1. Abstract Title of Poster Authors Department / Division, Advocate Children’s Hospital Title of Poster Authors Department / Division, Advocate Children’s Hospital Background / Introduction (choose one heading term)  Provides a brief, non-selective summary of current knowledge of the care problem being addressed, and characteristics of organizations in which it occurs  Describes the nature and severity of the specific local problem or system dysfunction that was addressed.  Follow the guidelines for the conference/meeting where the poster will be presented. Some organizations request that the abstract be included on the poster.  If the poster space is too tight, and it is not required, leave the abstract off the poster.  Suggested headings for a quality improvement project: Background, Objective(s), Methods, Results, Discussion Methods / Approach (choose one heading) Objective  Describes the specific aim (changes / improvements in care processes and patient outcomes) of the proposed intervention  Clearly state the primary improvement-related question and any secondary questions that the study of the intervention was designed to answer This section may need to start or run over into next column because of space – adjust accordingly.  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 Table or Graphic Table/Figure 1. Description of the figure content, include statistical significance if applicable. Optional Photo or Graphic Figure 2. Description of the figure content, include statistical significance if applicable. Optional Photo or Graphic Results  Report outcomes, Changes in processes of care and patient outcomes associated with the 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. Optional Photo or Graphic Figure 3. Description of the figure content, include statistical significance if applicable. Optional Photo or Graphic Figure 4. Description of the figure content, include statistical significance if applicable. Optional Photo or Graphic References Include this section if space on poster permits. Include only key references listed or used for the introduction. Discussion / Conclusions Acknowledgements  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.  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. 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. 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. Remove this white box to use the template 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. Implications for Practice  Implications for practice include the 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 next steps of the project. Content follows SQUIRE reporting guidelines: http://squire-statement.org/guidelines