On this page you can find information and guidance if you are giving an oral presentation at Cochrane London 2023. This page also has guidance for anyone presenting a workshop or Special Session which will include a PowerPoint presentation. 

It is our pleasure to welcome you as a presenter. We kindly ask you to follow the instructions below to ensure your presentation goes smoothly.

Requirements and information for oral presentations

Registration

• Please note that your abstract's inclusion in the final programme was dependent on you completing your registration by Thursday 1st June 2023. If you had not registered by that date, your abstract will have been cancelled.
• To register for the Colloquium, click here.
• A reminder that a visa is required for some visitors to the UK. You can find information about visa requirements, here.

Changes to abstracts

You can change the presenting author of your abstract by e-mailing abstracts@cochrane.org with the name of the original presenter, the session, the abstract, and the name of the new presenter. Please note that no changes are possible after 17th July 2023.

Oral sessions

• In the programme, time slots of 90 minutes each are reserved for parallel oral sessions.
• Each parallel session will include both short- and long-oral sessions.

Parallel oral session time slots:

To make your presentation more accessible:

• Balance larger images with enough text to help the audience follow along
• Have less clutter
• Use plain language

Instructions for long oral sessions

• Presenters will have 15 minutes to do their presentation, plus 5 minutes for discussion.
• The length of your presentation may not exceed 15 minutes.
• Chairs of the session will advise you when you have 3 minutes and 1 minute remaining.
• We encourage you to download and use our PowerPoint presentation template, which has been designed by leading researchers in the area of accessibility. Read an interview with the team who has developed this evidence-based template. 
• The PowerPoint slides for your oral presentation should be in 16:9 aspect ratio. This setting is found on the “Design” tab and then slide size “Widescreen (16:9)”.
• For 15 minutes of presentation, you can prepare around 15 (maximum 20) slides including the introduction, conflict of interest and end slide.
• Please disclose all funding sources or potential conflict(s) of interest to the audience before your presentation. Your disclosure(s) should be stated on the second slide of your presentation.
• We recommend you use either of the following statements:
  • “I have no actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to this presentation.”
  • “I have a [financial interest, arrangement or affiliation] with the following organisation(s) that could be perceived as a direct or indirect conflict of interest in the context or content of this presentation.”
• You can prepare your presentation in PowerPoint or Keynote (for Mac-users). Please don’t forget to bring an extra copy of your presentation to the event (on a USB stick or by sending it to your email).

Instructions for short oral sessions

• Presenters will have 10 minutes for their presentation (7 minutes for presentation, 3 minutes discussion).
• We encourage you to download and use our PowerPoint presentation template which has been designed by leading researchers in the area of accessibility. Read an interview with the team who has developed this evidence-based template. 
• The PowerPoint slides for your oral presentation should be in 16:9 aspect ratio. This setting is found on the “Design” tab and then slide size “Widescreen (16:9)”.
• Each short oral presentation may use a maximum of 6 slides including the introduction, conflict of interest and end slide.
• Please disclose all funding sources or conflict(s) of interest to the audience before your presentation. Your disclosure(s) should be stated on the second slide of your presentation. We recommend you use either of the following statements:
  • “I have no actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to this presentation.”
  • “I have a [financial interest, arrangement or affiliation] with the following organisation(s) that could be perceived as a direct or indirect conflict of interest in the context or content of this presentation.”
• You can prepare your presentation in PowerPoint or in Keynote (for Mac-users). Please don’t forget to bring an extra copy of your presentation to the event (on a USB stick or by sending it to your email).

Instructions for workshops and Special Sessions which include a PowerPoint presentation:

• If your workshop or Special Session includes a PowerPoint presentation, we encourage you to download and use our PowerPoint presentation template, which has been designed by leading researchers in the area of accessibility. Read an interview with the team who has developed this evidence-based template. 
• The PowerPoint slides should be in 16:9 aspect ratio. This setting is found on the “Design” tab and then slide size “Widescreen (16:9)”.
• We encourage you to disclose all funding sources or conflict(s) of interest to the audience before your presentation. Your disclosure(s) should be stated on the second slide of your presentation. We recommend you use either of the following statements:
  • “I have no actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to this presentation.”
  • “I have a [financial interest, arrangement or affiliation] with the following organisation(s) that could be perceived as a direct or indirect conflict of interest in the context or content of this presentation.”
• You can prepare your presentation in PowerPoint or in Keynote (for Mac-users). Please don’t forget to bring an extra copy of your presentation to the event (on a USB stick or by sending it to your email).