Creating Professional Posters: Tips and Tricks. Presented by the Center for Quality & the Department of Nursing Quality

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1 Creating Professional Posters: Tips and Tricks Presented by the Center for Quality & the Department of Nursing Quality

2 Poster Workshop Objective Par'cipants will: Learn how to format a improvement project in a scholarly fashion using a professional poster Become familiar with the Quality and Safety Symposium poster templates Review a poster example Crea'ng Professional Posters 2

3 Quality and Safety Symposium 2014 Showcase your quality improvement work- both successes and failures are welcomed to promote collabora've learning. Projects should priori'ze one or more of the following focus areas: FY2014 UCM Clinical Effec'veness Quality and Safety Goals: Promo'ng the Culture of Safety, Elimina'ng Harm Events, Improving Transi'ons in Care, Enhancing Clinical Documenta'on and Informa'on Management FY2014 Departmental Quality and Safety Goals Enhancing the Experience of our Pa'ents and Families Improvements in Efficiency, Throughput, and the Reduc'on of Waste External Na'onal Quality Indicators Crea'ng Professional Posters 3

4 Framing your work Your goal is to tell a story about your improvement work, think about: o The most important pieces of information- what is NECESSARY to logically tell your story? WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, HOW, WHY o What information can be left off the poster or is better shared in discussion at the poster session? o Is there a particular aspect of the work you want to highlight? (e.g. focus on RN workflow for a nursing conference poster) Involve your team o Who will want to contribute to the poster? o Plan time to disseminate the poster to your team for feedback before the submission deadline (April 15 th ) Crea'ng Professional Posters 4

5 Poster Format All posters should include the same basic informa'on, organized by headers Template with 2 layout op'ons Background Title Interven'on Aims Authors and Affiliations Background The Intervention NOTE: You may minimize the text on this poster down to 6pt font. You may also move the text boxes if needed to accommodate your project. Type Here What was the intervention? How did you measure that the intervention was happening? (A Process Measure)? How did you measure the intervention s impact? (Outcome measure) What was the impact of your project on UCM patients or processes? Did this project align with any UCM 2014 Annual Operating Goals? Type Here What did you set out to address? What are the implications of the way things were currently being done or the problem at hand? Title Results Authors and Affiliations Visual(s) of data Lessons Learned Next Steps Title, Authors and Affilia'ons, First Author s name & address Some visual should be included to showcase your data (Graph, Table, Before/After Picture) DELETE THIS BOX and GRAPH Background Results Type Here Results or Progress To Date What overall impact did this initiative have on your aim? Some form of data should be cited and put into a table, graph, or picture for the middle column Aims Aims NOTE: You may minimize the text on this poster down to Type 6pt font. You mayhere also move the text boxes if needed to What did you hope to accomplish? accommodate your project. Type Here What did you hope to accomplish? Type Here What was the intervention? Type Here How did you measure that the intervention was happening? What did you set out to address? (A Process Measure)? What are the implications of the way things were currently How did you measure the intervention s impact? (Outcome being done or the problem at hand? measure) What was the impact of your project on UCM patients or processes? Lessons Learned Did this project align with any UCM 2014 Annual Operating Goals? Any lessons learned for a next iteration? What would you recommend to others trying to solve this problem? Some visual should be included to showcase your data Where there any unanticipated issues/benefits? (Graph, Table, Before/After Picture) The Intervention Type Here What was the intervention? How did you measure that the intervention was happening? (A Process Measure)? How did you measure the intervention s impact? (Outcome measure) What was the impact of your project on UCM patients or processes? Did this project align with any UCM 2014 Annual Operating Goals? Results Type Here Results or Progress To Date 1.5 What overall impact did this initiative have on your aim? Some form of data 1should be cited and put into a table, graph, or picture for the middle column Next Steps What should happen next? Lessons Learned DELETEContact: THIS BOX and GRAPH First author s name and address here Any lessons learned for a next iteration? What would you recommend to others trying to solve this problem? Where there any unanticipated issues/benefits? Next Steps 0.5 What should happen next? Contact: First author s name and address here Crea'ng Professional Posters 5 4

