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10 strategies for delivering a great presentation.

• Justin Roesch, MD; 
• Patrick A. Rendon, MD

It’s noon on Tuesday, and James, a new PGY-2 resident, begins his presentation on COPD. After five minutes, you notice half of the residents playing Words with Friends, the “ortho-bound” medical student talking with a buddy in the back, and the attendings looking on with innate skepticism.

Dr. Patrick A. Rendon

Your talk on atrial fibrillation is next month, and just watching James brings on palpitations of your own. So what do you do?

Introduction

Public speaking is a near certainty for most of us regardless of training stage. A well-executed presentation establishes the clinician as an institutional authority, adroitly educating anyone around you.

Dr. Justin Roesch

So how can you deliver that killer update on atrial fibrillation? Here, we provide you with 10 tips for preparing and delivering a great presentation.

Preparation

1. Consider the audience and what they already know. No matter how interesting we think we are, if we don’t present with the audience’s needs in mind, we might as well be talking to an empty room. Consider what the audience may or may not know about the topic; this allows you to decide whether to give a comprehensive didactic on atrial fibrillation for trainees or an anticoagulation update for cardiologists. Great presenters survey their audience early on with a question such as, “How many of you here know the results of the AFFIRM trial?” This allows you to make small alterations to meet the needs of your audience.

2. Visualize the stage and setting. Understanding the stage helps you anticipate and address barriers to learning. Imagine for a moment the difference in these two scenarios: a discussion of hyponatremia with a group of medical students at 4 p.m. in a dark room versus a discussion on principles of atrial fibrillation management at 11 a.m. in an auditorium. Both require interaction, although an auditorium-based presentation requires testing your audio-visual equipment in advance.

3. Determine your objectives. To determine your objectives, begin with the end in mind. If you were to visualize your audience members at the end of the talk, what would they know (knowledge), be able to do (behavior), or have a new outlook on (attitude)? The objectives will determine the content you deliver and the activities for learning. For a one-hour presentation, identifying three to five objectives is a good rule of thumb.

4. Build your presentation. Whether using PowerPoint, Prezi, or a white board, “build” the presentation from the objectives. Table 1 outlines one example format; Figure 1 outlines some best practices of PowerPoint.

Humans evolved to interpret visual imagery, not read text, so try to use pictures instead of bullet points. Consider first building slides with text and then using an internet search engine to convert words to pictures. For example, “atrial rate 200 bpm” is better displayed with an actual ECG.

5. Practice. Practicing helps you become more comfortable with the content itself as well as how to present that content. If you can, practice with a colleague and receive feedback to sharpen your material. No time to spare? Practice the introduction and any major point that you want to get across. Audiences decide within the first five minutes whether your talk is worth listening to before pulling out their cellphones to open up Facebook.

1. Confront nervousness. Many of us become nervous when speaking in front of an audience. To address this, it’s perfectly reasonable to rehearse a presentation at home or in a quiet call room ahead of time. If you feel extremely nervous, breathe deeply for five- to 10-second intervals. During the presentation itself, find friendly or familiar faces in the audience and look them in the eyes as you speak. This eases nerves and improves your technique.

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How to Create Healthcare Presentations that Wow Your Audience

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In the healthcare industry, it can sometimes feel like you’re never finished educating your staff on new technologies, procedures, or policies. There’s tons of information to get to, and it is absolutely essential that everyone understands it. On top of this, you are usually catering to many different education and experience levels, particularly in hospital settings. You’ve got everything from seasoned veterans to medical students to technicians. The stakes are high, and not adhering to policy or improperly using a device could lead to serious implications.

So how do you convey information in a way that engages your audience and maximizes information retention?

What Not to Do—and Why It Doesn’t Work

I used to create slides like this, and I can’t blame others for doing so. It makes things easy for the presenter, its quick to make the slides, and you can continually look back to them if you forget the point you’re supposed to make. However, this method of developing slides doesn’t take into account the burden you’re placing on the audience.

When you fill your screen with text your audience will undoubtedly start trying to read it. While they’re reading it, you’re going to start talking, probably adding a lot of really important information. Unfortunately, the audience isn’t going to get any of that information.

The problem is the words that you read and the words that you hear are handled by the same process in the working memory—the phonological loop—making it impossible to read and listen at the same time. (Those working in neurology or audiology will back me up on this!) What will probably happen is your audience will tune you out, read what’s on the screen, and then tune back in, irritated that you’re still on bullet point #3 when they’ve already read everything. Just think about how irritating it would be if I was reading this article aloud to you as you were trying to read it yourself.

Use Visual Slides to Deliver Healthcare Information That Sticks

So instead of filling your slides with text, illustrate your ideas using graphs, charts, diagrams, and photographs. These engaging slides will delight your audience, but they are not self-explanatory. Therefore, your audience will look to you to explain, provide details, and guide them along their journey to understanding. Sometimes, if you’re faced with a wall of text, or a complex idea, it can be difficult to do this, so we’ve created a step by step process to follow that shows you how to create visual presentations .

The Tool You’ve Been Neglecting

You’re probably familiar with the PowerPoint formatting tools: fill color, line color, gradient, 3D formatting, and so forth. If you properly manipulate these functions, you can create nearly anything you like, for example a Death Star. I imagine a Death Star will never pop up in your healthcare presentations (and if it does, please reach out and let me know), but you can still use some of the same techniques to very quickly and easily create effective storytelling slides.

For instance, consider a complex diagram such as a workflow through a lab, biochemical process, or patient data chart. However, you only need to cover part of it during training—what it means and why you’re focusing on it. In this scenario, you could use a masking technique to obscure much of the diagram from view and highlight the key elements. This is very simple to achieve using semi-transparent boxes or freeform overlays, but it gives you a very powerful way to communicate precisely what you want to, and ensure everyone remembers the key information.

Let’s break that down and talk about how to do it. Imagine a chart showing quarterly testing volumes for the last five years for different tests. The figure is complex, but for this particular audience, you just want to talk about the last two quarters. You normally show the entire chart because it’s easiest to do and quicker to convey the context, but it also can be distracting because you don’t know whether people will look at the final two quarters, where you want them to look, or whether they’ll be looking at the other 18 data points and the long-term trends.

Here’s how to make it work: Add a simple box to your slide that’s the same color as your background, so you can cover up the extra points. Even better, add a brief entrance animation of the entire chart to give context. Then you can simply click and remove most of the chart from view, forcing people to focus on just the relevant details. It takes (literally) seconds to do, but can have a huge impact on how easy it is to understand your story. You can see how to highlight content in PowerPoint in this tutorial video, and see that with minimal effort you can make impressive and easily understood slides.

Add Another Level of Engagement With Animation

Here’s how it works: After you build your slide, use the shift key while clicking the objects on your slide, in the order that you want to talk about them. Once you select everything, go to the Add Animations button on the Animations tab in the ribbon to add a Fade entrance animation. Now, everything will animate on the slide, and you can use the Animation pane to choose which of the objects come on with a click. Because you selected the objects in your speaking order, that’s how the animations will play on the slide. It’s super easy to do and makes the presentation far more accessible.

To push it further, particularly with complex concepts or ideas, you may want to venture into some of the other animation effects. Be careful, though, because animations should only be there to help you tell a story. But if you get it right, it can work wonders. BrightCarbon has a video tutorial on how to use PowerPoint animations to tell stories and enhance storytelling if you want to check it out.

Ready to Get Started?

Richard Goring is a director at BrightCarbon , a specialist presentation and e-learning agency. He has helped to write and create thousands of presentations, and coached hundreds of teams to present more effectively using visuals, diagrams, and animated sequences that explain and reinforce key points. He’s passionate about improving the way that people present and believes that anyone can deliver a great presentation if given the right techniques and a bit of practice.

Elizabeth is a senior consultant at BrightCarbon, the specialist presentation and e-learning agency. She is a master of creating visual sequences that help people understand complex information, and looks to push your content further through new approaches that actively engage your audience.

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Presenting patient cases is a key part of everyday clinical practice. A well delivered presentation has the potential to facilitate patient care and improve efficiency on ward rounds, as well as a means of teaching and assessing clinical competence. 1

The purpose of a case presentation is to communicate your diagnostic reasoning to the listener, so that he or she has a clear picture of the patient’s condition and further management can be planned accordingly. 2 To give a high quality presentation you need to take a thorough history. Consultants make decisions about patient care based on information presented to them by junior members of the team, so the importance of accurately presenting your patient cannot be overemphasised.

As a medical student, you are likely to be asked to present in numerous settings. A formal case presentation may take place at a teaching session or even at a conference or scientific meeting. These presentations are usually thorough and have an accompanying PowerPoint presentation or poster. More often, case presentations take place on the wards or over the phone and tend to be brief, using only memory or short, handwritten notes as an aid.

