Poster FAQs

We have six 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 on this page.

Yes. In order 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 11 – Friday 12 April 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.  The deadline for all poster presenters to register and pay to attend the International Forum is Wednesday 21 February 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.

Traditional poster boards – Presenters attending the International Forum in person will be invited to display their poster in a traditional printed format and display it on a poster board, displayed by topic. More details will be provided when the poster results are sent in December 2023. Please note that this option is not available for online attendees.

ePosters – All presenters will also be invited to create a digital ePoster which will be made available on our online ePoster platform, accessible for all attendees before, during and after the event. The platform is searchable by topics, author or keywords.

Poster presenters who have registered for the in-person conference will be able to display their poster on our traditional printed poster boards at the event. They will also be asked to create a digital ePoster to be displayed on our ePoster platform. 

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

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

Poster presenters attending in-person will have the opportunity to present your poster to your peers on one of our poster stages, and during our poster walkarounds. 

The Poster Stage is a platform for discussing your work with delegates during a 5 minute allocated slot. If you would like to present on the Poster Stage, you will have the opportunity to sign-up before the event. Further information, including how to present, will be sent to all registered poster presenters 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 London 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 an 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 on 21 February. 

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, IHI, or any International Forum affiliated logos, to be displayed on posters at the International Forum.

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.