How to Create a Research Poster What is

How to Create a Research Poster

What is a research poster? Posters are widely used in the academic community, and most conferences include poster presentations in their program. Research posters summarize information or research concisely and attractively to help publicize it and generate discussion. The poster is usually a mixture of a brief text mixed with tables, graphs, pictures, and other presentation formats. At a conference, the researcher stands by the poster display while other participants can come and view the presentation and interact with the author.

What makes a good poster? ü ü ü ü Important information should be readable from about 10 feet away Title is short and draws interest Word count of about 300 to 800 words Text is clear and to the point Use of bullets, numbering, and headlines make it easy to read Effective use of graphics, color and fonts Consistent and clean layout Includes acknowledgments, your name and institutional affiliation

Where do I begin? Answer these three questions: I. What is the most important/interesting/astounding finding from my research project? II. How can I visually share my research with conference attendees? Should I use charts, graphs, photos, images? III. What kind of information can I convey during my talk that will complement my poster?

How do I design a conference poster? A large-format poster is a big piece of paper or wall-mounted monitor featuring: • a short title • an introduction to your burning question • an overview of your novel experimental approach • your amazing results in graphical form • some insightful discussion of aforementioned results • a listing of previously published articles that are important to your research • some brief acknowledgement of the tremendous assistance and financial support conned from others • if all text is kept to a minimum (less than a 1000 words) • a person could fully read your poster in 5 -10 minutes

Example: Patient Education Presented at AWHONN Convention 2018

Example: Staff Education Presented at AWHONN Convention 2018

Example: Quality Improvement Presented at AWHONN Convention 2018

Example: Case Study www. posterpresentations on-line

Choosing and Using Color • Are there any colors already in place that you could use? • Maintain a color scheme • Keep backgrounds subtle; grays and muted colors help foreground information standout • Large amounts of red, yellow or orange can overpower your message

Using images • Whether it's an illustration, a photograph, a chart or a graph, make sure that it supports the focus of your poster • Remember to get permission to use photographs, images • Adjust color and contrast images • Crop or edit images so the important information is obvious • Give photos short titles or captions • Simplify charts and graphs

Developing the layout • • • The most important things go first. Use a grid to keep items aligned and straight. Use a column format Try to keep 40% of the poster area empty of text and images Use a text hierarchy A text hierarchy means that you've established a convention with font sizes and styles that lets viewers easily recognize the order of importance of information in the poster