Everyone has their own presenting style, and the context of the presentation will determine how much detail you need to put in. You should anticipate what information your senior colleagues will need to know about the patient’s history and the care he or she has received since admission, to enable them to make further management decisions. In this article, I use a fictitious case to …

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PowerPoint is still the top choice for presentations and it seems that it’s not going anywhere any time soon. To keep with what we always do, today we’ve hunted down, selected, and gathered for you a collection of free medical PowerPoint templates. All examples are easy to edit so you can nail your audience’s attention right from the start.

Before we proceed with the thematic collection, you might also be interested in checking out the Best Free PowerPoint templates to download in 2022 . This selection features multipurpose templates for business and technology. Now back to the medical topic.

1. Free Healthcare Infographic Presentation

This multi-purpose template for PowerPoint and Keynote comes with more than 100 slides and dark and light versions. However, there is a free sample version that features 6 high-quality slides available to download and edit.

• Free Version: 6 slides
• 16×9 HD Ratio Display
• All Graphic Resizable and Editable
• Fully Editable (All Icons, Elements & Info-graphics as Vectors)

*Enter $0 for free download.

2. Free Medical Clinics Template

A free template for a medical clinic presentation. It features more than 20 editable slides with a modern business look.

*Free For Personal Use

3. Free Stylish Medical Presentation

Here we have 23 professional slides for PowerPoint, KeyNote and Google Slides with high-quality graphic design and beautiful teal gradients.

• PPTX file for Microsoft Powerpoint

4. Free Health Medical Presentation

Another variation of the previous template with 23 slides in patterned dark blue design. Features a useful set of ready-to-use vector icons.

5. Free Presentational Medical Posters

This free set has two PowerPoint templates for medical/scientific posters. All sections are editable to add your own images and information, depending on the project.

• 2 posters in PPT, Fonts, and images

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6. Free Business Medical Template

This free resource offers 13 editable slides for a medical presentation. The website requires registration for the free download.

• 13 Slides + editable resources and icons

7. Free Remendy Medical Presentation

Every feature found in these templates is fully editable and easy-to-use. The presentation offers 23 slides and icons for PowerPoint, KeyNote, and Google Slides. When you go to the website, you’ll be required to enter an email address.

8. Free Altra Medical Presentation

A second variation of the previous template. The presentation offers 23 slides and icons for PowerPoint, KeyNote, and Google Slides. When you go to the website, you’ll be required to enter an email address to receive a link for the download.

9. Free Multi-Purpose Medical Presentation

It is a Free Medical Powerpoint Template designed for healthcare, healthcare organizations, dentists, and doctors.

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10. Free Modern Design Medical Template

Medical Free PowerPoint Template includes 10 pre-made slides and a complete set of ready-to-use examples. The website requiresregistration for the free download.

• 10 Creative slides
• 16:9 widescreen layout
• Free Fonts and Icons
• Fully and Easily editable content

11. Free Conceptual Medical Presentation

A multi-purpose medical template. It’s ideal when you need to give a financial report to your investors. The website requires entering an email address for a direct free download.

12. Free Fracture Medical Presentation

Here we have a specialized template for fractured bones presentation, however, it’s adaptable for other purposes as well. The website requires entering an email address.

13. Free Chemistry Medical Presentation

A very fresh-looking simplistic template for presentations related to chemicals and pharmacy. The website requires entering an email address for a direct free download.

14. Free Medical Team Presentation Template

This template with lovely chemistry- patterns for a background is a great base for a medical team presentation. The website requires entering an email address for a direct free download.

15. Free Medical Business Template

A pre-made simplistic template with soft tones and 23 editable slides.

16. Free Red Cross Presentation Template

Here we have a conceptual presentational template with a red cross design.

17. Free Corporate Medical Presentation Template

23 slides of a beautifully designed medical presentation with a blue background.

18. Free Corporate Medical PowerPoint Template

Similar to the previous template in terms of sections and slides, this one has a more simplistic background. The PowerPoint presentation features 23 fully editable slides that you can adapt to your project.

19. Free Clinical Case Report Presentation Template

Submitting a clinical report requires rigor and a detailed scheme. These slides, however, are dedicated to the case presentation and feature sections for discussion on the subject, existing literature, and conclusion. The website requires an email address for the free download.

20. Free Hospital PowerPoint Presentation

This pair has similar slides for a multi-purpose medical presentation. The first one offers 23 slides with pale blue background and mostly text-based sections.

21. Free Orvos Medical PowerPoint Template

The next one is also with 23 slides, more contrast, and high-quality images. It’s more simple in terms of design and suits any purpose depending on your presentation.

