Common PowerPoint Mistakes The Bad & The Ugly

Presented by the AAAAI Medical Informatics Committee

Patient Characteristics
Characteristics Age, yr Pack-yr Peak flow, L FEV1, L FEV1, % pred FEV1/FVC, % Reversibility Minimum 40 14.5 70 0.64 23 25 -2.5 Maximum 78 196 420 2.7 75 70 17.1 Mean 63.4 53.8 256 1.39 47.9 49 10.4 SEM 1.2 4.8 10 0.064 1.8 0.01 1.69

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Infectious Diseases
Infectious diseases in which isolation from BAL is diagnostic Pneumocystis carinii Toxoplasma gondii Strongyloides Legionella Histoplasma Mycobacterium tuberculosis Mycoplasma Influenza Respiratory syncytial virus Infectious diseases in which isolation from BAL is nondiagnostic but may contribute to the diagnosis and management Herpes simplex Cytomegalovirus Bacteria Aspergillus Candida Cryptococcus Atypical mycobacteria Noninfectious Diseases Noninfectious diseases in which analysis of BAL can be diagnostic Alveolar proteinosis Eosinophilic granuloma Cancer

Infectious Diseases
Noninfectious Diseases Noninfectious diseases in which analysis of BAL can be diagnostic Alveolar proteinosis Eosinophilic pneumonia Berylliosis Hypersensitivity pneumonitis Asbestosis Silicosis Sarcoidosis Noninfectious diseases in which BAL findings may be helpful in the management Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis Collagen vascular disease Sarcoidosis

Pathogenesis of a BAD SLIDE that is too crowded and confusing

Useful Information
Related information that is not connected to anything
Difficult use of color That doesnt clarify
Misplaced arrows that not exactly on target

Over Colored

?Label

Inconsistent Labels V E
R T I C A L

Inconsistent Label

Inconsistent Label

How is this connected Poor Box

Boxed Text That Goes Out Of The Box Total Confusion Hinders Presentation

Magic Key Question 23a: Does Chronic Use of ICSs and Daily Bronchodilators Improve Long-Term Outcomes for Children With Mild-to-Moderate Asthma?
Compared with inadequate therapy they improve asthma control Evidence does not suggest that the therapy improves long-term postbronchodilator FEV1 No alternative long-term controller medication appears superior to the therapy

Expert Panel Report 2: Evaluating Severity

Severity grading enhances the effectiveness of initial asthma therapy The presence of one of the features of severity is sufficient to place a patient in that category. (EPR-2) Treated patients should be categorized based on the pharmacotherapy required to keep them well

Pharmacokinetics of Intranasal Steroids

Medical Staffs Ability to Effectively Demonstrate Proper Inhaler Techniques

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Mean Score (%)

80 60 40 20 0 MDI

78 57
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*P<0.0001 vs RN and MD
Hanania et al. Chest. 1994;105:111-116.

MDI plus AeroChamber

MDI plus AeroChamber

Title: THIS PRESENTATION WAS DESIGNED TO SHOW HOW NOT TO PRESENT POWERPOINT DATA (OR DATA DISPLAYED BY ANY OTHER COMPARABLE SOFTARE APPLICATION) AND THE EXAMPLES PRESENTED HERE SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AGOOD (BAD?) EXAMPLES OF HOW NOT TO PREPARE YOUR TALK IN A MANNER THAT WILL BE USABLE AND READABLE BY THE AUDIENCE; the authors of this presentation will accept no responsibility for your evaluations if you copy these slides exactly as we have developed them
Doctor James A. Doctor, H.S.G, B.A., M.D. East Lake, Ohio July 1, 2004

Cartoon to Wake You Up

OUTLINE OF MY TALK WHAT I PLAN TO SAY TO THE AUDIENCE WHEN I GIVE MY TALK I DONT WANT TO MISS ANYTHING SO IT IS ALL ON MY SLIDES

First, I will present an outline of my talk, this slide Then, I will describe all that I plan to say about how to design slides and it will be very detailed I will then present a philosophical discussion of the use of slides through the ages Finally, I will conclude with some good sample slides Then, I will give some time for the audience to comment on my slides I PLAN TO GO HOME AFTER ALL OF THIS IS DONE

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