Poster session fundamentals: becoming a proficient 'poster child' for health education.

摘要

People often make the mistake of turning down an invitation to present their work at a professional conference because it was accepted as a poster session rather than an oral presentation. They either think a poster is less prestigious, powerful, or popular than a presentation; don't see a poster as a benchmark in preparing to write an article; don't think they have the technical savvy to design and produce a dramatic and compelling visual; or simply can't be bothered with mailing or schlepping a poster to an event.Forgive our proselytizing, but now that we have "seen the light" we are eager to share what we've learned and to encourage colleagues to take advantage of the poster session format. Here's how we see the choice: