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Title:
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Use one which clearly indicates what the poster is about.
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Organization:
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Present your findings in a logical order. Always give evidence
before conclusions, e.g. The pink group had fewer symptoms,
so I recommend pink pills. NOT- I recommend pink pills because
the pink group had fewer symptoms. CERTAINLY NOT- I recommend
pink pills because my doctor told me they were best.
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Symptoms:
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Describe the condition thoroughly so that a lay person could
understand.
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Etiology:
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Explain what may have caused the problem if this is known.
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Prognosis:
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State what is likely to happen in time.
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Treatment:
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Explain the proposed treatment, evaluate its effectiveness
by presenting evidence from the literature and deducing conclusions
directly from this evidence.
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Alternatives:
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Evaluate the relative effectiveness of various treatments
based on evidence from the literature.
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Point of View:
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Assert YOUR conclusions regarding your findings in active
voice.
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Terminology:
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Define and explain all terms (diseases, treatments...).
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Conclusions:
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Base all conclusions on clearly stated EVIDENCE. NEVER, NEVER,
NEVER use arguments based on the authority or experience of
authors, editors, or investigators. Your conclusions must be
based strictly on evidence derived from literature as opposed
to the judgement of the people who wrote the literature.
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Comparison:
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Relative to what "control group" are you making comparative
judgements.
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Proofread:
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Check spelling, punctuation, and grammar carefully.
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Sources of Information:
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Use recent, primary sources when possible. Do not rely on
'evidence' from popular non-refereed sources.
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Citations:
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Literature Cited:
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List ONLY sources actually cited. Use correct bibliographic
format in the Literature Cited section. See
How to Cite Sources
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Avoid quotes.
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Or if you must use them give the page on which the quotation
appeared, e.g. (Jones, 1989:10) where 10 is the page in the
cited source.
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Be sure to cite sources
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for any information not generally known unless. Otherwise
the implication is that the information is original with you.
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Cite at least 9 sources
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4 of which must be primary sources
