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The AMCP and AMCP Foundation Joint Research Committee (JRC) has created a series of short videos to assist students and other presenters in creating a poster for conferences. Module topics are listed below. 

• Poster Orientation
• Background and Objectives
• Conclusions
• Putting the Poster Together
• Presenting a Scientific Poster

After watching these tutorials, presenters – especially trainees – will better understand how to develop and present a poster.  

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With appreciation to the following volunteers for supporting this series and advancing the JRC mission to encourage the creation and dissemination of relevant and credible research 

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• Kathleen Shoemaker, Pharm D, MBA, CPHIMS, 2021-22 JRC Member

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How to Generate an Effective Poster

Tips for Effective Poster Presentations

Get your message across with effective visual displays of data and small blocks of supporting text.  Think of your poster as an illustrated abstract.

Tell readers why your work matters , what you did , what you found , and what you recommend .  This is significance, methods, results and conclusions and future directions.  Avoid excessive focus on methods – it’s the results and conclusions that count!

Overall appearance.  Use a pleasing arrangement of graphics, text, colors.  Your poster should be neat and uncluttered – use white space to help organize sections.  Balance the placement of text and figures. 

Organization.  Use headings to help readers find what they’re looking for: objective, results, conclusions, etc.  A columnar format helps traffic flow in a crowded poster session.

Minimize text – use graphics.  Keep text in blocks of no more than 50-75 words – don’t create large, monolithic paragraphs of prose.  Use ‘bullets’ instead of lengthy text.  Text size.  All text should be large enough to read from 1-2 meters , including the text in figures .  Title should be larger, to attract attention from far away. Sans serif fonts (arial) read easiest.

Use color cautiously.  Dark letters on light background are easiest to read.  Keep contrast high – don’t use pastels.  Stick to a theme of 2-3 colors, or perhaps only black and white.

Have your poster flow from top to bottom (first), then left to right.

Prepare a 3-5 minute verbal explanation. Some people will ask you to “walk me through your poster.”  In making such a presentation, don’t read the poster.  Instead, give the big picture, explain why the problem is important,  and use the graphics on your poster to illustrate and support your findings and recommendations.

Focus on relationships – exact values are usually not important.

Clean graphs show data clearly!  Eliminate “chart junk” to keep focus on data.  Grid lines, detailed ticks on axes, data markers, and grey background are not needed.   Label data lines directly, when possible.

Legends force reader to look back and forth to decode graph.  Try to have all the info you need on the figure itself and just have a title for the figure and no legend.  The figure title might best be the conclusion derived from the data.

Posters are tri-fold, 3′ high x 4′ wide.  

You can print out your figures and the text panels and use double-sided tape to attach.  The sheets here are standard 8.5″ x 11″

This is just a suggestion for organization. You should work with your mentor to realize a final presentation.

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Traditional poster design., better poster design., butter poster design., “l” poster design., closing notes., acknowledgments.

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Andrea L Gray, Celia W Curtis, McKenzie R Young, Kaitlyn K Bryson, Innovative poster designs: A shift toward visual representation of data, American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy , Volume 79, Issue 8, 15 April 2022, Pages 625–628, https://doi.org/10.1093/ajhp/zxac002

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Poster presentations are a valued component of the professional life of a pharmacist, allowing presenters to share their research findings and innovative ideas with colleagues. However, flaws in the traditional poster design often limit the value of these poster sessions for both presenters and audience members. Presenters are challenged to present information in a way that balances attracting attendees to the poster and clearly conveying research findings. 1 Oftentimes, presenters are eager to share their research findings in detail, leading to complex, dense posters. 1 Audience members attend poster presentations with the intent of coming away with new ideas and information to incorporate into practice but often feel overwhelmed by the rows of text-saturated displays. These verbose posters, in addition to lengthy “elevator speeches,” limit the total number of posters audience members can consume during a session.

Due to the barriers identified, recent attention has focused on revamping the traditional poster format. 2 , 3 Several alternatives to the traditional poster, such as the Better Poster, Butter Poster, and “L” Poster, have been developed and are gaining popularity in an effort to make posters more engaging for the audience. These new designs introduce negative space, utilize a more concise presentation of ideas, and incorporate graphic design principles. Emphasizing typography and utilization of bright colors, with a summary of key points as text or an infographic, presents findings in a meaningful way. The purpose of this article is to outline and compare the differing poster formats and provide a resource to create more impactful posters.

