The Texas Society of Health-System Pharmacist’s 2008 Annual Seminar (April 3-7) will include an opportunity for original scholarly work on research and professional practice topics to be presented in poster format. 

Posters will be displayed on Friday and Saturday, April 4 - 5 in the Crystal Ballroom Foyer of the Intercontinental Hotel in Dallas, TX.   Winning submissions will receive a recognition plaque and $250 award from the TSHP Research & Education Foundation and will be announced during the Installation Luncheon on Sunday, April 6.

Posters previously presented at other educational conferences, such as the ASHP Annual or Midyear Clinical Meeting are welcome; however they are not eligible for the award. Posters presented at the 2008 Alcalde Conference will be considered 'new' and eligible for award recognition, but must be submitted in accordance to Poster Competition requirements.  The abstract deadline for submission  is February 28, 2008. New submissions or edits to previous submissions will not be accepted after this date.  Additional information will be provided to accepted posters. Posters will be accepted by the Foundation beginning January 1, 2008.

Abstracts will be peer reviewed and TSHP will notify the primary author by e-mail no later than March 10, 2008 if the poster has been accepted for display at the seminar.  TSHP members will have priority over non-members, should the number of abstract submitted and approved exceed the display space capacity.  TSHP does not sponsor travel expenses associated with your participation in the poster session.  Poster presenter(s) must be registered for the Seminar at least on the set-up and presentation days.  Presenter(s) without a seminar badge will not be admitted.

All posters will be judged using the following criteria: Merit of work (methodology, data and information presentation and soundness of conclusions/observations); Originality; Significance to pharmacy; and Quality (poster professional appearance).

For information on 'How to Prepare a Poster,' click here. (Requires PowerPoint to view.)

Categories for Posters 

            §  Resident/Fellow represents individuals in post-graduate residency, fellowship or other post-graduate educational program

           §  Student represents individuals in undergraduate pharmacy academic programs.

            §  Technician represents individuals practicing as pharmacy technicians.

            §  Practitioner 4 categories: represents individuals licensed as a registered pharmacist.

                 Administrative/Practice Management Posters related to professional practice and practice management issues.

                 Clinical Posters related to patient care delivery, therapy and outcomes.

                 Education Posters related to educational planning, development and conduct for professional practice and professional and patient education.

                 Leadership Posters related to leadership concepts, programs, practice, research and projects.  Additionally, highlights TSHP Leadership Development Program posters.

Note:  All posters from pharmacy residents, students and technicians will be considered in their respective category, regardless of topic. The Poster Review Committee reserves the right to determine final poster category, in collaboration with the presenter.

Rules

All listed presenters must be annual seminar registrants (for at least Friday and Saturday).  All poster expenses are the responsibility of the presenter.  Abstract and posters must be submitted anddisplayed in compliance with reqruiements.

Abstract Guidelines

Interested candidates should complete the 'Submission Information for Poster Presentations" form online. Each presenter must upload an electronic abstract suitable for reproduction in the Seminar program. The abstract should contain a maximum of 250 words, use standard abbreviations and 10 point Times New Roman font. Do not include graphs, tables, or illustrations in the abstract. Do not use tabs or special formatting. Left-justify all text. Proof read abstracts carefully, particu­larly doses, numerical values, and drug names. TSHP will not correct abstracts.

Abstracts should include (information in brown highlight is utilized to calculate maximum word count).

§    Title of Proposed Poster

§    Authors(s) - the primary author name (first and middle initial followed by the last name) should be listed first and will determine the poster category;  subsequent authors in the same format should be listed in the order in which they should appear in the program.

§    Primary Author Contact Information

§    Presenting Author    

§    Institution, City, State

§    Poster Category

§    Place and date of previously presented poster

§    Background - rationale for the study or report (brief description of the initial problem or situation)

§    Objective(s) - the purpose and/or goal(s) intended to be obtained

§    Methods or procedures - scientific methodology or needs assessment, development, implementation and follow-up

§    Results - summary of results; (Note: for research-in-progress re­ports, include treatment of data, statistical analysis used, and pre­liminary results)

§    Conclusion(s) - consis­tent with the objective(s) and results and include a statement at it relates to the significance to current or future pharmacy practice

§    Disclosure - information for each author should be provided even if the author(s) have nothing to disclose.