Before you submit your Poster, please review the information and Poster Submission Guidelines below.
NEW THIS YEAR:
Posters will be presented in a digital format. Submitters will be asked to upload the final digital version of their Poster during the submission process.
Posters will primarily be accepted for Digital Display AND Poster Presentation (inclusion in online poster wall and 10-minute presentation in the Poster Theater in the Exhibit Hall). NOTE: There are a limited number of presentation slots available in the Poster Theater, so some Posters may be selected for Digital Display only.
Accepted submitters, who are Futures, will be invited to print their Posters and hang them on a poster board in the Exhibit Hall.
The top 3 finalists in each category will be invited to print their Posters and hang them on a poster board in the Poster Finalists Area in the Exhibit Hall.
The purpose of the PALTC25 Posters is to bring practical, scientifically sound information of the highest quality to its conference participants, so they can apply new ideas immediately to their practices.
Poster Categories:
Case Studies/Report
Education
Quality Improvement
Research
Poster Judging Criteria:
Relevance to the professional practices of the Association's members and those working in the PALTC setting.
The concepts have immediate practical application.
The material presented must be up‐to‐date and presented in a balanced and unbiased manner. Comparisons of efficacy, contraindications, modes of administration, etc., between competitive products shall be fully presented. Editorial conclusion should be avoided.
May not promote specific medical substances/products and must be entirely non-commercial.
Pharmaceutical or other medical products discussed, that are not FDA approved, must be accompanied by disclosure. Medications will be referred to only by class and/or generic names.
All authors for accepted posters are required to review the Association's Financial Disclosure Policy and complete a Financial Relationship Disclosure Form.
Posters should not be submitted for previously published work or work that will be printed and disseminated by the time of the Association’s Annual Conference.
Submissions with missing information will be considered incomplete.
PALTC25 Poster Submission Guidelines
Use this list as a guide to ensure you are including all required elements for a successful Poster submission. Once logged into the submission portal, you will see the following on your Home page:
Click on "Click here to begin new poster"
Enter "Poster Title" and "Poster Category"
Click the "Submit" button
You will then see a "Task List", which you are required to complete before your proposal can be submitted.
Task 1 - Authors
List authors in the order they should appear in the Poster summary. The submitter will be able to invite authors to complete their profile and required forms in the portal. Once the submitter adds an author’s name and email address, they can hit a button to invite that author to the portal to complete required forms. NOTE: A poster cannot be submitted without all authors' profiles being completed.
Task 2 - Proposal Submission Criteria
All submitters must read and sign.
Task 3 - Poster Summary
Provide your Poster summary details. Questions will vary based on the category selected:
Category - Case Report/Case Series:
Poster Title - Your previously provided title will auto-populate here.
Introduction - Provide a context of the case, its relevance and importance to the PALTC setting.
Case Description - Include history, physical examination, investigative studies, progress, and outcomes.
Discussion - Extract the lesson(s) learned and discuss decisions that were made. The lesson(s) should be relevant to PALTC providers.
Category - Education:
Poster Title - Your previously provided title will auto-populate here.
Objective/Aim - Provide the overall objective of the Poster.
Design Methodology - Explain your design methodology.
Results - Share your results.
Conclusion/Discussion - Share your conclusion. The poster should indicate how it is generalizable and to which populations/settings
Category - Quality Improvement:
Poster Title - Your previously provided title will auto-populate here.
Objective/Aim - All QI Posters should create a SMART aim statement by answering the questions: What are we trying to accomplish? Why do I think this is important? What is the population being targeted? What are the measurable goals?
Quality Improvement Methods - Explain your QI methodology.
Background - Provide the background for your Poster.
Results - Share your results. QI Posters should illustrate the impact of the change.
Conclusions - QI posters should indicate next steps and lessons learned applicable to the PALTC setting.
Category - Research:
Poster Title - Your previously provided title will auto-populate here.
Objective/Aim - Provide the overall objective of the Poster.
Design Methodology - Explain your design methodology.
Results - Share your results.
Conclusion/Discussion - Share your conclusion. The poster should indicate how it is generalizable and to which populations/settings
Task 4 - Poster Presentation Details
Presenting Author- Indicate whether the presenting author was involved in this research, case report, educational project, or quality improvement project.
Financial and/or in-kind support - Describe all financial and/or in-kind support provided for this submission.
Previous Publication - Indicate whether the research presented in this submission has been previously published or if it is work that will have been printed and disseminated by the time of the annual conference.
International Submission - Indicate whether the presenting author resides outside of the U.S.
Trainee - Indicate whether the primary author or presenter is a trainee (fellow, resident, student).
Futures - Indicate whether the primary author or presenter applied to or has been accepted to the 2025 Futures Program.
Trainee Information - If the primary or presenting author is a trainee, provide the name and email of the training program director or mentor.
Registering for Conference - Indicate whether the presenting author will be registering for the conference.
JAMDA - Indicate whether the authors and all text are final as it will be published in JAMDA. If this Poster is accepted, it will be published in JAMDA after conference.
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