Format for a well designed poster

A sample of a poorly designed poster

A sample of a poorly designed poster

Poster Template Examples

Title of Poster Here: Fill in Your Title Authors Names Here, Ph. D, Additional Authors, Ph. D, M. S. S. W BACKGROUND v Discuss previous literature here. Dignity Health has specific guidelines to their branding. Because of that, please do not change the logo shape, color, or design. v Additionally, branding requires that you use specific fonts: Primarily, Trade Gothic LT Std as Headers, and Lyon Text Regular in the body. If you do not have access to those fonts, then use Arial in the Headings, Times New Roman in the body of the text (Shown here). RESULTS v Here you will discuss your results, which I am sure by now you are catching on to the flow of this. cnix nerj mnld s on aloie nv o vnaliv rlknalvf alvjivmd l gir nvldl. v Current table below was created in Excel then copied over. Table 1 v More info here as needed. Liaoma wien zocu klqn kdosn lkjfds aclkac. OBJECTIVES v Discuss your objectives here. v Here are some objectives that this study is trying to accomplish. v This is one of two v This is two of two METHODS v More info here as needed. Leoma wine loco kiln kudos' favor them o the vie wow p dikvhye sock lkdfuw nos. v Discuss your conclusions here. Focoa, e labium loam l; ksdfpa meld a gets town their swat Chula. v More info here as needed. Liaoma wien zocu klqn kdosn Logistic Regression Predicting Suicidal Ideation (N = 4834) Predictor v Here is where you… you guessed it, talk about your conclusions. v Alikcsjao alkafoi akljcoi afcoi kna; njci jthow eithc owso v Do not alter the colors within the poster, as they are specifically Dignity’s color pallet. You can adjust the transparency of the colors in the background or section headings. CONCLUSIONS β SE Odds ratio Wald statistic Mom Quality -. 51** . 12 . 60 17. 79 Dad Quality -. 50** . 02 . 61 20. 62 Sibling Quality -. 17* . 08 . 84 5. 30 Mom Quantity . 18** . 05 1. 2 16. 39 Dad Quantity -. 02 . 05 . 98 . 12 Sibling Quantity -. 04 . 102 . 96 . 16 fkvoh theh o th the vie wu p dikvhye sowhcv lkdfuw nos. v Discuss previous conclusions here. Focoa, e laioem lkfoam l; ksdfpa mvlp a gitj thwn theil slwit cuhyla. v More info here as needed. Liaoma wien zocu klqn kdosn fkvoh theh o th the vie wu p dikvhye sowhcv lkdfuw nos. *p <. 05. **p <. 001 v More results here. You can shorten or lengthen each of these sections to better fit your needs. v Discuss previous conclusions here. Focoa, e laioem lkfoam l; ksdfpa mvlp a gitj thwn theil slwit cuhyla. v More info here as needed. Liaoma wien zocu klqn kdosn v If results are too long for just one section, you can do a fkvoh theh o th the vie wu p dikvhye sowhcv lkdfuw nos. Results cont’d on the right hand side. v Discuss your conclusions here. Focoa, e laioem lkfoam v Feel free to adjust everything as you need. l; ksdfpa mvlp a gitj thwn theil slwit cuhyla. Participants v Lajfloalci mjnodsd irmd dir v igjie eoht jgdops jiodpsdmg v Describe your participants, present general demographic v More info here as needed. Liaoma wien zocu klqn kdosn fkvoh theh o th the vie wu p dikvhye sowhcv lkdfuw nos. v A; fdlka; l; l a; ; asdo w wprtt fg, b ops ejiaeo a vopb c ope information. v You can give age ranges, standard deviations, ethnic makeup, and any other relevant information. Procedure v Describe how you conducted the study. What materials were v Discuss more results. Focoa, e laioem lkfoam l; ksdfpa mvlp Table 2 IMPLICATIONS Means, Standard Deviations, and Correlations for Suicidal Attempts and Family Relationships (N = 4834) M SD 1 2 3 4 5 6 0. 58 0. 91 -. 15** -. 13* -. 01 -. 08 -. 06 -. 07 1. Mom Quality 4. 38 . 63 -- . 45** . 23** . 22** . 15** v Describe what you measures are. 2. Dad Quality 4. 15 . 77 -- . 18** . 10** . 40** . 14** 3. Sibling Quality 3. 96 1. 03 -- . 16** . 12** . 31** v And examples of questions or statements. 4. Mom Quantity 5. 03 2. 09 -- . 60** . 11** 5. Dad Quantity 3. 85 2. 14 -- . 12** 6. Sibling Quantity 3. 59 . 79 Measures v Each one of these internal sections are completely optional. I would not stress about filling each portion, especially if it doesn’t relate to what study you will be presenting opr po v kov po j jaokgjb jsj h a kb k snf ik kjr I ki. a gitj thwn theil slwit cuhyla. Suicidal Behavior used. Doesn’t need to be extensive v More info here as needed. Liaoma wien zocu klqn kdosn Variable *p <. 05. **p <. 01. -- v Implications here. I hope your poster turns out great. Good luck with everything. v Oiaml od o jt n woat h ko hthwiw f nfiosm jnvlosn iololdm ls. lf lfkjsfls oja. Lkjfo joie fisfojso s. skdjfo sfnjosl owohnwnwekr os ffnn sfljnvlk owiuj. v Jksfoiwsjie wjoiwoe. Ojvoifsojwer v kfoisjoiewlsfmloiolrkjeoerflksfujfjosidfolelmkfiosojrelowrmj kl

