Wisconsin Pharmacy Residency Conference

The 2021 Virtual Wisconsin Pharmacy Residency Conference (WPRC) will be held concurrently with the 2021 Virtual PSW Educational Conference on Wednesday, April 14 – Thursday, April 15, 2021. As part of the PSW Virtual Educational Conference and WPRC, residents have the opportunity to present a Virtual Platform Presentation. Resident Platform Presentations will be held throughout the conference. PSW is designing special general sessions as well as a virtual residency reception with directors, preceptors, and residents in mind.

Important Dates

Approx. December 1, 2020: abstract submission information posted on this conference website
January 1, 2021: Educational Conference registration will open
January 22, 2021: final WPRC Platform Presentation abstract due
January 22, 2021: poster abstract due (optional)
February 9, 2021: WPRC Platform Presentation presenters notified

On or around February 9: Residents presenting a Platform Presentation or a Platform and Poster Presentation will be notified of their abstract status. Please follow the instructions below to access your presentation assignments for your onsite presentation(s).

Open the PSW app and "check-in" to the PSW Educational Conference
Under the navigation menu, select "Speakers"
Use the search function to find your name
Tap on your name and then tap on the WPRC Session listed
This session indicates the date, time, and room location of your assigned Platform Presentation Session

Educational Conference registration is required for all residents, preceptors, and residency program directors attending WPRC programming. No exceptions. Registration for the conference will be open January 1, 2021.

During the Virtual Educational Conference, WPRC platform presentations will occur April 14 and April 15.

Click here submit your abstract. Please make sure to follow the Abstract Submission Instructions.

Additional Resources

WPRC Presentation Details

WPRC Schedule

This schedule is subject to change. A final schedule will be available on or after February 9, 2021.

Wednesday, April 14
8:00 am - 4:30 pm	Resident Platform Presentation Sessions
8:30 am - 11:30 am	Educational Conference/WPRC General Sessions
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm	Educational Conference Poster Session
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Virtual WPRC Reception


Thursday, April 15
8:00 am - 3:00 pm	Resident Platform Presentation Sessions
8:30 am - 11:15 am	Educational Conference/WPRC General Sessions

On Your Presentation Day

Please arrive to your assigned Virtual Platform Presentation zoom meeting at least 15 minutes prior to your assigned session to test microphones and presentations
A proctor will be present in each zoom meeting to assist with any technical needs.
If presenting a poster
- During their assigned session, the presenter and/or co-author(s) should be present to discuss their posters and answer questions via the virtual platform

Please note: Abstracts will be accessible in the conference app to conference attendees. If any other questions remain, please email info@pswi.org

Platform Presentation Structure

Residents giving a Virtual Platform Presentation will be allotted a maximum of 15 minutes for their presentation, but must provide a minimum of 12 minutes of content. Each Platform Presentation session will be 1 hour long and structured as follows:

Three 15 minute Platform Presentations by three residents
No more than 3 minutes for audience questions will immediately follow each resident's presentation
No more than 5 minutes for formal feedback by evaluator(s), both verbal and written

When creating your Platform Presentation you must utilize the PowerPoint template provided as the presentation medium. The template includes all required components of the presentation. You may add additional slides if needed. Residents are responsible for having their slides ready to go for their presentation. Slides do not need to be submitted in advance.

CE will be available for all Platform Presentation sessions. Therefore residents will be required to submit at least one learning objective and at least one learning assessment question, and will be required to complete a disclosure statement.

Optional Poster Presentation Information

The PSW Virtual Educational Conference/WPRC Poster Session is scheduled for Wednesday, April 14. For residents who would like to present a poster in addition to the Platform Presentation, please follow the guidelines below:

Posters must be professional in appearance, provide project information such as title and authors, abstract components (objectives, methods, results and conclusions), and charts and figures as necessary.

An effective poster presentation is not just a report or journal article hung on the wall. It should highlight the major points of the topic in a form that the viewer can absorb in a few minutes. Do not reproduce full pages of typed text as they are difficult to read. Posters should include short phrases, statements set off with bullets and clear graphics. The viewer should come away with some new knowledge or insights.

Tips

Keep text brief
Do not use all capital letters for text as they are harder to read than upper and lower case
Use graphics (charts, tables, pictures) that can be understood in a minute or less
Emphasize important information using color, different type sizes, etc.
Too many colors or fonts can be distracting
Assume that people will be looking at your poster from about 2 feet away and design it to be read from that distance