The traditional poster design ( Figure 1a ) has been the dominant template displayed at poster sessions across different disciplines since the inception of the scientific poster. 4 As a result, presenters are comfortable with the creation of this type of poster, and preceptors have historically utilized this template to guide students and residents through the poster presentation process. The prevalence of this format ensures an abundance of resources to guide researchers in creating a traditional poster. Therefore, this design is likely the least time-consuming to create and will be perceived as an advantage by busy pharmacy students, residents, and practitioners.

Innovative poster designs strive to improve upon the traditional poster design (1a, top left) by emphasizing a main idea, as in the Better Poster (1b, top right); providing extra slides of additional information, as in the Butter Poster (1c, bottom left); and concentrating heavily on figures and images, as in the L-type poster design (1d, bottom right).

Familiarity with this poster format also extends to audiences, who easily recognize the template at conferences. The audience feels comfortable critically evaluating this type of poster and drawing conclusions about the research independent from the presenter’s verbal explanation. This design enables the methods and results sections to be more carefully critiqued for flaw or bias. Presentation skills, while still very important, are not essential to convey the message.

Structurally, the traditional poster allows for incorporation of detailed results to convey a greater portion of data to the audience. The design gives ample room for charts and graphs to visually display data while also allowing room to include text, in addition to an optional Quick Response (QR) Code (Denso Wave Incorporated, Agui, Japan) for additional information. It also mirrors the format of written publications, making it easier to incorporate poster information into a publication or vice versa.

There are disadvantages, however, to the traditional poster. This design was created to include all of the key elements of a research project but may not be as aesthetically pleasing as a result. Common feedback given to poster creators is that their poster is “too wordy.” The format is very rigid and may lead to important information being excluded if it does not easily fit the template.

The completeness of this poster presentation format requires less audience engagement, since viewers are able to read a comprehensive summary of the research on the poster itself. However, audience members may be overwhelmed while trying to interpret an excess of information and might miss the key takeaways of the poster. This also detracts from the presentation aspect of the poster presentation, as viewers do not need to interact with the presenter to understand all of the aspects of the poster.

The Better Poster design ( Figure 1b ) focuses on moving away from text-heavy posters with the goal of increasing audience engagement and understanding. 2 , 3 The Better Poster was created by Mike Morrison, a doctoral student at Michigan State University, who broke away from the traditional poster to disseminate key research findings in the scientific community in a more efficient way. 2 , 3 Following release of Morrison’s how-to YouTube video and press exposure, this poster format is gaining popularity with presenters who want to stand out at conferences with a bold, unique poster design that attracts the audience’s interest.

Compared to traditional academic posters, the Better Poster is simplified and highlights the main idea in a meaningful way. The main research finding is displayed prominently in a central section of the poster in a large, easy-to-read font. Study details, which may take up space as written statements on traditional posters, are instead linked through a QR Code listed underneath the main finding. The left side of the poster includes a structured abstract with abbreviated sections on the introduction, methods, results, and discussion. The purpose of the left side is to allow someone to read and learn about the study without having to engage with the presenter. The right side typically includes a section with key tables, figures, and/or graphs. This right-side section should also include any information the presenter may want to have readily available while discussing the poster.

This design fosters conversation about the research since it is eye-catching and visually unique. It forces presenters to focus on what is most important in sharing their findings. A disadvantage to this poster is that the tables, figures, and graphs are smaller. Therefore, presenters are limited with regard to the level of detail that can be included, as it can be difficult to visually see the results and data. The abbreviated abstract, while allowing the presenter the advantage of having a more engaged audience, could also make it harder for the audience to fully interpret the study if the presenter is not nearby.

