Disseminating Your Research

Developing a poster for disseminating research findings.

One of the goals of research should be the dissemination of research findings. Presentation of research findings to an audience of interest can be accomplished through formal or informal presentations at professional conferences or on a departmental level, publication in a variety of professional journals, and presentation as a poster session. Poster presentations attract an audience of similar...

Disseminating research results to research participants and their communities.

Exploring your research potential!

Mary Jacks, RDH, MS, assistant professor and director of advanced degrees, Department of Dental Hygiene; JoAnn D. Jordan, RDH, BS, research study coordinator, Department of Periodontics. Both are with the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Mary Jacks, RDH, MS, assistant professor and director of advanced degrees, Department of Dental Hygiene; JoAnn D. Jordan, RDH, BS, res...

Get Your Research Noticed!

Writing your research paper well is the first stage to increase readership and popularising your research. The key questions to deal with while writing your paper is to not only to clearly think and state the message you intend to convey (what are you trying to say?) but also to keep in mind whom you are trying to convey this message to (who is your audience?). A well written paper based on spe...

Conference presentations: developing nursing knowledge by disseminating research findings.

Conference presentations provide a potentially valuable means of encouraging more nurses to contribute to the development of nursing knowledge. This article by Brenda Happell, intended especially for novice presenters, aims to help nurses decide the most appropriate conference at which to present.