Agenda (PRESENTING MEDICAL DATA AT SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS)
30th May 2010, Warsaw

08.15–08.30	Morning coffee
08.30–09.30	Lecture 1 – The elements of a paper: Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion (IMRAD).
09.30–09.45	Coffee break
09.45–10.45	Lecture 2 – How to make a scientific poster: structure, design, and data presentation.
10.45–11.00	Coffee break
11.00–12.00	Lecture 3 – How to prepare an oral presentation: selecting the content, slide structure, design, common problems, do’s and don’ts.
12.00–13.00	Lunch
13.00–17.00	Workshops (including coffee breaks)
	Prepare and present a poster
	Develop slides and deliver a short oral presentation
17.00–17.15	Closing remarks & certificates

Workshop details

Prepare and present a poster

Participants will be divided into small subgroups (4 subgroups of 5). During the first part of the workshop each group will develop a poster from a manuscript that they will be given. During the last 45 min there will be a poster session when the groups will present the posters, compare them and discuss their pros and cons.

Develop slides and deliver a short oral presentation

In the first part of the workshop, participants will be divided into small subgroups and each subgroup will prepare a set of slides for presentation from an abstract and manuscript. The final 45 min will be devoted to presentations and discussion. Each oral presentation will last approximately 10 min followed by 5 min of general discussion.

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