Derek Crowe, a doctoral student in biomedical genetics at the University of Rochester, took inspiration from Morrison’s Better Poster and created his own poster design, the Butter Poster ( Figure 1c ). 5 Crowe’s background in visual communication and design led him to apply design tools such as a grid, visual hierarchy, white space, and typography to create his unique poster. 5

Like the Better Poster, the Butter Poster encourages presenters to distill their message and develop an eye-catching title to convey the basic message of the poster. Contrary to the Better Poster, the Butter Poster encourages presenters to utilize all available free space and formulate both short (30 seconds) and long (2 minutes) versions of the poster synopsis, or “elevator speech.” Short versions may simply highlight a graphical abstract while longer versions may involve a closer look at the data. The Butter Poster breaks information down into multiple, clearly defined “slides” that are able to accommodate variations in length and depth of presentation. A clear title, highlights section, summary section, and graphical abstract section provide adequate information for the audience to quickly review the poster, whether or not the presenter is present. The highlights set the stage for additional, in-depth sections of the poster, designed to tell their own story. Crowe encourages presenters to get to know their audience and tailor the presentation to the audience’s expectation, background, and level of engagement. The Butter Poster encourages the use of figures, tables, and graphics to display results. The smaller sections allow for more graphics than the traditional poster. QR Codes may also be incorporated into the design.

With this innovative poster, there are a few limitations. This is a more graphical and visually complex design that may challenge traditional audience expectations. Also, the text is smaller than in the traditional poster. Smaller text size requires a closer interaction with the poster and may limit the number of audience members who can effectively review the poster at one time. The freedom and flexibility of this design will not breed consistency between posters and will require audience members to orient themselves to each specific poster, which may be frustrating to audience members. This may also inhibit the audience’s ability to review the poster in a timely fashion. However, a clear elevator speech may mitigate this limitation. Due to the complex design and incorporation of more graphical abstracts and tables and/or figures, this poster may require more time to compose than other designs. Many of these limitations would be overcome through increased exposure to this poster.

The “L” Poster design ( Figure 1d ) was created to further improve the Better Poster concept by rearranging the display to provide a concise summary of the research project. 2 As in the Better Poster, the title is displayed prominently with the intent that the title will summarize the central take-home message of the poster for a viewer. Attendees can easily draw conclusions from the poster by using the succinct, informative title as a guide. 2

The name of the L Poster is derived from the design itself. In this poster type, the title (representing the main idea) is displayed in a large corner box, and the content of the poster is oriented in an L shape around the main idea. In comparison to the Better Poster, the design of this poster is less interrupted, and the flow of information from beginning to end is more apparent to viewers. This design will appeal to attendees who enjoy a more modern poster and can include QR Codes to link additional information. This design also allows the presenter to minimize information like funding, acknowledgments, or conflicts of interest, which are included for reference but may take space away from the main points of a traditional poster. 6

The images and diagrams included in the L Poster play a prominent role, as images are the preferred method for displaying research findings and results. Flow charts, pictures, and graphs aid the viewer in observing visual differences in the findings. These graphics also help attract attendees to the poster, creating an interesting focal point in a row of traditional posters.

Presenting the results as visual images does present some challenges, as not all research project results can be summarized within a graph or figure without any written explanation. When utilizing the L Poster, it may be important that the presenter stand close to the poster in order to offer further explanation, as viewers who are reviewing only visuals may misinterpret the findings. In addition, as the images are the central component of the poster, this poster type does not lend itself well to research projects wherein the results cannot be presented visually.

The traditional poster format provides familiarity and detail, but presenters may wish to consider the merits of an alternative poster design when preparing for their next conference. The traditional format is recognizable, easier to develop using published resources, and provides a detailed review of all aspects of the study design and findings. Conversely, the format is not as aesthetically pleasing, may be overly verbose, and can be less engaging for audiences. The Better Poster highlights the main idea, sparks conversation, and is eye-catching, but limited detail and smaller graphs and/or tables are potential drawbacks. The Butter Poster emphasizes the main message, allows for short and long elevator speeches, and provides a heavier focus on graphics. However, the smaller text and greater variability in design could detract from audience comprehension. The L Poster provides a concise summary and a clear flow of information where images play a central role. This focus on visual imagery necessitates the presenter be near the poster to explain details to the audience.

Using a nontraditional format may feel risky for some. Presenters want their work to stand out but also want to avoid it looking out of place. Residency program directors and conference organizers can play a key role in promoting acceptance and utilization of these novel poster formats. Adding nontraditional poster templates to the standard institutional poster template can help these new designs to gain popularity and more general use.

