- Paper presentations
- Poster presentations
- Symposia
- Workshops
Paper Presentations
Presenters will have 15 minutes to make their presentation, followed by 10 minutes for questions/comments/discussion. A session will consist of no more than three presentations in all. Presentations will be matched according to topic as far as possible.
Poster Presentations
Posters will be on display throughout the duration of the colloquium. The audience circulates among posters and stops to discuss papers of particular interest with the authors. Time will be allocated throughout the colloquium when authors will be available to discuss the work presented in their poster.
Symposia
In a symposium, participants present (for example) their views about a common issue or the results from systematic reviews with a common theme or their experiences of using evidence from systematic reviews in decision-making. Participants include a chairperson and two or three presenters. We encourage symposia in which new or diverse perspectives are presented, as well as symposia in which presenters represent different arenas, such as policy making, practice, and academic work.
In any symposium, time should be allotted for audience participation; therefore, the number of presenters should be limited. A chair for the symposium must be arranged by the symposium organizers. At this colloquium, roundtable discussions can be submitted as symposia. In a roundtable discussion, one or two experts on a topic serve as hosts for a table. The discussion leader(s) make a brief presentation of the issue and then facilitate the discussion.