22. Free Hospital Medical Presentation

A very stylish modern template with duotone colors and 22 slides ready to go and present your concept.

23. Free Medical Students Presentation

This PowerPoint template was made with medical students in mind. It’s free to download medical presentations with a license for personal use only.

*Redirects to GoogleDrive

24. Free Salud Medical Template

Our last two choices come with two similar concepts with 23 slides and image placeholders.

25. Free Sigma Medical Template

Again with 23 editable slides, this template offers a beautiful thematic frame and infographics.

Final Words

Those were the 27 hand-picked free medical presentation templates to aid you in your professional projects. As usual, before using, make sure to read the licensing rules first. Some of the templates are available for personal use only. Others – for personal and commercial use. Either way, you can use these templates the way they are or completely transform them to match your personal style.

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This medical presentation template comes with  77 slides  compatible with PowerPoint and Google Slides, great for educational and business purposes.

• 48 slides to present you as a medical and business professional , your team, values, business plan, accomplishments, and ideas.
• 23 Infographic slides with editable graphs and charts to present your ideas, research, and compare statistics.
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20 Free Medical & Healthcare PowerPoint Presentation Templates (Best PPTs 2024)

Are you designing a medical healthcare presentation? If you're short on time, use a medical PowerPoint template . All the slides are already designed. Just add your content and customize the healthcare PPT slides to match your topic and brand.

While you may feel like free medical PowerPoint templates are the way to go, all too often you get what you pay for. Premium Medical PPT templates typically deliver a better value.

There are plenty of free and paid medical PowerPoint templates available on the Internet today. In this post, we’ll share the best healthcare PPT templates for free download. 

But, before we get into free healthcare PowerPoint templates, let’s take a look at a few premium medical PowerPoint templates . Envato Elements has great healthcare PowerPoint templates for 2024.

Premium Healthcare & Medical PowerPoint Templates vs Free Medical PowerPoint Templates

Free medical and healthcare PowerPoint templates are a good starting point. But when you want your health presentation to look more professional   it makes sense to buy a premium medical PowerPoint template.  

Premium medical PowerPoint templates come with more customization options. You'll find many of those options don't come in healthcare PPT templates for free download. Plus, they usually have a wide range of slides to choose from.

Explore the Top Healthcare PowerPoint Templates!

Learn how to customize a medical PowerPoint presentation in this tutorial:

Top Premium Medical & HealthCare PowerPoint Templates (Envato Elements)

Now let's take a look at some of our best medical and healthcare PowerPoint templates for 2024. Find them on Envato Elements:

1. MediCare - Modern Medical PowerPoint Template

MediCare is a modern medical PPT template that can be used for any type of medical and healthcare presentation. The healthcare PPT template includes fully editable shapes and image placeholders. It comes with 50 unique slides and dozens of charts and other infographic elements. Try out this theme instead of healthcare PPT templates for free download.

2. Claricine - Fresh Medical & Healthcare PowerPoint Template  

The Claricine medical PowerPoint template features a fresh and clean design. It includes 65 unique slides and was designed in 16:9 format. You'll also find editable shapes, infographic elements, charts, maps, and fully animated slides. This healthcare PPT template also includes 11 premade color schemes.

3. Medical - Clean Medical PowerPoint Template

The Medical PowerPoint template has a minimal design. That makes it easy for your audience to focus on the content of your health presentation. The health care PPT download includes 50 unique slides and five premade color schemes. It was designed in widescreen format and comes with all the necessary elements needed for presentation design. Many free healthcare PowerPoint templates don't offer that.

4. Medical Healthcare PPT Slides

Hospitals and doctors need to be clean, reliable, and professional. Well, same goes for a healthcare PowerPoint template! You need a clean, reliable, and professionally designed medical PPT template. Present your ideas for the medical or healthcare industry easily with these customizable healthcare PPT slides.

5. RedCov Covid-19 - Public Health PPT Presentation Download

The Red Cross is an awesome medical institution that brings healthcare to people the world over. This medical PowerPoint template pays homage to the Red Cross in a creative way. It includes 10 unique slides, 90 different color themes, handmade infographics, and plenty of other awesome presentation elements.

Get this public health PPT presentation download to take advantage of its full potential.

The above is just a small selection of various health presentation PPT templates available on our Envato Elements. We've got thousands more health care PowerPoint templates that can be used for any type of health presentation:

20 Top Free Medical & Healthcare PowerPoint PPT Presentation Templates for 2024

If you’re on a budget or just getting started with health PowerPoint presentations for medical purposes, consider free medical PowerPoint templates. This will give you a good starting point that won’t break the bank. 