When deciding amongst these diverse poster formats, discuss with your research project team which poster design would be most appropriate for the type of study question, audience, and time allotment for the poster session. Would the traditional poster, Better Poster, Butter Poster, or L Poster best represent your research and enhance your poster experience? The careful selection of poster design format can dramatically affect the viewers’ perception of your project and help you reach your goal of making your poster stand out from the crowd.

The authors acknowledge 2019-2020 ASHP New Practitioners Forum Career Development Advisory Group members Tristan Maiers, PharmD, David Quach, PharmD, and Stephanie Bills, PharmD, for their contributions to research. The authors also thank the 2020-2021 New Practitioners Forum Career Development Advisory Group and Executive Committee for feedback on this article.

Disclosures: The authors have declared no potential conflicts of interest.

The New Practitioners Forum column features articles that address the special professional needs of pharmacists early in their careers as they transition from students to practitioners. Authors include new practitioners or others with expertise in a topic of interest to new practitioners. AJHP readers are invited to submit topics or articles for this column to the New Practitioners Forum ([email protected]).

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Displaying a poster at a conference is a good way to disseminate your research. This guide will explain how to create an effective poster and the pitfalls to avoid. 

Nadia Atturi

Not everyone will conduct groundbreaking research destined for publication in a prestigious journal that creates an opportunity to deliver presentations to the international masses. Nonetheless, the publication of smaller pieces of research and incremental improvements in care can be valuable. Such works need to be shared with others and a conference poster is often the ideal platform to do so.

Not only is this a less intimidating way to display the fruits of your labour, it also provides an opportunity for you to network with likeminded individuals from other organisations and have one-to-one discussions about your findings.

So what do you need to consider when constructing a research poster, and how can you best get your message across?

What you should display where

“Ideally, a poster should be used to communicate findings that others can benefit from,” says Kieran Hand, consultant pharmacist in anti-infectives at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust. “Although many service evaluations and audits could be presented, the medium is best used to present new evidence that helps or inspires others to improve the care of patients.”

Gillian Cavell, deputy director for pharmacy (medicines safety) at Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, believes you need to consider the audience when deciding the conference for which you want to submit a poster. “Some scientific research requires a lot of background knowledge for it to be understood, so it may not be suitable for a conference targeted at clinical pharmacists. If you want to present at a conference at which there are a wide range of practitioners, it would be best to present research that is quite generalisable and relevant to the majority of the audience.”

The right level of detail

Most conferences require an abstract of your research to be submitted before you are granted approval to present a poster. “A common mistake made is to duplicate text from the abstract in the poster,” says Cavell. “This isn’t necessary. I don’t need to read the abstract again — I will have already read it in the conference booklet.”

Hand agrees: “The abstract should communicate what has happened and allow people to determine if the findings are valid. The poster should act as an advertisement for the abstract. It needs to have visual impact.”

He also warns would-be poster designers not to include too much detail. “A balance needs to be struck. You need to include enough information for readers to understand if your method is robust but readers shouldn’t expect to be able to replicate your work just by reading your poster.”

Trudy Thomas, director of taught graduate studies at Medway School of Pharmacy, says: “You can only present a narrow strand of your work so choose carefully.” She adds: “You won’t be able to fit everything you want to say on to one page so you’ll need to be selective. Remember that what you present needs to be of interest to people and they need to understand it.”

Mette Heringa, research pharmacist for Dutch-based medicines safety organisation Health Base, won a poster competition at the 2014 International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) congress. She recommends: “A poster should be a starting point for discussion about the work you have done. Think about what people need to know rather than what you want to say about your research.”

How to design a research poster

An overview of the main features to include when putting together a research poster for a conference to ensure you are showcasing your findings in the best possible way

1) Title : Make it as catchy as possible, but make sure it conveys the issue that you are trying to solve

2) Introduction : No need for a comprehensive literature search but do explain why it was necessary to do the research

3) Method : Make sure it includes what, when and how you did the research. Consider using a flow chart if this makes it clearer

4) Results : Use graphs, charts and tables wherever possible

5) Discussion : Are your results consistent with previous findings or are they new? (If new, how are they new?) Put your results into context by describing their implications and include the next steps for the research

Dos and don’ts of poster design

• Use pictures and graphs to convey your results;
• Acknowledge any limitations of the research;
• Put your research in context;
• Include a date and location of your research;
• Use a text size that can be read easily, and ensure the font and spacing are consistent throughout;
• Avoid jargon;
• Include accurate references and acknowledgements;
• Perform a spell check;
• Label your charts, graphs and tables.

