Poster presentations

Showcasing everyday innovation from consultant pharmacists

This year, we are creating a powerful visual display aligned with our theme, Multidisciplinary Momentum – a sea of practice innovation posters that highlight the breadth and real-world impact of consultant pharmacy across Australia.

We invite delegates to submit an Expression of Interest to display a poster at CPC26, with a select number invited to feature as oral presentations within the program.

Consultant pharmacists use their medicines expertise across a wide range of settings – from the patient’s home in the community or aged care, to General Practice, ACCHOs, disability, education, outreach, and specialised clinical services. CPC26 wants to capture this diversity. This call for posters celebrates real-world, practice-based innovation, elevates voices and ideas that deserve a national platform, informs PSA’s advocacy and project work, and demonstrates the growing impact of consultant pharmacists wherever medicines are used.

We especially encourage submissions from consultant pharmacists working at the coalface of multidisciplinary care. We want to see how your medicines expertise is advancing the pharmacist’s role within the team and improving patient outcomes, no matter which setting you work in.

While this is not an academic research conference, research examining the role or impact of pharmacists in multidisciplinary teams will be considered; however, practice-based innovation and real-world submissions from pharmacists on the ground will be prioritised.

Never created a poster before? Don’t worry. If you’re doing something great in your practice, we want to hear from you. PSA will provide mentorship, templates, and support to help you shape your idea and format your poster. If you have the story, we’ll help you share it.

This is your opportunity to share your ideas, demonstrate impact, and connect with colleagues who are shaping the future of medicines optimisation and consultant pharmacy practice. Be part of a national display of momentum, innovation, and impact – and help drive the next chapter of consultant pharmacy in Australia.

Poster EOI  

Poster Presentation Guidelines

Each poster is limited in size to A0 (1189mm high x 841mm wide) and portrait orientation is required. Larger posters cannot be accommodated.

Poster boards will be Velcro compatible.

Your poster should be self-explanatory, so that you are free to supplement and discuss particular points raised by viewers. Remember that your material/illustrations will be viewed from distances of one metre or more. Lettering should be as large as possible and preferably in bold type. See below for poster preparation tips.

Registration

All presenting authors must register and pay to attend CPC26 by 30 April 2026. Registrations are open and early-bird prices close on 31 March 2026.

Please note that acceptance of your abstract is taken as confirmation of your agreement to have your abstract published in the Conference app.

All poster presenters are requested to stand by their poster during morning tea on Saturday. Further details and any specific timings will be provided closer to the conference.

CPC26 Poster setup and removal (Saturday 30 - Sunday 31 May)

  • Please hang your poster prior to the commencement of sessions on Saturday 30 May
  • Please remove your poster by the end of lunch on Sunday 31 May

Please note: Judging for the Best Poster award will take place during morning tea on Sunday. If your poster is removed before then, it may not be considered for the prize.

*Any posters remaining in the poster gallery after 3:30pm Sunday 31 May will be disposed of.

Preparation Tips

Simplicity is key:
- brief captions
- tables that are few in number but clear
- succinct text

INITIAL SKETCH. Focus your attention on a few key points. Try various styles of data presentation to achieve clarity and simplicity. Does the use of colour help? What needs to be expressed in words?

ROUGH LAYOUT. Enlarge your best initial sketch, keeping the dimensions in proportion to the final poster. Ideally, the rough layout should be full size. Draw rough graphs and tables. This will give you an idea of proportions and balance. 

FINAL LAYOUT. The artwork is complete. The text and tables are typed but not necessarily enlarged to full size. Now ask - "Is the message clear? Do the important points stand out? Is there a balance between words and illustrations? Is the pathway through the poster clear?"

BALANCE. The figures and tables ought to cover slightly more than 50% of the poster area. If you have only a few illustrations, make them large. Do not omit text but keep it brief. The poster should be understandable without oral explanation.

TYPOGRAPHY. Avoid abbreviations, acronyms and jargon. Use a consistent typestyle throughout. Use large type, for example HELVETICA. A 22mm x 30mm sheet photo statically enlarged 50% makes text readable from 1.5 metres.

MOVEMENT. The movement (pathway) of the eye over the poster ought to be natural (down columns and along rows). Size attracts attention. Arrows, hands, numbers and symbols can clarify sequence.

SIMPLICITY. Do not overload the poster. More material may mean less communication. Ask yourself, what do I want the viewer to remember?