The Fourth Annual International Nursing Research Conference

Call for Abstracts

Abstract Submission for Poster Presentation Deadline: March 30, 2008.

Poster Presentation Abstract Submission-

Deadline: March 30, 2008

Guidelines for EBP Poster Presentation:

The following information is provided to assist individuals in the synthesis of a poster presentation. You can find more information on the North Colorado Medical Center’s Nursing Research site.

Suggested headings for use in presenting a poster:

• Title, author(s), institution
• Purpose and rationale
• Synthesis of the evidence
• Proposed change in practice
• Implementation strategies
• Evaluation

Deciding on the content

Given that you have limited space, you now have to decide between what is important and what is not necessary.

• What are you trying to achieve by presenting the posters? Is it to sell a product? Is it to tell people what you have done? Is it to tell people of a new discovery? Is it to convince people that one product or technique is better than another?
• Who will be attending the presentation? Are they technical people? What is the level of their knowledge of your subject area?

Design

1. Keep the material simple
• Make full use of the space, but do not cram a page full of information as the result can often appear messy
• Be concise - use only pertinent information to convey your message
• Be selective when showing results - present only those that illustrate the main findings of the project. However, do keep other results handy so that you may refer to them when asked
2. Do not use more than 2 font types
• Too many font types distracts, especially when they appear on the same sentence
• Fonts that are easy on the eyes are Times-Roman and Arial
3. A picture is worth a thousand words – but only if it is drawn properly and used appropriately
• Graphs
• Choose graph types that are appropriate to the information that you want to display
• Annotations should be large enough, and the lines of line-graphs should be thick enough so that they may be viewed from a distance
• Do not attempt to have more than six line-graphs on a single plot
• Diagrams and drawings
• Should be labeled
• Drawings and labels should be large and clear enough so that they are still legible from a distance
• Do not try to cramp labeling to fit into components of a drawing or diagram. Use ‘arrows’ and ‘callouts’
• Clipart
• Should only be used if they add interest to the display and complement the subject matter. Otherwise, all they do is distract attention from the focus of the presentation
4. Since poster stands will not be supplied, consider use of poster board in a bi-fold or tri-fold format so that the presentation will be self-standing on tables provided
• Suggested size of the presentation/poster board is no larger than 4 x 4 feet
5. Provide a handout for interested observers which summarizes the poster presentation and supplies any pertinent information an interested observer might desire
• One method is to utilize Microsoft PowerPoint to compile a presentation
• Paste these slides to poster board after printing each in an 8 x 10 format (color slides preferred)
• Utilize the “handout” or “outline” view to print handouts for interested observers to take