Don’t:

• Cram in too much information;
• Design your poster without checking the dimensions of the conference poster board;
• Copy and paste your abstract on to the poster;
• Use low-resolution images.

Making your work stand out

A touch of creativity will go a long way in attracting other conference delegates to your poster. Cavell advises: “Make sure you use colours with plenty of contrast so that people can read what you’ve written. Colour can also be used to highlight the most important bits.

“Arrange your content logically and make it easy for people to navigate through your work. Consider using bullet points to convey short sentences and avoid large blocks of text. And make sure you use a text size that can be read at a distance.”

Thomas warns that the way a colour looks on a screen is not necessarily how it looks when it is printed. She suggests: “If you can, do a test run at quarter size to check how the poster looks on paper. Watch out for any minor misalignments of texts and tables. These may appear small on screen but will be a lot more obvious on an A0-sized poster.”

Hand points out that many hospital trusts have a template for poster presentations that the media department should be able to provide. The template at his hospital includes instructions on what size and type of font to use. If your employer does not have one, Hand advises: “Spend a bit of time personalising charts or tables and don’t just use Microsoft’s default colours.”

He also recommends using photographs, where appropriate and beneficial, to illustrate a component of your work because these are particularly eye-catching. Any images, however, should be high resolution or they may look unprofessional on the final poster.

Thomas advises pharmacists to seek technical help if it is available. “While you may be an expert in your field of study, you may not necessarily be an expert at poster design,” she says. “There’s no point in spending ages designing a poster if you know someone else who can do it better and faster.”

Charting your results

Using graphs and tables can be a useful way of communicating your results, Hand explains, but says “there’s no need to explain each one in detail in the text”.

Cavell adds: “Keep charts and graphs two-dimensional and organise them in a way so that any trends are easily identified. They should also be clearly labelled so that people don’t have to search for that information. I also find it beneficial to highlight the key results in a different colour to help them stand out.”

Tailoring to the audience

Can you expect to use a poster at several different conferences without changing its content to suit a different audience? Hand believes so: “It isn’t lazy to submit the same poster to several different conferences. The point of a poster is to disseminate your work so there is no need to make this too onerous.” However, some conferences prefer research presented to be unpublished elsewhere, so ensure you check this before submitting the same abstract to two different places.

Hand says it is important to avoid using jargon to help a wider audience understand the poster. Thomas agrees: “Get someone who has no idea what you’ve done to read it — and make sure they understand it.” She also advises that people read the rules of poster design for each conference before submitting — which will typically specify the maximum number of words a poster should contain and the size and orientation it should be.

Cavell suggests that, if you are submitting to more than one conference, it is more important to tailor the abstract than the poster.

Some basic preparation can help things go smoothly while presenting. “Look at your own work objectively and think about how you could respond to any criticisms people might have of your work,” says Hand. “Nobody expects research to be perfect and, as long as you are honest about and acknowledge any limitations, people will respect that.

“Also, given that many conferences have large numbers of posters, people will be grateful if a presenter can summarise theirs in just a few sentences. If asked to do this, don’t just start reading the poster word for word.”

Thomas offers practical advice: “Make sure you bring along the right accessories with which to hang your poster and something to carry your poster in. Any folding lines will make a poster look tatty.”

Heringa suggests that those who submit a poster to a conference must allocate time to showcase their work. “Don’t just put a poster up at the beginning of the conference and take it down at the end. Make sure you are standing by it during the breaks in the conference timetable so that you can have discussions with people who want to find out more.”

Cavell adds: “It’s always useful to take a stack of A4 printouts of your poster for others to take away, along with a copy of any data collection tool that you have found particularly beneficial. An open tin of chocolates will also help attract people to your poster. If you’re planning to use the poster as a networking opportunity, take along some business cards for people to take away.”

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7 Tips to Deliver a Successful Presentation

Presentations can be nerve-racking, but with the right tools, they can be mastered

Presentations can be nerve-racking, but with the right tools, they can be mastered.

