Agenda (PRESENTING MEDICAL DATA & MEDICAL WRITING)
26-27th February 2010, Krakow

08.00–08.20

Registration & morning coffee

08.20–08.30

Welcome & opening remarks

08.30–09.30

Lecture 1 – How to write an abstract: key elements, common issues.

09.30–09.45

Coffee break

09.45–10.45

Lecture 2 – How to make a scientific poster: structure, design, and data presentation.

10.45–11.00

Coffee break

11.00–12.00

Lecture 3 – How to prepare an oral presentation: selecting the content, slide structure, design, common problems, do’s and don’ts.

12.00–13.00

Lunch

13.00–17.00

Workshops (including coffee breaks):

Workshop 1 – Prepare and present  a poster

Workshop 2 – Develop slides and deliver a short oral presentation

08.00–08.15

Morning coffee

08.15–09.00

Lecture 1 – The elements of a paper: Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion (IMRAD)

09.00–10.00

Lecture 2 – Writing in English: Common problems, what makes text difficult/easy to read, using paragraphs effectively, jargon and technical terminology

10.00–10.15

Coffee break

10.15–11.00

Lecture 3 – Other types of writing (letters to the Editor, research grant applications, covering letters, response to reviewers , etc.) 

11.00–11.15

Coffee break

11.15–12.00

Lecture 4 – The editorial process: How a journal treats submitted articles, the peer-review process, why papers are rejected, what to do if your article is rejected/accepted

12.00–13.00

Lunch

13.00–17.00

Workshops (including coffee breaks):
Workshop 1 – Review a manuscript, identify its faults and suggest improvements
Workshop 2 – Write an abstract, discuss the covering letter and response to the referees’ comments

17.00–17.15

Closing remarks & certificates