6 An Example A Novel Motivational Method for Improving Hand Hygiene Compliance Among Healthcare Providers Author 1, Author 2, etc. University of Chicago Medicine Background Aims To determine the effect of a novel approach to motivating Failure to adhere to best practices on the part of Healthcare Providers (HCP) contributes to poor patient outcomes and HCP to improve and sustain HH compliance. increased cost. Basic HCP behaviors, such as hand hygiene (HH), have been Impact of G4P: demonstrated to dramatically reduce the risk of healthcarebaseline - Standard HH Campaign- Giving for Performance associated 58.00% infections (HAI) among even the most vulnerable of hospitalized patients. Examination of HH practices offers a good model for studying HCP behavior Charitable rewards directed at improving patient care may bridge the gap between knowledge and performance. A program that reallocates the distribution of resources within a hospital based on HH performance rates could be the answer to sustainability of hand washing compliance. HH compliance on each unit was compared between three distinct periods: baseline (pre-intervention), G4P, and standard HH promotion campaign. During the entire study period, a total of 2,326 HH observations were recorded. On Unit 1, a significant increase was seen from a baseline rate of 58% to an average of 72.3% during the standard campaign (P<0.001). Compliance during the following G4P program averaged 83.9%, significantly increased from the promotional campaign period (P<0.003). Unit 2 showed a significant increase from 55.0% compliance at baseline to an average 71.3% during G4P (P<0.001). Following G4P, average compliance was 77.8% during the standard campaign (P<0.052). Lessons Learned The Intervention Nurses on two units of an academic medical center, comparable in patient size and level of care, were compared for hand hygiene performance. A philanthropic donation of $10,000 was made to support the study and benefit patients on the units in a manner chosen by participating nurses. During the Giving for Performance (G4P) program, the amount of charitable reward was linked to weekly HH rates compared with the increase from baseline. HH compliance was monitored by direct observation at baseline and over consecutive 8-week periods in the two units. During each period, the unit was assigned to either G4P or a standard HH promotional campaign. Feedback was provided to nurses weekly and the amount of charitable reward earned that week was reported to the unit participating in G4P. Results Sustainability of G4P: Baseline - Giving for Performance- Standard HH Campaign The results of this study demonstrate the effectiveness of a novel approach linking charitable donation to motivation of HCP. The G4P initiative was successful in not only increasing HH rates from pre-intervention baseline, but adding further value after deployment of a standard, effective promotion program. In that many healthcare facilities already focus on cultivating philanthropic contributions, the opportunity to link donation to performance improvement offers great opportunity on a larger scale. Next Steps Further research of G4P is needed to determine the true impact of this motivational method on individual HCP behavior. Contact Heather Limper hlimper@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu Crea'ng Professional Posters 6

7 Background What did you set out to address? Why does this matter? What are the implications of the way things were currently being done or the problem at hand? Did this project align with any UCM 2014 Annual Operating Goals? Bullet points make the informa=on easy to read Tells the reader why this is important work Background Failure to adhere to best practices on the part of Healthcare Providers (HCP) contributes to poor patient outcomes and increased cost. Basic HCP behaviors, such as hand hygiene (HH), have been demonstrated to dramatically reduce the risk of healthcare-associated 58.00% infections (HAI) among even the most vulnerable of hospitalized patients. Abbrevia=ons and acronyms are defined the first =me they appear Examination of HH practices offers a good model for studying HCP behavior Charitable rewards directed at improving patient care may bridge the gap between knowledge and performance. A program that reallocates the distribution of resources within a hospital based on HH performance rates could be the answer to sustainability of hand washing compliance. Introduce the reader to the approach Crea'ng Professional Posters 7

8 Aims What did you hope to accomplish? Aims To determine the percent change in hand hygiene compliance among healthcare providers on an inpatient unit during an 8week motivational campaign. Simply stated & concise Is your Aim SMART? Image source: hfp://plantbaseddie''an.com/wp- content/uploads/2013/12/smart- Goals.jpg Crea'ng Professional Posters 8

9 The Intervention What was the intervention? How did you measure that the intervention was happening? (Process Measure) How did you measure the intervention s impact? (Outcome measure) Specific interven=on The Intervention Nurses on two units of an academic medical center, comparable in patient size and level of care, were compared for hand hygiene performance. A philanthropic donation of $10,000 was made to support the study and benefit patients on the units in a manner chosen by participating nurses. How the interven=on was implemented & how it func=oned During the Giving for Performance (G4P) program, the amount of charitable reward was linked to weekly HH rates compared with the increase from baseline. HH compliance was monitored by direct observation at baseline and over consecutive 8-week periods in the two units. During each period, the unit was assigned to either G4P or a standard HH promotional campaign. Explain how the interven=on was measured & how that informa=on was used and shared Feedback was provided to nurses weekly and the amount of charitable reward earned that week was reported to the unit participating in G4P. Crea'ng Professional Posters 9