Here are a few tips for pharmacy students and practicing pharmacists:

1 . Practice

Presenting to yourself ahead of time will build your confidence, help you become more familiar with the material, and calm your nerves. When you hear yourself speaking out loud, you can vary your tone and speed to get through the slide deck in the allocated time while emphasizing specific words you want to get across to the audience.

Once you’ve practiced on your own a few times, present it to a peer for feedback.

2. Check Content and Format

First, have a title slide with your name, in case your audience didn’t catch it when you introduced yourself.

Second, have clear objectives with your audience in mind. Ask yourself, “What are the main things I want them to learn from this?” Those focused objective points should act as checkpoints in relating information while making the presentation clear and simple.

Third, your slides should be organized with bullet points, easy to read with a minimum size 24 font, straight to the point, and logically presented. Try to avoid overcrowding, small font, and typos because they can distract your audience.

Fourth, incorporate images, tables, or diagrams as appropriate to engage your audience. Constant text on a screen can become repetitive and boring.

3 . Use Appropriate Presenting Style

Know what you’re talking about

Choose a topic you’re interested in so you appear enthusiastic and well informed, but don’t read each slide word for word. Good presenters can glance at a point made on a slide and expand from there while still reiterating the information presented. This will demonstrate you’re comfortable and knowledgeable about the subject.

Connect with the audience through sound

Your audience members may not always look at you, but they’re still listening. Enunciating words appropriately and varying your speed and volume can help refocus them while emphasizing certain points. Whenever you’re collecting your thoughts, try to substitute an “um” with a brief pause.

Stand with confidence

Your posture and demeanor should be professional and exude confidence. Try to keep your shoulders up and relaxed with a straight back. Avoid leaning on walls or resting elbows on a podium, as this can convey disinterest.

Make eye contact

This is an important way to connect with audience members, gain feedback on whether they’re interested or bored, and re-engage them as best as you can.

4 . Ask Questions

Ask questions throughout the presentation, or at least at the end of it. This is a nice addition to promote audience engagement and re-enforce your objectives or important information.

Sometimes, you may forget that when you’re giving a presentation, you’re still in a conversation that’s simply using different forms of communication. In a typical conversation, one individual speaks while another listens. With that said, the audience gives you plenty of time to speak, so you must give them a turn.

Be open to hearing their thoughts, especially in a nonaggressive way. Put yourself in their shoes and answer their questions in a way you’d want a presenter to answer yours. If you don’t know the answer to a question, be honest about it.

5 . Provide References

At the end of your slide deck, make sure to include sources used and cite them properly with AMA, MLA, or any appropriate citation format. This helps demonstrate professionalism and prevent plagiarism.

The font for references may be smaller than the rest of your slides, and subscripts can be used throughout to indicate a specific reference if needed. Make sure to also cite images and tables appropriately.

6. Be Prepared

Night before

It’s always better to be safe than sorry when presenting because you never know what may happen. Put your presentation on a USB and check to make sure the file is there. You may also want to e-mail the presentation to yourself as backup.

First impressions matter and can make a big impact, so plan to arrive early, smile, introduce yourself, and dress professionally.

7 . Calm Your Nerves

Here are some quick pointers to try:

• The night before or early before presenting, watch a funny video clip or read an inspirational quote to help dissipate your nerves.
• Give yourself a quick motivational pep talk in the mirror, like, “I can do this and will do this.”
• Listen to an upbeat song or your favorite one.

Overall, you want to put yourself into a good mood and positive attitude where you aren’t thinking about how nervous you are.

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Advantages of Student Research Poster Presentations

By xinyu (eric) wang, phd and avadhesh sharma, pharmd, phd.

Presenting a poster on research day highlights the outcomes of student research activities. Poster presentations promote student research efforts, sharpen student presentation skills and lead to increased visibility within the research community at PCOM.

Student Research Advantages

The advantages for students of doing research include:

• Developing a better understanding of related topics covered in the PharmD curriculum by going from theory to practice.
• Gaining research experience and hopefully contributing to research publications which strengthen professional development and residency applications.

Poster Presentation Opportunities

Students can present posters at various conferences and meetings. Usually every meeting has specific dimensions for poster designs. PCOM PharmD students have the opportunity to present posters at PCOM Research Day, research meetings, the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy annual meeting and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Midyear Meeting and exhibition. The poster can feature any of the following types of research:

• Pharmaceutical science (drug discovery, drug development, drug delivery, etc.)
• Community-based research
• Pharmacy practice (retrospective analysis, case study, etc.)
• Teaching scholarship

Usually, the faculty mentor assists students by providing research poster templates and guidance to students on how to prepare a poster as per the need of the meeting or conference. Students are encouraged to reach out to faculty directly based on a common interest in research.

