This document provides guidance for creating a scientific poster presentation for the European Association of Urological Nurses annual meeting. It begins by outlining the learning objectives of understanding the poster format and effectively presenting the content. It then describes the key components of the poster, including an introduction, methods, results, and conclusion sections. Details are provided on text size, formatting, and illustrations. The document emphasizes keeping the poster clear, concise and visually engaging. Resources for poster examples and creation tools are also included.

1. July 2015
Poster Presentation
EAUN online tool

2. Introduction
Congratulations on your successful abstract submission to the European Association
of Urological Nurses (EAUN) annual meeting. The following educational tool is
provided to assist you now, in the development of your scientific poster for oral
presentation. Please refer back to the abstract tool to help you in the preparation of
your scientific poster.
This tool will describe the key components of the poster presentation, offer practical
suggestions for optimising the key messages of your work, provide general advice on
poster preparation and tips for its oral presentation.
If you are already an accomplished presenter then the guidelines will inform you about
the required “EAUN poster format”. If you have never presented or developed a poster
for conference previously, or if you feel unsure about the steps to take, then we hope
the tool will not only answer the practical questions that you may have, but will give you
confidence in composing and presenting your poster.
Lawrence Drudge-Coates – EAUN Chair

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Learning objectives
On completion of this tool you will be able to:
• Demonstrate, stating clearly the purpose, rationale and scope of
the research project or clinical developments you are undertaking
or have completed, using the agreed poster presentation format.
• Be able to present the content and scope of the work effectively.
This learning tool should be used in conjunction with the EAUN poster
format instructions. Please find the link below.

4. Important instructions for poster
presentations EAUN!
Please be aware that it’s mandatory that:
• The topic of the abstract is relevant to nursing
• The submitter of the abstract is a nurse or eligible for EAUN
membership
• The presenter of the abstract is a nurse or eligible for EAUN
membership
• The abstract has not been published or presented at an
international congress at the time of submission. This rule
applies for both European and US abstract submitters.

5. What is the EAUN poster
session?
• The EAUN poster session is an interactive discussion about your research or
clinical development.
• It allows you to present your research or clinical development quickly and
clearly. A way to engage your interested audience as you explain your
research or clinical development work, to ask for feedback, to gather new
ideas, and develop a network of individuals with similar clinical interests.
• During the poster viewing, at the beginning of the session, groups gather at
the various posters and move from one to the next, discussing their findings
with the authors. This permits a one-to-one exchange of ideas.
• After the poster viewing, the poster presenters will give a short (6 minutes)
presentation of their poster followed by an interactive discussion (2 minutes).

6. EAUN poster
session format
The format of the poster session
• Poster viewing; presenter should remain near his/her
poster (30 minutes)
• Introduction by chairmen (4 minutes)
Presentations (6 minutes for presentation and 2 minutes
for discussion per presenter)
• Your slides will be shown during the presentation in a
PowerPoint format. You may submit maximum five slides
to the EAUN.
NB. All selected posters will be printed as a hand-outs and made
available to the audience if submitted as a pdf file before the deadline.

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Preparing the content
of your poster

8. Sequence of poster contents
• A poster should use photos, figures (graphs), and tables to tell the story of
the study. For clarity, present the information in a sequence that is easy to
follow: this will make it easier to present.
• Organise that material into sections, e.g., Introduction & objectives,
Methods & materials, Results & Conclusions, &, if necessary, Literature
Cited. (Avoid using too many citations)
• The EAUN poster format uses numbers to help sequence sections of the
poster.
• The poster should not rely upon your verbal explanation to link together the
various portions.
• Remember! excessive detail about methods, or vast tables of data are not
necessary. Such material can be discussed with interested persons
individually during or after the session, or presented in a handout.

9. EAUN poster format
Munich 2016
The maximum poster size is: 97 cm high, 147 cm wide (38 inch high, 57 inch wide)

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The following headings are the format for your poster format:
• Abstract title & number
• Introduction & Objectives
• Materials & Methods
• Results
• Conclusion
Poster format

11. Abstract title & number
• This part of the poster includes the title of the work, the
authors names, & the institutional affiliations. Think BIG!
• The title should be readable from 1 – 1.5m away.
• Remember!- the poster title should be the same as your
abstract!
• Middle initials and titles are not necessary.
• Each accepted abstract will be given a unique number, this
should be included in your printed poster on the top left hand
corner.
• Do not include your abstract on the poster!

