MAIN TITLE
Your Full Name, Degree(s), Year in Training
Your Co-Authors’ Full Names and Degrees
Event Title, Location, Year
Disclosures
The authors have no financial relationships to disclose or Conflicts
of Interest to resolve.
[Note: Only include the statement above if you do not have any
disclosures or Conflicts of Interest. Otherwise, you must list these
for your audience.]
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Background
• Plan for 1 slide per 1 minute of speech (10 min platform = 10
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slides)
Use 24-pt font or bigger for text
Include a maximum of 5 bullet points per slide
No not exceed 10 lines of text on any single slide
Background section should not exceed 3 slides
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Objective/Aim
• Include a statement of your study objective(s), aim(s) or
hypothesis/hypotheses
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Methods
• Describe your methods including:
– Participants
– Setting
– Study Design
– Procedures
• Be succinct and concise
• Include a statement of your IRB approval. In parentheses,
indicate your protocol ID
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Results
• Include tables, graphs and charts that closely follow or
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complement the main points you are trying to communicate
Don’t forget to indicate what statistical test(s) were performed
and their associated p-values or other test statistics
Label graphics with appropriate headings (e.g., treatment groups,
demographics)
Use theme colors for consistency
Include a maximum of 3 slides for this section
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Limitations
• List the main limitations of your study (3-5 should suffice)
• Be prepared to verbally describe to your audience how you tried
to address these in your study design and methodology
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Conclusions/Implications
• List your main conclusions. Make sure they align with your
Objectives/Aims/Hypotheses.
• Describe the implications of your findings to patient care,
systems-improvement, medical education, etc.
• Briefly state your next steps (e.g., follow-up studies,
dissemination plans)
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Acknowledgements
• Include the names and degrees of all people who contributed to
your project and are not your co-authors*
• Include the names of any organizations or grants that funded all
or a portion of your project
• *Co-authors should be listed on your title page
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