1. Poster Title Background Objectives Aims Methods Results Conclusions
Name
Title of Program
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Background
An exquisitely brief and riveting synopsis of the case.
Objectives
Use action verbs describing your learning goals for the reader, such as “usually recognize,” “diagnose,” “manage,” etc.
Aims
Use active voice.
List no more than two or three.
Methods
Adhere to the standard sequence of HPI -> PMH -> Fam/SocHx -> PE -> Labs -> Studies. However, not all of the above are necessarily relevant, and may not need to be included.
Consider breaking the case into sections (e.g. HPI, PMH, PE, etc.) to further organize the text for the reader. Use visual dividers to separate sections.
ROS should be included in the HPI only when it contributes to making the presentation interesting.
Give a brief description of the treatment course and finish with the patient’s last known outcome.
Results
Break your discussion into several headings; use tables and charts to make your points.
Use section headings (Epidemiology, Clinical Findings, Diagnostic Tests, etc.) and bullets. Avoid “big-block-of-text” format since these are hard to read.
If this is a common presentation of an uncommon disease, explain how it’s like other cases.
Review pathophysiology, epidemiology, risk factors, clinical characteristics, optimal diagnostic work-up, and treatment options.
If the case is an uncommon presentation of a common disease, explain how it is unique.
Discuss what factors might have led to this unusual presentation, and give thought to how clinicians should be alert to this unusual facet of the disease.
Not all of your scholarship needs to be in the poster, but you should be ready to quote the important literature as needed when asked questions.
Do not include an abstract or references in the poster.
Conclusions
Break your discussion into several headings; use tables and charts to make your points.
Give extensive thought to the lessons that the Give extensive thought to the lessons that the case has to teach, and how a case like this should change the way doctors think about their patients. These lessons should drive the structure of the entire poster.
Be careful about bold, controversial statements (e.g. “all patients with chest pain should have emergent cardiac MRI”).
Policy Implications
Wrap up the points on how your case should impact clinical practice.
Are there broader policy considerations that make your case even more compelling?
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Acknowledgements
Use this area to acknowledge any outside sources of support for your work. Any logos other than the David Geffen School of Medicine logo should be confined to this area.