To learn more about student research at PCOM School of Pharmacy, visit our pharmacy research page .

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Poster Samples & Sharing

Search these sites to get ideas on how posters are presented within your discipline.

Also, if you upload your poster to one of these sites you can provide handouts or bookmarks with links to the electronic version of your poster at the conference, and keep your work accessible long after the conference.

• Faculty of 1000 Research Posters Open access repository for posters and slide presentations across biology and medicine.
• eposters Open-access journal that provides free access to over 1,800 scientific and medical posters presented at conferences from around the world.
• FigShare This link opens in a new window figshare allows users to upload any file format so that scholarly information can be disseminated electronically.

Designing a Research Poster

The following resources provide guidance on the poster creation process .

• ACP American College of Physicians - Preparing a Poster Presentation This article addresses poster planning, production, and presentation.

• Makesigns Scientific Poster Tutorial Step-by-step guide to poster design and creation.

These resources can be used to obtain copyright compliant images .  Image resolution will vary.

• USC Academic Unit Logotypes University approved logos.
• Open-i - Open Access Biomedical Image Search Engine This link opens in a new window Open-i searches for images in all Open Access articles indexed in PubMed Central. Search over 600,000 copyright compliant images by keyword, topic, or image to find relevant or visually similar images.
• Pixabay This link opens in a new window Repository of free, high quality, copyright compliant images. Begin typing "medical" into the search box. Click dropdown menu to filter by image type. Sign up for free account to download images.
• Wikimedia Commons This link opens in a new window A database of freely usable, high resolution image files.
• Google Images This link opens in a new window For copyright compliant images: type in keywords, click "Search tools", click on "Usage rights" dropdown menu, select from the "Labeled for reuse" options.
• Multimedia Resources (in the Health Sciences) Guide Find videos, audio clips, images, and cases to use in education.

Working with images

• Tips for working with images in Publisher Vendor tips for working with images in Publisher. Includes content about image size, resolution, file formats, and refining.
• Photoshop isn’t the only solution: 5 best programs for resizing images This article provides step-by-step instructions on how to upsample images using Photoshop, GIMP, Windows Live Photo Gallery, Preview, and Pixlr.

Image Manipulation Guidelines

Low resolution images may be manipulated to improve print quality, however you want to proceed with caution when it comes to images that represent research data.

• Rossner, M., & Yamada, K. (2004). What's in a picture? The temptation of image manipulation. The Journal of Cell Biology, 11-15. PMID: 15240566 This article provides specific guidelines on the do's and dont's of image manipulation in scientific publishing in order to ensure the integrity of your data.

Poster Sample / Tips

Diagram image citation:  Blausen.com staff. " Blausen gallery 2014". Wikiversity Journal of Medicine. DOI:10.15347/ wjm /2014.010. ISSN 20018762. (Own work) [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

• Scientific Conference Posters - Webinar This video provides an overview of some tools, resources and key elements to creating a conference poster. Content covers software, general content, design tips, provides image resources, and tips for improved print quality. ~35 min.
• Conference Poster Click here to download a pdf copy of the poster above.
• Scientific Posters PPT slides Click here to download video PPT slides.

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• Psychology of Color This site provides information on the meaning of color and how it is perceived.
• The Art of Color Coordination How to combine colors in order to have a positive effect on your audience.

Upsampling images in Photoshop

Through a process called upsampling , you can add pixels to low resolution images , and thereby improve the print quality . The short video below demonstrates how to upsample images in Photoshop .

Final Checklist

https://www.acponline.org/system/files/documents/education_recertification/education/program_directors/abstracts/prepare/poster_checklist.pdf

Universal Design

Universal Design is the design and composition of an environment so that it can be accessed, understood and used to the greatest extent possible by all people, regardless of their age, size or disability. 

• Equal Access: Universal Design of Conference Exhibits and Presentations A checklist for making conference exhibits and presentations welcoming and accessible to everyone.

