RPS Clinical Research Poster Competition Brief

The BPSA Research Poster Competition is brought to you by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS). It is an exciting opportunity to present your research to your peers and leading members of our profession. This competition provides you with an opportunity to demonstrate the key skills that employers are looking for, such as professional engagement and professional development. Take part for a chance to receive a free ticket to our 82nd Annual Conference and have your poster displayed at the RPS Annual Conference!

So, how do I enter?

Entrants should be studying a Pharmacy degree or undertaking their Foundation Year Training. Please email completed posters to competitions@bpsa.co.uk with ‘RPS Clinical Research Poster Competition’ in the subject line and do not hesitate to contact your Competitions Coordinator using the same email address if you have any questions.

Assessment Criteria:

• Work should be your own and may include projects you have completed during your undergraduate MPharm degree including your Masters (3rd or 4th Year) projects, other undergraduate research (including clinical projects or your dissertations), summer research work or any Foundation Training work within the above field.

• Audits or projects (e.g., service evaluation, quality improvement, systematic reviews, etc) you have undertaken during your Foundation Training year.

• Research topics:

  • Pharmacy practice/clinical pharmacy

  • Pharmacy law and ethics

  • Equality, diversity, and inclusion in pharmacy

  • Pharmacy education

  • Sustainability in pharmacy

• Please email your Competitions Coordinator for further questions regarding topic eligibility.

• Maximum 1 page of A0 and no more than 500 words (excluding title, authors, and references).

• Poster should include: a title, authors (including any collaborators other than yourself), abstract, introduction and aims, methods, results, discussion, conclusion and references.

• Images and tables may be included, and references should use the Vancouver system.

Adjudication process:

Each poster will be judged based on the stated objectives, methods, results, discussion, impact on patient care/pharmaceutical knowledge, and whether the abstract conforms to guidelines outlined above.

Deadline

Tuesday 5th March 2024 at 23:59 GMT

It’s time to get your research noticed. Best of luck!

Sue Wong

Competitions Coordinator - mandate 2023/24