Posters FAQs

We have five topics that you can submit to. You will be asked to choose which topic you are submitting your abstract to during the submission process. Please make sure that your abstract matches the topic you are submitting to. A list of topics can be found here.

Yes. To present your poster in person at the International Forum, you must register and pay the full fee for the two main event days (Thursday 7 – Friday 8 August 2024). Please note there are no one-day registration options for poster presenters. 

To attend online and present your poster virtually, you will be able to register for your online place when registration opens in summer 2024. 

The deadline for all poster presenters to register and pay to attend the International Forum is 16 September 2024. If you do not register and pay by this date, we will regretfully assume your circumstances have changed and you no longer wish to present your work.

All posters will be displayed as digital ePosters on screens at the venue. Attendees will be able to scroll through a gallery of visually stimulating quality and improvement articles, and view posters by topic, keywords and authors.  

Posters will also be made available on our online ePoster platform, accessible for all attendees before, during and after the conference.

Poster presenters who have registered for the in-person conference will be able to display their poster on digital screens at the venue. They will also be available to view on our ePoster platform. 

Online poster presenters will be able to display a digital poster on our ePoster platform. 

The ePoster platform will be available to all attendees and can be accessed before, during and after the conference.

Poster authors will also have the opportunity to present their eposter project to peers during one of our ePoster Sessions. The eposter presentations will be 15-minutes and consist of a brief overview of each poster, by the author, followed by an interactive discussion. Each presentation will feature high impact abstracts within a specific topical area and will include a chair and the poster authors will be able to share their work and engage in discussions with the audience. The sessions will take place on Thursday and Friday as part of the main programme. Further information, including how to sign up and present, will be sent to all registered poster authors in due course.

Poster presenters attending online will also have the opportunity to present your poster to your peers by submitting a 5-minute recorded presentation. This presentation will be displayed on the virtual platform on either Thursday or Friday of the conference. Live Q&A chat with online attendees about your project will also be available.

If you cannot present your poster in person, consider whether you are able to attend online first.

If you are sending a colleague to Brisbane to present your poster instead of you, you must inform us by email at events@bmj.com. This will ensure that we have a space for the poster display. Please include the full abstract title and the name, email address and organisation for your replacement presenter.

Please note that your replacement presenter cannot be already presenting a poster of their own. We have a strict policy of one poster display per presenter.

All poster guidelines will be shared with poster presenters who have registered by the deadline of 16 September 2024.

You can make final changes to your poster submission before the submission deadline. If you need to make a change after this, please contact us.

The International Forum does not allow the use of BMJ Group, IHI, or any International Forum affiliated logos, to be displayed on posters.

If a letter of invitation is required to support your visa please contact us at events@bmj.com once you have registered. We are only able to provide invitation letters to individuals who have registered and paid to attend the International Forum. If for any reason your visa application was unsuccessful, we will be able to refund your registration fee in line with our terms and conditions and upon receipt of proof of unsuccessful application.

All poster presenters will receive a certificate. It will be sent to you via email two weeks after the International Forum.