10 Results Results or Progress To Date What overall impact did this initiative have on your aim? What was the impact of your project on UCM patients or processes? Explains what each set of data that is compared represents Results HH compliance on each unit was compared between three distinct periods: baseline (pre-intervention), G4P, and standard HH promotion campaign. During the entire study period, a total of 2,326 HH observations were recorded. Provides the size of the data set (n). Describes the size of the study/ pilot On Unit 1, a significant increase was seen from a baseline rate of 58% to an average of 72.3% during the standard campaign (P<0.001). Compliance during the following G4P program averaged 83.9%, significantly increased from the promotional campaign period (P<0.003). Unit 2 showed a significant increase from 55.0% compliance at baseline to an average 71.3% during G4P (P<0.001). Following G4P, average compliance was 77.8% during the standard campaign (P<0.052). Summarizes results shown in the visual This example provides the p value, which is the result of the sta=s=cal significance tes=ng. Crea'ng Professional Posters 10

11 Display your data visually Some visual should be included to showcase your results or progress to date data Graph Table Before/After Picture Possible Data to display: How did you measure that the intervention was happening? (A Process Measure) How did you measure the intervention s impact? (Outcome measure) Refer to the handouts for more info on choosing a measure & displaying data Crea'ng Professional Posters 11

12 A visual example Clear, descrip=ve, =tle Use dis=nct colors and shapes to differen=ate data sets (i.e. not all shades of blue with square data markers) Clearly labeled axes Impact of G4P: Baseline - Standard HH Campaign- Giving for Performance Shows the data that was described in the interven=on and results sec=ons Sustainability of G4P: Baseline - Giving for Performance- Standard HH Campaign Legend Crea'ng Professional Posters 12

13 Lessons Learned Any lessons learned for a next iteration? What would you recommend to others trying to solve this problem? Where there any unanticipated issues/benefits? Lessons Learned The results of this study demonstrate the effectiveness of a novel approach linking charitable donation to motivation of HCP. The G4P initiative was successful in not only increasing HH rates from preintervention baseline, but adding further value after deployment of a standard, effective promotion program. Reflect on your work to date and share your insights In that many healthcare facilities already focus on cultivating philanthropic contributions, the opportunity to link donation to performance improvement offers great opportunity on a larger scale. Crea'ng Professional Posters 13

14 Next Steps What should happen next? Next Steps Further research of G4P is needed to determine the true impact of this motivational method on individual HCP behavior. Can also include planned next steps and high level =meline This sec=on may include more informa=on if a project is in progress Crea'ng Professional Posters 14

15 Tips Choose your *tle though.ully o What will catch your audience s afen'on? o Does it accurately describe your work? o Is it specific enough? Take a step back, look at the spacing & flow of your poster o Does it have a lot of words? o Is there adequate white space? Consider your audience o Did you use uncommon abbrevia'ons? Is there jargon that readers won t understand? o Have a colleague who was not involved in the work read the poster to ensure that the informa'on is clear Proofread before submi?ng! o Check for typos, grammar, etc. o Check for PHI or other sensi've informa'on or data Crea'ng Professional Posters 15

16 Helpful Reminders Posters are due April 15, 2014 You may reduce the font size down to a minimum of 6- point if necessary; smaller font sizes are not permifed. Feel free to adjust the placement of headings in the template Don t forget authors & the first author s address Submit your poster in PowerPoint format Submit on the intranet using the form: hfp://clinicaleffec'veness.uchicago.edu/qualitysymposium/ For ques'ons: please use the comments sec'on of the Submission Form to relay these to the Poster Review Commifee Crea'ng Professional Posters 16

17 Let s get to work! Here are some helpful resources to refer to aler this Poster Workshop: hfp://clinicaleffec'veness.uchicago.edu/qualitysymposium/ hfp://colinpurrington.com/'ps/academic/posterdesign hfp:// hfp:// Crea'ng Professional Posters 17