Poster Presentation
Masterclass
Kathleen McMahon NPDC
Cavan Monaghan Hospital
2017
The Journey - Opportunities
Conferences: Hospital based
Nursing and Midwifery Planning and Development
Training programmes e.g. CNS/CMS
Office of the Nursing Services Director
National Office Clinical Audit
HSE Health Service Excellence Awards
Irish Medical Times: Irish Healthcare Awards
University/ Institutes of Technology
Irish Research Nurses Network
Specialist conferences
International Conferences
Research study
Literature review
Evidence based practice
Quality improvement initiative
Audit
Case report
Why………….
Sharing best practice
Evidence based practice
Dissemination
Assessment
Continued professional development
Celebrating achievement
Culture of learning
Quality improvement
Nursing /Midwifery - a profession
Content: Essential Information
-RPNAO (2010) ) How to Develop a Poster for Presentation
Do not
assume viewer
expertise
Correlate
headings to research
or program based
framework
Topic/Concept
Strong Opening
Main focus
see abstract outline
Evidence
of support
4-5 points
Easy
to
Read
Easy
to
Understand
Explicit
Conclusion
applies to,benefits
others
Examples of posters:
https://ww2.mc.vanderbilt.edu/evidenceba
sedpractice/39575
http://www.nuigalway.ie/remedi/poster/index.html
https://www.americannursetoday.com/how-to-create-aneffective-poster-presentation/
Dissemination
Several studies demonstrate the importance of research
abstracts initially presented as posters.
Across medical specialties, 34% - 77% of posters
presented at meetings were subsequently published in
peer reviewed journals.
Posters have similar rates of publication, time to
publication, and journal impact factor as oral
presentations.
A poster as an important step in dissemination of
scholarly work.
Communication
Poster Presentation:
Integral component in communication of
professional work in :
Practice,
Research’
and
Education
Poster sessions are live presentations;
Unlike speeches, they allow for extended conversation with
viewers
4 Ps
Purpose
People
Process
Presentation
Susan L. Bindon , Joan M. Davenport (2013) Developing a
Professional Poster : Four “Ps” for Advanced Practice Nurses to
Consider AACN Advanced Critical Care
24(2), pp.169-176
Purpose
What is the purpose of my poster ?
Why do I want to share this information ?
Evidence base
Storyboard
Storyboards of information.
It allows you to tell the “story” of your work
more effectively
An interactive medium
A springboard for discussion
Purpose
Practitioner research projects
Showcase unit based clinical initiatives
Quality improvement projects
Academic student presentations
Visual learners
CV: professional portfolio
Content to avoid
Psychomotor content
Presentations
Material with highly emotional content
Overly complex
Not easily generalisable
People
Consider:
Who will contributing to the project
Who will be viewing the poster
‘an important consideration in deciding where to present
or publish you work is to ascertain who is the target
audience, and who you wish to influence’
The Audience _ Viewers drive the focus
Varying perspectives, priorities and interests
Different levels of familiarity with your topic and methods
Consider overarching objectives of event
Specific learning needs of the audience e.g. executives,
students, clinical nursing staff
Familiarize yourself with your audience’s interests and likely
applications of your study/project findings
The Criteria
Research
Scientific quality
Background, problem and hypothesis
Material and methods
Results and discussion
Significance and future research
Presentation
Organisation and general appearance
Presentation of text
Use of tables, graphs, images and so on
Synopsis of Project
Presenting a poster provides excellent practice
in explaining quickly and clearly why your project
is important and what your findings mean
A useful skill to apply when revising a speech or
paper on the same topic.
Statistical analysis
Keep it simple
Jane E. Miller (2007) Preparing and Presenting
Effective Research Posters
Health Services Research 42:1, Part I pp311-328
Replace large detailed tables with charts or small,
simplified tables.
Accompany tables or charts with bulleted annotations of
major findings.
Describe direction and magnitude of associations.
Communication
Keep your description of data and methods
brief, providing enough information for
viewers to follow the story line and evaluate
your approach.
Beilenson (2004) and Briscoe (1996)
Avoid cluttering the poster with too much
technical detail or obscuring key findings with
excessive jargon.
The ‘‘W’s’’
In the introductory section:
Describe what you are studying, why it is important, and how your
analysis will add to the existing information.
In the data and methods section of a statistical analysis/audit :
list when, where, who, and how the data were collected, how
many cases were involved, and how the data were analyzed.
For other types of interventions or program evaluations, list who,
when, where, and how many, along with how the project was
implemented and assessed.
In the results section:
Present what you found.
In the conclusion,
Return to what you found and how it can be used to inform practice or
policies related to the issue.
10 simple rules for a Poster PresentationErren & Bourne 2007
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Define the purpose
Sell your work in 10 seconds
The title is important
Poster acceptance means nothing
Many of the rules for writing a good appear apply to
posters
Good posters have unique features not pertinent to
papers
Layout and format are critical
Content is important but keep it concise
Posters should have your personality
Impact of the poster happens both during and after the
poster session
Evaluation:
Willett et al. (2008) Key Components for an
Effective Case Report Poster
Poster component scores (5-point Likert scale; 1 = lowest rating, 5 = highest rating).
Design
Good design matters.
Planning your poster around two to three key
points that you want your audience to walk
away with, then designing the title, charts, and
text to emphasize those points
Present information in concise, organised,
visually appealing format
Guide for Use of Space :
RPNAO (2010) How to Develop a Poster for Presentation
The 20-40-40 Rule
(Microsoft PowerPoint)
40% Graphics
20% Text
Posters are visual:
Use pictures, diagrams
or graphs
Bulleted Information
Rather than full text
(1text:2graphics ratio)
40% White Space
Average viewer time:
3-5 minutes
Poster size will determine the amount of content
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Format Colours
RPNAO (2010) How to Develop a Poster for Presentation
Formatting Tips
Avoid red/greencolour blindness is
common
Backgrounds should be complementary
Red
Green
Unify posterselecting one
background colour
Purple suggest rankdo not use with black
or grey
Yellow and red is a
stimulating
combination
Use complementary
colour as an accent
Orange with blue or
Blue with yellow are
complementary
Blue and green are
calming and a
popular choice
Lighter shades create White is stark but a
emphasis on dark
high contrast to dark
backgroundscolours and black
Blue/white or grey /black
Black is dramatic
and a good
background to bright
colours
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Handouts
For readers interested in additional
information.
Keep It Short
An executive summary or abstract with a few
key tables or charts.
Include an abstract and contact information
The Participants
Who, why
In what manner
Expertise
Credits
2-3 varying perspectives
too many may complicate process
Novice and experts
Teamwork
Gather the right team
‘’Work that integrates the ways of thinking and
discipline specific knowledge of team members
serves to advance the understanding in ways
that are not possible in single discipline
endeavours’’
Benefits
wider dissemination
Multidisciplinary understanding
Process and outcome considerations
Supports
Online learning tools:
http://www.nuigalway.ie/remedi/poster/index.html
http://library.buffalo.edu/asl/guides/bio/posters.html
https://unversityofiowa/disseminationofnursingknowledge
Other experienced staff
NMPDU
Practice Development
Quality and Safety
Library service
Financial – costs
Examples: https://ww2.mc.vanderbilt.edu/evidencebasedpractice/39575
Next steps
Celebration
Communication
Publication
Peer reviewed journals
Publication rate of abstracts presented a research
congresses varies from 11%-78%