some of the words are
prompts, but what you chose to say is up to you. These are not hard & fast categories—only prompts; use what
works best for your content.
Title of Poster
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Check the guidelines for your conference and be sure to include the recommended headings. Adjust the headings
and content on this poster template to accommodate the guidelines. Words in each section should be a consistent
size not smaller than 20 font, Use left alignment throughout. The content should run left to right but can run from
one column to another or the line between columns can be removed.
Abstract
 Follow the guidelines for the conference/meeting
where the poster will be presented. Some
organizations request that the abstract be included
on the poster.
 If the poster space is too tight, and it is not required,
leave the abstract off the poster.
 Suggested headings for a quality improvement
project:
Background, Objective(s), Methods, Results, Discussion
Authors
Department / Division, Advocate Children’s Hospital
Results
Discussion / Conclusions
 Report outcomes, Changes in processes of care
and patient outcomes associated with the
intervention.
 Summarizes the most important successes and
difficulties in implementing intervention
components, and main changes observed in
care delivery and clinical outcomes
 Presents data on changes observed in the care
delivery process.
 Highlight the study’s particular strengths
 Presents data on changes observed in measures
of patient outcome
 Use tables, graphs or charts to illustrate the
information. Refer to the table or figure number in
text.
Optional
Photo or Graphic
Optional
Photo or Graphic
 Include a clear title and legends/descriptions for
each figure.
Background / Introduction
(choose one heading term)
Optional
Table or Graphic
 Clearly state the primary improvement-related
question and any secondary questions that the
study of the intervention was designed to answer
Methods / Approach (choose one heading)
 Implications for practice include the take away
information most relevant for translation into
practice.
 Include generalizability to pediatric practice.
Table/Figure 1. Description of the figure content, include
statistical significance if applicable.
Optional
Photo or Graphic
 Sample & Setting
 Intervention (use detail to describe)
 Methods of Evaluation
 Analysis
Optional
Photo or Graphic
 Include recommendations for future research
needs
 Include interpretations of the results or next steps
of the project.
Optional
Photo or Graphic
Acknowledgements
This section may need to start or run over into next
column because of space – adjust accordingly.
 For quality improvement, this section should include
the following content: (subheadings are
encouraged)
 Depending on the space you have on your
poster, and the conference guidelines you may
need to include either the conclusion or
discussion section or separate the information
into two sections.
Implications for Practice
Objective
 Describes the specific aim (changes /
improvements in care processes and patient
outcomes) of the proposed intervention
 Report limitations of your project.
Figure 3. Description of the figure content, include
statistical significance if applicable.
 Provides a brief, non-selective summary of current
knowledge of the care problem being addressed,
and characteristics of organizations in which it
occurs
 Describes the nature and severity of the specific
local problem or system dysfunction that was
addressed.
 Compare and contrast study results with relevant
findings of others, drawing on broad review of
the literature.
Figure 2. Description of the figure content, include
statistical significance if applicable.
Figure 4. Description of the figure content, include
statistical significance if applicable.
Acknowledge team members, hospital staff, including
nurses, residents, fellows, office staff and/or mentor who
provide ancillary or intermittent care but who do not make
a direct and significant contribution to the clinical data.
References
Include this section if space on poster permits. Include
only key references listed or used for the introduction.
Content follows SQUIRE reporting guidelines:
http://squire-statement.org/guidelines