This presentation provides an overview of how to use PowerPoint to present medical information

Hatch, Steven C.

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University of Massachusetts Medical School eScholarship@UMMS PEER Liberia Project UMass Medical School Collaborations in Liberia 2019-12-04 Using Powerpoint in Medical Presentations: A User’s Guide Steven C. Hatch University of Massachusetts Medical School Let us know how access to this document benefits you. Follow this and additional works at: https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/liberia_peer  Part of the Family Medicine Commons, Medical Education Commons, Scholarly Communication Commons, and the Scholarly Publishing Commons Repository Citation Hatch SC. (2019). Using Powerpoint in Medical Presentations: A User’s Guide. PEER Liberia Project. https://doi.org/10.13028/a8vy-qb94. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/liberia_peer/48 This material is brought to you by eScholarship@UMMS. It has been accepted for inclusion in PEER Liberia Project by an authorized administrator of eScholarship@UMMS. For more information, please contact Lisa.Palmer@umassmed.edu. Using Powerpoint in Medical Presentations: A User’s GuideSTEVEN HATCH MD, MSCPEER/LIBERIA RESEARCH TRAININGDECEMBER 2019Do not put youraudience to sleepFIRST RULEPowerPoint presentations are to educateyour audienceDon’t use it to demonstrate to everyone how much you know about the topicCorollary!Boil down the issues to a few take-home pointsDon’t throw up every little point you can pack in!And don’t read your own work as if your audience is incapable of reading! Second RuleOne slide can sometimes have only one point, especially when it’s important!Third RulePeople read at ~275 words per minutePeople can listen at ~150 wpmSo don’t fill your slides with text! They’ll stop listening and read. Make them listen—this is a presentation! And if you’re reading all this right now and not listening to me, I’m proving my point! There’s too many words here!Now Let’s BeginExample: Portal HypertensionHepatology 2007; 46(3):922-938Portal Hypertension Complication of end-stage cirrhosis Portal pressures increase as consequence of increased resistance to flow mostly due to an architectural distortion of the liver secondary to fibrous tissue and regenerative nodules Also decreased production of endogenous nitric oxide, which augments intrahepatic vasoconstriction (~20-30% of effect) Leads to formation of porto-systemic collaterals Gastroesophageal varices occur in ~50% of pts with cirrhosisIntroduction to Your Topic:How to Set the TableExample: JNC8JAMA, Feb 5, 2014What does this slide tell you?Despite Controversy, JNC 8 Guideline Provides Much-needed Standards for Hypertension Management | Page 2By Frank J. Domino, MD | January 01, 2014Hmmm?Despite Controversy, JNC 8 Guideline Provides Much-needed Standards for Hypertension Management | Page 2By Frank J. Domino, MD | January 01, 2014How to present TablesExample: MammographyWhat’s the deal with every year versus every-other-year in mammogram recs?Ann Int Med 2009; 151:738-747Table Example #1: Screening MammographyFor every 1000 women:Annual—~10 lives saved, 110 unnecessary biopsiesBiennial—~8 lives saved, 66 unnecessary biopsiesTable Example #2: EbolaN Engl J Med 2014; 371:2394-2401Table 1: All the Stuff That Happened to This Dude, in Numerical FormatFocus on one item in your TableExample: Portal HTNRound 2Hepatology 2007; 46(3):922-938Example: what is this patient’s Child-Pugh score? 56 yo M with coffee-ground emesis “I drink a little”; 2-3 glasses vodka qd Jaundiced, ascites, caput medusa Bili 2.8 Albumin 3.0 INR 1.8 Not encephalopathichttp://www.mdcalc.com/child-pugh-score-for-cirrhosis-mortality/Figures: Get youraudience interested!Example: Ebola, Round 2The boring versionHigh viral load predicts mortality (Gulu, 2000-1)Towner JS et al. Rapid diagnosis of Ebola hemorrhagic fever by reverse transcription-PCR in an outbreak setting and assessment of patient viral load as a predictor of outcome. J. Virol. 2004, 78(8):4330The less boring versionHigh viral load predicts mortality (Gulu, 2000-1)Towner JS et al. Rapid diagnosis of Ebola hemorrhagic fever by reverse transcription-PCR in an outbreak setting and assessment of patient viral load as a predictor of outcome. J. Virol. 2004, 78(8):4330Example: Screening Mammography, Round 2The boring versionsScreening for breast cancer using film mammography: clinical summary of USPSTF recommendation.For a summary of the evidence systematically reviewed in making these recommendations, the full recommendation statement, andsupporting documents, please go to www.preventiveservices.ahrq.gov.Figure Legend: The less boring versionAge 40-49:Incidence ~50,000 cases/yrTotal Population: 22,000,000Sensitivity: 77-95%Specificity: 94-97%The even less boring versionWomen without breast cancerWomen withbreast cancerFalsepositiveTotal number of positive tests: True positiveFalse PositiveSo, some basic take-home points Tell stories around your data: people remember stories!Some basic take-home points When possible, gear each slide around oneteaching pointSo, some basic take-home points Use pictures to drive your point homeDon’t do these things! Don’t throw up way too much data Don’t put up Tables & Figures exactly as they appear—modify them, make them come alive! Keep your data simple Don’t use overwhelming amounts of text, and Don’t proceed to read from your slides (Like this slide! It’s got too much text!)Final ThoughtsHow many thingies?How many thingies, Round 2?The point? We’re good at soaking in about five visual pieces of data;never use more than five “thingies” And Sometimes, for Special Effect, Do ThisBecause Sometimes You WantYour Audience to FocusOn You and Not Just the Slides!Ciao!

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