Title of Poster Here: Fill in Your Title Authors Names Here, Ph. D, Additional Authors, Ph. D, M. S. S. W BACKGROUND v Discuss previous literature here. Dignity Health has specific guidelines to their branding. Because of that, please do not change the logo shape, color, or design. v Additionally, branding requires that you use specific fonts: Primarily, Trade Gothic LT Std as Headers, and Lyon Text Regular in the body. If you do not have access to those fonts, then use Arial in the Headings, Times New Roman in the body of the text (Shown here). RESULTS you are catching on to the flow of this. cnix nerj mnld s on aloie nv o vnaliv rlknalvf alvjivmd l gir nvldl. v Current table below was created in Excel then copied over. Table 1 v More info here as needed. Liaoma wien zocu klqn kdosn lkjfds aclkac. OBJECTIVES v Discuss your objectives here. v Here are some objectives that this study is trying to accomplish. v This is one of two v This is two of two METHODS β SE v More info here as needed. Leoma wine loco kiln kudos' favor them o the vie wow p dikvhye sock lkdfuw nos. v Discuss your conclusions here. Focoa, e labium loam l; ksdfpa meld a gets town their swat Chula. v More info here as needed. Liaoma wien zocu klqn kdosn Logistic Regression Predicting Suicidal Ideation (N = 4834) Predictor v Here is where you… you guessed it, talk about your conclusions. v Alikcsjao alkafoi akljcoi afcoi kna; njci jthow eithc owso v Do not alter the colors within the poster, as they are specifically Dignity’s color pallet. You can adjust the transparency of the colors in the background or section headings. CONCLUSIONS v Here you will discuss your results, which I am sure by now Odds ratio Wald statistic fkvoh theh o th the vie wu p dikvhye sowhcv lkdfuw nos. v Discuss previous conclusions here. Focoa, e laioem lkfoam Mom Quality -. 51** . 12 . 60 17. 79 Dad Quality -. 50** . 02 . 61 20. 62 Sibling Quality -. 17* . 08 . 84 5. 30 v More info here as needed. Liaoma wien zocu klqn kdosn Mom Quantity . 18** . 05 1. 2 16. 39 fkvoh theh o th the vie wu p dikvhye sowhcv lkdfuw nos. Dad Quantity -. 02 . 05 . 98 . 12 Sibling Quantity -. 04 . 102 . 96 . 16 l; ksdfpa mvlp a gitj thwn theil slwit cuhyla. v More info here as needed. Liaoma wien zocu klqn kdosn fkvoh theh o th the vie wu p dikvhye sowhcv lkdfuw nos. *p <. 05. **p <. 001 v More results here. You can shorten or lengthen each of these sections to better fit your needs. v Discuss previous conclusions here. Focoa, e laioem lkfoam l; ksdfpa mvlp a gitj thwn theil slwit cuhyla. v More info here as needed. Liaoma wien zocu klqn kdosn v If results are too long for just one section, you can do a fkvoh theh o th the vie wu p dikvhye sowhcv lkdfuw nos. Results cont’d on the right hand side. v Discuss your conclusions here. Focoa, e laioem lkfoam v Feel free to adjust everything as you need. l; ksdfpa mvlp a gitj thwn theil slwit cuhyla. Participants v Lajfloalci mjnodsd irmd dir v igjie eoht jgdops jiodpsdmg v Describe your participants, present general demographic v More info here as needed. Liaoma wien zocu klqn kdosn fkvoh theh o th the vie wu p dikvhye sowhcv lkdfuw nos. v A; fdlka; l; l a; ; asdo w wprtt fg, b ops ejiaeo a vopb c ope information. v You can give age ranges, standard deviations, ethnic makeup, and any other relevant information. Procedure v Describe how you conducted the study. What materials were v Discuss more results. Focoa, e laioem lkfoam l; ksdfpa mvlp Table 2 IMPLICATIONS Means, Standard Deviations, and Correlations for Suicidal Attempts and Family Relationships (N = 4834) M SD 1 2 3 4 5 6 0. 58 0. 91 -. 15** -. 13* -. 01 -. 08 -. 06 -. 07 1. Mom Quality 4. 38 . 63 -- . 45** . 23** . 22** . 15** v Describe what you measures are. 2. Dad Quality 4. 15 . 77 -- . 18** . 10** . 40** . 14** 3. Sibling Quality 3. 96 1. 03 -- . 16** . 12** . 31** v And examples of questions or statements. 4. Mom Quantity 5. 03 2. 09 -- . 60** . 11** 5. Dad Quantity 3. 85 2. 14 -- . 12** 6. Sibling Quantity 3. 59 . 79 Measures v Each one of these internal sections are completely optional. I would not stress about filling each portion, especially if it doesn’t relate to what study you will be presenting opr po v kov po j jaokgjb jsj h a kb k snf ik kjr I ki. a gitj thwn theil slwit cuhyla. Suicidal Behavior used. Doesn’t need to be extensive v More info here as needed. Liaoma wien zocu klqn kdosn Variable *p <. 05. **p <. 01. -- v Implications here. I hope your poster turns out great. Good luck with everything. v Oiaml od o jt n woat h ko hthwiw f nfiosm jnvlosn iololdm ls. lf lfkjsfls oja. Lkjfo joie fisfojso s. skdjfo sfnjosl owohnwnwekr os ffnn sfljnvlk owiuj. v Jksfoiwsjie wjoiwoe. Ojvoifsojwer v kfoisjoiewlsfmloiolrkjeoerflksfujfjosidfolelmkfiosojrelowrmj kl

Submission Process

How do I submit my abstract? . In accordance with CDC Covid-19 recommendations, May 27, 2021, PAC/LAC Annual Conference, Quality of Life for Families XXIV will be virtual. PAC/LAC is accepting poster abstracts that focus on innovative and creative approaches in perinatal healthcare or perinatal quality improvement. Focus Areas Academic study, research and evaluation, maternal mental health, health prevention, access to care, best practices, policy and advocacy, or quality improvement approaches

Abstract Content Abstracts should be brief (approximately 250 words) and include: 1. Full title of Poster 2. Name(s) of presenter(s) along with credentials, job title, and contact information (phone and email) 3. Focus area 4. Background: State the problem and provide relevance. 5. Methods: Explain the design of the study/program and how it was implemented. 6. Results: Provide quantitative/qualitative data to date. Note when final results are expected. 7. Discussion: Summarize relevant findings, cost/staff implications, lessons learned and barriers

Deadline for Submission Submit abstracts by April 29, 2021 via email to gpakhanyan@paclac. org

Notification of Acceptance Notification of acceptance will be made via email to the primary author no later than May 3, 2021. If your abstract is accepted for a poster presentation, you will receive detailed instructions about creating your poster. If accepted, author/authors must register for and attend the full conference. The representative will need to stand by their poster to answer questions during the poster session. All expenses associated with the conference, travel, and presentation preparation are the presenter’s responsibility. Conference information is available at www. paclac. org.

References and Resources http: //www. personal. psu. edu/drs 18/postershow/ https: //guides. nyu. edu/posters http: //colinpurrington. com/tips/poster-design https: //journals. plos. org/ploscompbiol/article? id=10. 1371/journal. pcbi. 0030102 For more information contact Gayane Pakhanyan at gpakhanyan@paclac. org

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