Before looking for free PowerPoint templates for healthcare on the web, check Envato's free offerings first. Try out various premium template files at no cost to you. They're not always free medical PowerPoint presentations, but you never know what you'll find.

Here's the deal: 

Every month Envato Elements offers 12 different hand-selected files. There are fonts, health presentations, videos, and more. Create a free account to download this month's free premium files now.

Can't find what you're looking for from Envato? You may have to turn to templates for PowerPoint for heath that are free online. In this section, we’ve selected the best free medical and healthcare PowerPoint presentation templates that you can download today:

1. Digital Hypertension Free Public Health PPT Template

This free healthcare PowerPoint template includes a widescreen format design. You'll get a cover slide and two internal background slides that'll help you format your presentation. If you need a healthcare PPT template for free download, try Digital Hypertension. 

2. Prescription Free PowerPoint Template for a Medical Presentation

The Prescription template is a free medical PowerPoint template designed in a widescreen format. It comes with two internal slides and a cover slide. The healthcare PPT free download easy to change colors and fonts to your liking.

3. Medical Symbol Free Medical PowerPoint Template

Use this medical PowerPoint template for any type of medical and healthcare presentation. It includes a cover slide that’s easy to customize as well as a couple of internal slides that can be tailored to match your style. It's a nice option if you've been looking for healthcare PPT templates for free download.

4. Alternative HealthCare Free PowerPoint Template With a Medical Theme

Does your health presentation deal with alternative health care methods? Consider this free health PowerPoint template. It was designed in widescreen format and comes with three master slides that are easy to duplicate and edit to your liking.

5. First Aid Kit Free Medical PowerPoint Presentation

This free medical PowerPoint template has a bold red scheme, which can easily be customized to your liking. It was designed in the standard, 4:3 format and comes with three slides. It's a vibrant choice for your next free medical PowerPoint template.

6. Diet & Nutrition Healthcare PPT Free Download

Consider this diet and nutrition free health PowerPoint template if you need a template for a diet-related presentation. The free medical PowerPoint template includes several premade slides that'll help you create your presentation. This public health PPT template to match your style.

7. Dental PowerPoint Medical PowerPoint Template for Dentists

For any presentation related to the dentistry, this free health PowerPoint template is a good choice. It's got several premade slides whose design uses dentistry-related elements. Easily change colors, images, and text in this healthcare PPT free download.

8. Stomatology Free Medical PowerPoint Template

This PowerPoint template is another free medical PowerPoint template designed with dentists and stomatology students in mind. It includes several premade slides as well as the cover slide. Like other healthcare PPT templates for free download, this was designed in the standard 4:3 format.

9. Medical PowerPoint Free PowerPoint Template

This free medical PowerPoint template features a yellow and gray color scheme. Tweak the colors to your liking and edit the fonts to match your brand. The healthcare PowerPoint presentation template comes with several premade slides and image placeholders.

10. Public Health Free Medical PowerPoint Template

This healthcare and medical PowerPoint template comes with a sample stock photo related to the medical industry. Easily customize the images and customize the colors to your liking. If you've spent time looking for free healthcare PowerPoint templates, your search might stop here.

11. Nutrition & Healthcare PPT Free Download

Here's a free health PowerPoint template from Microsoft Office. There's a title page as well as placeholders for images, graphs, and text. Simply type in your own information to create your healthcare PowerPoint presentation.

12. Pills Free Healthcare PowerPoint Template

This PowerPoint template features a standard 4:3 design and a blue and white color scheme. It includes a cover slide and two internal slides that'll help you share the main points of your presentation. Duplicate and customize each slide to your liking.

13. Medical History Free Healthcare PowerPoint Template for a Medical Presentation

Medical History is a free healthcare PowerPoint template. These healthcare PPT slides got a classic black and white color scheme. It was designed in the standard 4:3 format and has several slides that serve as a starting point for your presentation design.

14. Dose Free PowerPoint Template for Medical Presentations

This free health PowerPoint template features a modern blue color scheme. It comes with a few preformatted slides that'll help you present your ideas. Use PowerPoint’s built-in tools to change the colors and the fonts.

15. Emergency Free Medical PowerPoint Template

This bright blue free medical PowerPoint template features the standard 4:3 design as well as the widescreen format. It comes with three individual slides that you can duplicate as many times as you need. You can change fonts and colors in this healthcare PPT free download.

