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Preparing Your Poster for The Research Forum

Preparing Your Poster for The Research Forum. OUCOM-Tulsa Department of Family Medicine Presented By: Frances Wen, Ph.D. February 23, 2010. WHEN: Thursday, April 8, 2010 WHERE: OU Schusterman Learning Center. OU-Tulsa Research Forum 2009. The Poster. Review instructions!

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Preparing Your Poster for The Research Forum

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  1. Preparing Your Poster for The Research Forum OUCOM-Tulsa Department of Family Medicine Presented By: Frances Wen, Ph.D. February 23, 2010

  2. WHEN: Thursday, April 8, 2010 WHERE: OU Schusterman Learning Center OU-Tulsa Research Forum 2009

  3. The Poster • Review instructions! • 4’ x 4’ • Display with velcro • Indicate all funding sources and any conflict of interest

  4. Poster Questions • What do I have to say? • Case report or clinical investigation? • Quality improvement project? • Curriculum intervention or innovation? • Who is your audience? • Consult the “Red Book” every doc can do a poster. http://tulsa.ou.edu/socm/documents/Every-Doc-Can-Do-Poster.doc

  5. The Poster • Write Your Text • Expand on information provided in Abstract • Use same format as Abstract • Introduction • Methods • Results • Conclusions/Discussion • Implications for clinical practice • Possibilities for future studies

  6. The Poster • Consider visual presentation • Graphs, photos, x-rays, drawings • Large font size readable from 6 feet away • Highlight important sections by size, position or color • 50% text/pictures and 50% white space • Organize sections by how people read: Left to Right and Top to Bottom

  7. Common Complaints • The text is too small • Too much unnecessary data or text • Organization is confusing, without any informative headings • Glare from lamination or glossy paper makes reading difficult.

  8. Useful Design Tips • Never forget the poster’s purpose, audience and setting • Use a columnar setup • Use Arabic numerals or bullets to create a visual path • Experiment with alternate layouts to find the most effective one • Study other posters that you liked for additional ideas

  9. Type Faces and Color • Justify Left margins , not Right • Use upper and lower case uniformly • Use muted colors for background. Avoid loud or bright backgrounds • Scale: 80 font black letters for main title • 48 font for authors names and institutional affiliations • 40 font for main text headings • 24-28 font for supporting text

  10. Supporting the Poster • Presenter: This would generally be you. Dress appropriately, be professional, do not argue if you disagree with the feedback. • Handout: brief, 1 -2 page handout, synopsis of your work. Include your name and e-mail address. • Sign up List: Sign up sheet for people who are interested in more information, collaborative work, networking. • Business Card: Have your professional information ready to share.

  11. Reducing the Risk of Breast Cancer: Taking 20mg of Tamoxifen daily for 5 years will reduce the 10 year risk of breast cancer in women ages 40-59 with a first degree relative of colorectal adenocarcinoma by 50 percent. Runkle GP ,Seehusen DA, Edwards JA, Junnila JL, Oh RCMadigan Army Medical Center Methods: Double-blinded, placebo-controlled randomized trial Intervention: Tamoxifen 20mg daily for five years 10,000 subjects enrolled In this enterprising study, the authors demonstrated a fifty percent reduction in the ten year actuary survival rate in the incidence of breast cancer in women ages 40-59 with a first degree relative with colorectal adenocarcinoma treated with prophylactic tamoxifen at a dose of twenty milligrams daily for a total of five years of administration with minimal loss to follow-up. Tamoxifen effective in breast cancer prevention Family History of colon cancer increases risk Does tamoxifen reduce breast cancer risk in women with a family history of colon cancer?

  12. Reducing the Risk of Breast Cancer Seehusen DA, Edwards JA, Junnila JL, Oh RC, Runkle GPMadigan Army Medical Center Does tamoxifen reduce breast cancer risk in women with a family history of colon cancer? 5 year Breast Cancer Mortality • Methods: • Double-blinded, placebo-controlled randomized trial • Intervention: Tamoxifen 20mg daily for five years • 10,000 subjects enrolled Control Tamoxifen (per 5,000 subjects)) • Background: • Tamoxifen effective in breast cancer prevention • Family History of colon cancer increases risk Results: 50% reduction in 10 year risk of breast cancer in women ages 40-59 with a first degree relative with colorectal adenocarcinoma treated with prophylactic tamoxifen

  13. Questions • References: • ACP (American College of Physicians) • http://www.acponline.org/residents_fellows/competitions/abstract/prepare/index.html • “Every Doc Can Do a Poster”/”Every Doc Can Do A Case Report” http://tulsa.ou.edu/socm/documents/Every-Doc-Can-Do-Poster.doc • http://tulsa.ou.edu/socm/documents/Every-Doc-Can-Do-CaseReport.doc

  14. Thank You

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