Name on student poster: XXXXXX
Poster title: “Is long acting risperidone injection more beneficial in treating the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia than oral atypical antipsychotics? A systematic review”
The structure of the poster was well organised and easy to follow. The introduction, method, results and conclusion headers were all in bold and key points could be seen from a two metre distance as they were in bold also. The poster focused on the main topic which was stated in the title as well as some background information about schizophrenia. As this was a scientific poster aimed at peers, maybe the extra information was not needed and the space could have been used for more relevant information.
The main points were included however, it stated what schizophrenia is and how it is treated. It also described the types of antipsychotics used to treat it. Any points made in the poster were backed up by using the graphs or referring to quotes made by the studies that were relevant to the review. The studies used were from PubNet.org, so the information cited was reliable. The papers were found by searching for key words present in the abstract and the main body of the studies. This method of finding suitable studies and reviews was a practical way of quickly finding papers with relevance to the aim of the poster. This ensured the information used was highly accurate and had high reliability, as it was a trusted archive of published research papers. The actual studies used were less than the amount collected. This was because an exclusion and inclusion criteria was used to narrow down the most relevant research papers and studies. The ideas in the poster were expressed well. One idea suggested if the long acting antipsychotic was found to be significantly more effective in treating the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia, then its steep cost could be justified as it would ensure better, steadier