12. Introduction & Objectives
• Use the abstract information for the basis of your poster
• The poster should quickly orient the audience to the
subject and purpose of your work, as per your abstract.
• Unlike your abstract, the introduction of a poster is a
wonderful place to put a photograph or illustration that
communicates some aspect of your research question.
• [Maximum length: approximately 200 words.]

13. Materials & Methods
• Briefly describe experimental equipment and methods,
• Use figures and tables to illustrate experimental design if
possible; or characteristics of your patients groups i.e.
age, sex, disease stage etc.
• Use flow charts (the type with text and drawings within
boxes) to summarize reaction steps or timing of
experimental procedures;
• Include photographs if relevant
• Mention statistical analyses that were used and how they
allowed you to address hypothesis, as noted in your
abstract.
• [Maximum length: approximately 200 words.]

14. Results
• First paragraph, mention whether experiment worked,
briefly describe qualitative and descriptive results.
• Second paragraph, begin presentation of data analysis
that more specifically addresses the hypothesis; refer to
supporting charts or images. Provide extremely
engaging figure legends that could stand on their own.
• Present numerical data in the form of graphs, rather then
tables (graphs make trends in the data much more
evident). If data must be presented in table-form, KEEP
IT SIMPLE.
• This is always the largest section, except if you have no
data.
• [Maximum length: approximately 200 words, not
counting figure legends.]

15. Conclusions
• Remind the reader of the major result and quickly state
whether your hypothesis was supported.
• Discuss why your results are conclusive and interesting
(attempt to convince reader of these points!)
• Relevance of your findings to other published work if
relevant.
• Future directions.
• [Maximum length: approximately 200 words.]

16. Literature cited
• All literature referenced in your poster should be cited.
• [Maximum length: approximately 10 citations.]

17. Acknowledgments
• Thank individuals for specific contributions to project
(equipment donation, statistical advice, laboratory
assistance, comments on earlier versions of the poster)
• Also include in this section explicit disclosures for any
conflicts of interest and conflicts of commitment.
• [Maximum length: approximately 40 words.]

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POSTER TIPS

19. Poster Background
Use colour to attract attention, organise, and emphasise
- but don't overdo it.
• Softer colours (pastels & greys) may work best as a background -
they are easiest to view for hours at a time, and offer the best
contrast for text, graphic, and photographic elements.
• Avoid dark backgrounds with light letters - very tiring to read.
• Stick to a theme of 2 or 3 colours - much more will overload and
confuse viewers.
• Overly bright colours will attract attention - and then wear out readers'
eyes.

20. Text size & spacing
• For section headings (e.g.,
Introduction), use bold, maybe a font
size of about 36-42.
• For supporting text (e.g., text within each section & figure
captions), use font sizes of about 24-28 (bold, if
appropriate). In general, use font sizes proportional to
importance:
• largest font size- Title
• next largest font size - Section headings
• medium font size - Supporting material
• smallest font size - Details
• Poster text - Double-space all text!!!!

21. Illustrations
• The success of a poster directly relates to the clarity of
the illustrations and tables. Self-explanatory graphics
should dominate the poster.
• However! Make sure they are directly relevant.
• Graphic materials should be visible easily from a
distance of 1m.
• Make sure that the text and the visuals are integrated
• Figures should be numbered consecutively according to
the order in which the are first mentioned in the text.
Each visual should have a brief title (for example: Figure
1- Location of study area).

22. Now!
• If it doesn't provide critical support for your main message,
ELIMINATE IT!
• Edit! Edit! Edit ruthlessly! to reduce text.
• Edit all text to simplify verbiage, to reduce sentence complexity, and
to delete details.
• If it's not relevant to your message, remove it!
• Have colleagues comment on drafts. Print a small version of your
poster and circulate for comment, or hang a full-size draft with pens
and invite them to critique.
• Are your objective and main message obvious?

23. Creating posters with
PowerPoint

24. It is possible to order your poster through the EAU Poster Builder
Service. More information can be found on the congress website
(please find link below).
http://eaun16.uroweb.org/scientific-programme/abstracts/
It is also possible to build your own poster in PowerPoint. For an online
tutorial, please click the link below.
http://www.postersessiononline.eu/pr/diseno_powerpoint.asp

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Resources
Poster examples
Please find a link to some examples below
http://nurses.uroweb.org/nurses/useful-resources/eaun-meetings/posters/
http://www.postersessiononline.eu/pr/aula_poster.asp?congreso=858226954&swAcc
esoAdmin=
http://www.postersessiononline.eu/aula.asp

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We lookforward to seeing you
at the
International EAUN Meeting!