Positing Nuts and Bolts for an Impactful Poster

Authors

  • Raviteja Innamuri Department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College, Nizamabad, Telangana, India
  • Sharad Philip Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences [NIMHANS], Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  • Jayant Mahadevan Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  • Pratikchya Tulachan Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Naga Gorthi Department of Old Age Psychiatry, Cumbria, Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS foundation trust, Newcastle
  • Amit Singh Harm Reduction, National AIDS Control Organization, New Delhi, India
  • Anoop G National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  • Guru Gowda National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bengaluru, India
  • Harita Mathur Vardhaman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India
  • Rajesh Shrestha Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Lumbini Medical College and Teaching Hospital (LMCTH), Kathmandu University (K.U), Tansen, Nepal
  • Shreeram Upadhyaya Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Nepal
  • Lochana Samarasinghe Department of Psychiatry, North Western Mental Health, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Australia
  • Rajitha Marcellin National Institute of Mental Health, Angoda, Sri Lanka
  • Shanali Mallawaarachchi Department of Psychiatry, Ministry of Health Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka
  • Yasodha Rohanachandra Department of Psychiatry, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka
  • Samindi Samarawickrama Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Keywords:

professional skills, Early Career Psychiatrist, preparing a poster, effective poster presentation

Abstract

A poster presentation is often the first step to learning the art of presenting research findings at academic conferences. A lack of training and emphasis on good poster presentations has created a vicious cycle leading to a systematic downgrading of poster presentations. This invariably affects young researchers who are seeking to build confidence through these presentations. This article presents the authors’ learnings at a workshop along with relevant literature.

Key take away: An effective poster presentation begins by taking a step back and finding the key message to be conveyed and not with a review of literature or a unique title. It requires simple consideration of layout and size of the poster, color, font size, representation of data, ease of navigation for the reader and positioning of the sub-headings to be impactful. It is prudent to cautiously explore and experiment with the guidelines and learnings listed here to suit the Early Career Psychiatrist (ECP) style. We believe that these gleanings can benefit other medical professionals with relevant modifications.

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Published

2022-04-26

How to Cite

Innamuri, R., Philip , S., Mahadevan, J., Tulachan, P. ., Gorthi, N. V., Singh, A., G, A., Gowda, G. S. ., Mathur, H., Shrestha, R., Upadhyaya , S., Samarasinghe, L., Dinushini Marcellin, R., Iresha Mallawaarachchi, S., Maheshi Rohanachandra, Y., & Samarawickrama, S. (2022). Positing Nuts and Bolts for an Impactful Poster. Indian Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 2(01), 45–49. Retrieved from https://ijocp.com/index.php/IJOCP/article/view/32

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 01 (2022): Indian Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Section

VIEW POINT

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Copyright (c) 2022 Raviteja Innamuri, Sharad Philip , Jayant Mahadevan, Pratikchya Tulachan, Naga VSS Gorthi, Amit Singh, Anoop G, Guru S Gowda, Harita Mathur, Rajesh Shrestha, Shreeram Upadhyaya , Lochana Samarasinghe, Rajitha Dinushini Marcellin, Shanali Iresha Mallawaarachchi, Yasodha Maheshi Rohanachandra

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