Microsoft Publisher Tutorials

The following resources provide guidance on how to use Microsoft Publisher . Resources at the top provide step-by-step guidance about poster creation. Links at the bottom provide general guidance on using Publisher.

• Microsoft Publisher: Conference Poster Sessions University of Liverpool's Microsoft Publisher software video tutorial. Step-by-step demonstration of the key features used to create a poster. Applicable to Publisher 2010, 2013, and 2016. Run time ~12 min.
• Publisher 2016 Essential Training Training videos via Lynda.com that offer in-depth instruction to Publisher 2016.
• Text wrapping in Publisher Guide on how to wrap text around images in Publisher.

PowerPoint Templates & Tutorials

Links to freely available PowerPoint conference poster templates , and guidance for specific software features relevant to poster creation . 

• PhD Posters - Power Point Template Files PPT templates in a variety of sizes. Packed with helpful tips and easy to customize.
• Mega Print Inc - Free Powerpoint Scientific Research Poster Templates PowerPoint® 2007-2013 templates in a variety of sizes.
• Colin Purrington's PPT Poster Templates Free PPT templates and poster making tips.
• Using grids in PowerPoint Guide on how to set up grids in PPT for better content alignment.
• Creating a Poster in PowerPoint 2010 Eastern Michigan University's detailed guide to creating a poster in PowerPoint.

Other Software

Graphics , such as charts and tables can easily be created in Excel .

• Creating Excel charts with the Recommended Charts feature Lynda.com video tutorial that demonstrates how to create charts in Excel 2013. Requires login.

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• PhD Posters Fabric or paper options. Also offers free PPT templates and many poster creation tips.
• PosterSmith Fabric posters.

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Spotlight Posters are professional posters providing informal discussions among conference attendees about select topics that are being highlighted in 2021. Poster presentations provide an excellent opportunity to share your creative approaches, challenges, and innovative ideas in pharmacy. The Midyear Clinical Meeting & Exhibition Spotlight Posters were open to pharmacy practitioners.

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Compliance with USP Chapter in Small and Rural Hospitals

April 17, 2024

CPA Series: Collaborative Practice Agreements in Specialty Pharmacy - Qualitative Data Provides Guidance for Implementation

April 9, 2024

Research that Moves Pharmacy Forward: Conversations with the 2023 ASHP Foundation Literature Awardees

April 2, 2024

Optimizing PARP Inhibitors Through Applying Evolving Technology and Clinical Evidence for Markers of Homologous Recombination Repair

What you need to know about obesity and newer treatments – part 2, what you need to know about obesity and newer treatments – part 1, managing biosimilar adoption in specialty pharmacy.

January 10, 2024

Midyear Clinical Meeting Speaker Series: Drs. Angela Cheng-Lai and Angela Slampak-Cindric

November 29, 2023

Top 4 Tips for Residency Success: Insights from "Get The Residency" Book

November 21, 2023

Be Antibiotics Aware: Pharmacists Collaborating with State and Local Health Departments to Optimize Antibiotic Use

November 20, 2023

The Long and Short of Long COVID

November 17, 2023

ISMP Targeted Medication Best Practices for Community Pharmacy Practice

November 13, 2023

Midyear Clinical Meeting Speaker Series: Drs. Antonia Akrap, Delaram Bahmander, and Samantha Roberts

November 10, 2023

Midyear Clinical Meeting Speaker Series: Patti Kienle and Dr. Michael Ganio discuss sterile compounding education

November 3, 2023

Midyear Clinical Meeting Speaker Series: Drs. Kate Cozart & Lisa Buss Preszler

November 1, 2023

• Midyear Clinical Meeting 2022
• Match Day Resources
• continuing education
• drug shortages
• policy positions and guidelines
• for presenters
• get involved in a meeting

• Chat with NCPA

Poster presentations explore community pharmacy innovation

NCPA December 16, 2020

Innovation in Community Practice posters showcase students, residents, pharmacists, and independent community pharmacies who are developing community practice solutions in health care through innovative ideas and research. Take a look at these posters to engage in peer-to-peer learning about new opportunities to continue to move community practice forward.

More cyber security tips in this month’s magazine

Update on the fight for fair pharmacy reimbursement in washington, independent pharmacist of the year award nominations closing soon, the clock is ticking on our early bird rates.