Chapter 19

Communicating Research Findings

The Need for Communication

Research requires tremendous effort on the part of the researcher; results should be broadly communicated to

generate the most value for the efforts.

Venues for Communicating Research

• Conferences of professional associations

• Clinical research conferences

• Regional research conferences

• Podium presentations

• Research poster presentations

• Publication in peer reviewed journals

• Publication of abstracts

Communicating Research

• Prepare an abstract of the research– Introduction– Objectives of the research– Research methods– Results– Conclusions– Application of the findings

Elements of a Poster

• Introduction

• Research purpose and question

• Methods and design

• Results

• Conclusions

• Acknowledgments

• References

Considerations in Designing a Podium Presentation

• What type of presentation is expected?

• Who will be the audience for the presentation?

• What are the presentation objectives?

Outline for a Podium Presentation

• An introduction to the problem or issue

• Purpose or primary aim of the research

• Methods and procedures and the design

• Findings including– Types of analysis– Results

• Implications for practice and for future research

Submitting for Publication

• Find an appropriate journal• Tailor the manuscript to the journal’s style and

audience– Review previous issues of the journal– Review directions for authors

• Send a formal query for interest• Submit manuscript

– Peer review process generally takes 4-12 weeks

• Make requested revisions / resubmit

Outline for a Manuscript

• Abstract

• Introduction

• Methods and procedures

• Results

• Discussion

• References