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NOTE: This is a template. Any headers and text, except the Advocate logo and the background color, can be edited and moved as needed. Select & type over or delete any text on this template for your poster. Some of the words are prompts, but what you chose to say is up to you. These are not hard & fast categories—only prompts; use what works best for your content.
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Check the guidelines for your conference and be sure to include the recommended headings. Adjust the headings and content on this poster template to accommodate the guidelines. Words in each section should be a consistent size not smaller than 20 font, Use left alignment throughout. The content should run left to right but can run from one column to another or the line between columns can be removed.
Title of Poster
Authors
Department / Division, Advocate Children’s Hospital
Abstract
Methods (cont’d.)
Results (cont’d.)
Discussion / Conclusions (cont’d.)
Follow guidelines for meeting / conference where poster will be presented. Some organizations request that abstract be included on the poster.
If poster space too tight, and it’s not required, leave abstract off poster.
Suggested headings for a QI project: Background, Objective(s), Methods, Results, Discussion
For quality improvement, this section should include the following content: (subheadings are encouraged)
Sample & Setting
Intervention (use detail to describe)
Methods of Evaluation
Analysis
Optional
Photo or Graphic
Depending on the space you have on your poster, and the conference guidelines you may need to include either the conclusion or discussion section or separate the information into two sections.
Implications for Practice
Figure 3. Description of the figure content, include statistical significance if applicable.
Optional
Table or Graphic
Implications for practice include take away information most relevant for translation into practice.
Include generalizability to pediatric practice.
Include recommendations for future research needs
Include interpretations of the results or project next steps.
Optional
Photo or Graphic
Background / Introduction (choose 1)
Provides brief, non-selective summary of current knowledge of care problem being addressed, and characteristics of organizations in which it occurs
Describes nature and severity of specific local problem or system dysfunction that was addressed.
Table/Figure 1. Description of the figure content, include statistical significance if applicable.
Results
Report outcomes, changes in processes of care, & patient outcomes associated with intervention.
Presents data on changes observed in the care delivery process.
Presents data on changes observed in measures of patient outcome
Use tables, graphs or charts to illustrate the information. Refer to the table or figure number in text.
Include a clear title and legends/descriptions for each figure.
Acknowledgements
Figure 4. Description of the figure content, include statistical significance if applicable.
Acknowledge team members, hospital staff, including nurses, residents, fellows, office staff and/or mentor who provide ancillary or intermittent care but who do not make a direct and significant contribution to the clinical data.
Objective
Discussion / Conclusions
Describes specific aim (changes / improvements in care processes and patient outcomes) of proposed intervention
Clearly state the primary improvement-related question and any secondary questions that study of the intervention was designed to answer
Summarizes the most important successes and difficulties in implementing intervention components, and main changes observed in care delivery and clinical outcomes
Highlight the study’s particular strengths
Compare and contrast study results with relevant findings of others, drawing on broad review of the literature.
Report limitations of your project.
References
Include this section if space on poster permits. Include only key references listed or used for the introduction.
Optional
Photo or
Graphic
Optional
Photo or
Graphic
Content follows SQUIRE reporting guidelines:
Methods / Approach (choose one)
This section may need to start or run over into next column because of space – adjust accordingly.
Figure 2. Description of the figure content, include statistical significance if applicable.