Beamish Andrew J, Ansell James, Foster Jessica J, Foster Kathryn A, Egan Richard J
Postgraduate Centre, Wales Deanery, Heath Park, Cardiff, United Kingdom.
Postgraduate Centre, Wales Deanery, Heath Park, Cardiff, United Kingdom.
J Surg Educ. 2015 Mar-Apr;72(2):278-82. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2014.08.011. Epub 2014 Sep 17.
Literature exploring the educational value and quality of conference poster presentation is scarce. The aim of this study was to identify and describe the variation in poster exhibitions across a spectrum of conferences attended by trainees.
Prospective observational assessment of conference posters was carried out across 7 variables at 4 conferences attended by surgical trainees in 2012. Posters were compared by individual variables and according to overall poster score combining all 7 variables examined. The number of authors listed was also compared.
Random samples of consecutively numbered posters were examined at the exhibitions of 4 conferences, which included a UK national medical education conference (Association for the Study of Medical Education), a UK international surgical conference (Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland), a European oncology conference (European Society of Surgical Oncology), and a North American joint medical and surgical conference (Digestive Diseases Week).
Significant variation existed between conferences in posters and their presentation. The proportion of presenters failing to display their posters ranged from 3% to 26% (p < 0.0001). Adherence to size guidelines varied from 89% to 100% (p = 0.002). The inclusion of references ranged from 19% to 82% (p < 0.0001). The presence of a presenting author during the allocated session varied widely from 21% to 86% (p < 0.0001). No significant variation was observed in the proportion of posters that were formatted using aims, methods, results, and conclusion sections (81%-93%; p = 0.513) or in the proportion of posters that were identified as difficult to read (24%-28%; p = 0.919). Association for the Study of Medical Education outperformed each of the other exhibitions overall (p < 0.0001). Posters with greater than the median of 4 authors performed significantly better across all areas (p < 0.0001-0.042) except presenter attendance (p = 0.480).
Poster exhibitions varied widely, with room for improvement at all 4 conferences. Lessons can be learned by all conferences from each other to improve presenter engagement with and the educational value of poster exhibitions.
探讨会议海报展示的教育价值和质量的文献稀缺。本研究的目的是识别和描述实习医生参加的一系列会议中海报展示的差异。
2012年，在外科实习医生参加的4次会议上，对会议海报进行了前瞻性观察评估，涉及7个变量。根据各个变量以及综合所考察的所有7个变量的总体海报得分对海报进行比较。还比较了列出的作者数量。
在4次会议的展览中检查了连续编号海报的随机样本，其中包括一次英国全国医学教育会议（医学教育研究协会）、一次英国国际外科会议（大不列颠及爱尔兰外科医生协会）、一次欧洲肿瘤学会议（欧洲外科肿瘤学会）和一次北美医学与外科联合会议（消化系统疾病周）。
不同会议的海报及其展示存在显著差异。未展示海报的展示者比例从3%到26%不等（p<0.0001）。对尺寸指南的遵守情况从89%到100%不等（p = 0.002）。参考文献的包含比例从19%到82%不等（p<0.0001）。在指定时间段内有报告作者在场的情况差异很大，从21%到86%不等（p<0.0001）。在使用目的、方法、结果和结论部分进行排版的海报比例（81%-93%；p = 0.513）或被认为难以阅读的海报比例（24%-28%；p = 0.919）方面未观察到显著差异。总体而言，医学教育研究协会的表现优于其他各次展览（p<0.0001）。作者人数超过4人中位数的海报在所有方面（p<0.0001 - 0.042）的表现均显著更好，但报告作者出席情况除外（p = 0.480）。
海报展示差异很大，所有4次会议都有改进空间。所有会议都可以相互借鉴经验，以提高展示者对海报展示的参与度以及海报展示的教育价值。