16. Nurse Free Healthcare PowerPoint Template

Are you doing a presentation that’s related to the staff in your hospital or clinic? Then this free healthcare and medical PowerPoint template is a good choice. It can also be used for other types of medical and healthcare presentations. 

17. Pharmaceutical Free Healthcare & Medical PowerPoint Presentation

This next free health PowerPoint template works for any pharmaceutical presentation. It comes with a cover slide and one internal slide. Change colors and fonts and duplicate the healthcare PPT slides as many times as you need them to get your point across.

18. Vision Free Medical Template for Ophthalmologists

The Vision medical PPT template is great for medical presentations related to eye health. It's got a modern design and comes with two slides that can be customized to your liking. Few free healthcare PowerPoint templates have a focus on eye health. If you're an ophthalmologist, use this healthcare PPT free download.

19. Baby Healthcare Free Medical PowerPoint Template

Baby Healthcare is a free medical PowerPoint template designed with infant care in mind. It comes with two premade slide designs. Download both the widescreen and the standard 4:3 version. If you need a free healthcare PowerPoint template, this is the one for you. 

20. Eye Free Healthcare PowerPoint Template

The Eye is another free healthcare PowerPoint template designed with eye specialists in mind. It comes with one master background slide for the cover slide or title slide. There's one internal slide that can be duplicated to create all the slides you need for your presentation. Free health PowerPoint templates like this one are great to work with.

Customize a Premium Healthcare PPT Download in 5 Easy Steps

Now that you’ve seen a range of premium and free health PowerPoint templates, let’s look at how to customize a PowerPoint template for your health presentation PPT. 

For the purposes of this tutorial, I’ll be using the Healthcare PowerPoint template . It's got a modern and professional design and comes in five different colors.

Let's get started:

1. Choose Your Healthcare PPT Slides

The first step is to choose the slides you’ll use in the presentation. To do this, go to the View tab and select Slide Sorter view. Then, select all the slides you don’t plan on using, right-click on them, and press Delete slide . Then, switch back to the Normal view.

2. Enter Your Content in the Health PPT Presentation Download

Now that you've got the slides you’ll work with, it’s time to replace the dummy content. Double-click on any text or select all the text with CTRL+A . Start entering the content of your presentation as I’ve done on slide #2.

3. Replace Images in Your Healthcare PowerPoint Presentation

The next step is to add your own images in your healthcare PowerPoint presentation. Luckily, the Healthcare PPT template comes with image placeholders. All you've got to do is double-click the picture icon, select the image from your computer, and click Insert as I’ve done on slide #4.

4. Customize Fonts for Your Public Health PPT Template

Once you’ve taken care of the content, start customizing the presentation. A good place to start is with your fonts. Change the font by selecting part of the text in your public health PPT template. Then choose a different font from the drop-down menu as I’ve done on slide #12.

5. Customize Colors in the Health PPT Presentation Download

The last step is to customize the colors in the health PPT presentation download. Do this by right-clicking on any colored shape and selecting Format Shape option. Then choose a different color as I’ve done on slide #12. 

5 Quick PowerPoint Medical and Healthcare Presentation Design Tips for 2024

Are you designing your first health care PPT? If so, getting some pointers goes a long way. That's why I've gathered a few presentation design tips so you can get the most out of your public health PPT download:

1. Keep the Design Clean

The best medical PowerPoint presentations have a clear focus on design. Nothing hides this intention like cluttered layouts and excessive content on slides. While you experiment and design your health care PPT, make sure you reign in how much you add to each slide.

2. Limit Your Colors

It's fun to be creative and explore different color options. But too many colors are distracting and take away from your content. Settle on two to three colors for your health presentation PPT. If you struggle with finding complementary colors, use this color wheel from Adobe for help.

3. Have Custom Typography in the Public Health PPT Template

You'd be surprised how much of a difference fonts can make to your public health PPT download. In general, typefaces set the tone of the content you're sharing. The right font makes a statement to your audience. Learn more about choosing fonts from this tutorial:

You can find custom, modern fonts to use from Envato Elements. Once downloaded and installed, use this guide to learn how to embed fonts for sharing your health presentation PPT:

4. Cut Down on Text

There's no doubt that the content in your health care PPT download is important for your audience. But having too much text on slides makes people switch off. Find ways to visualize your content to avoid walls of text. Photos, videos, icons, and infographics are all elements you should use in your presentation. 

5. Use Related Icons and Infographics

This is a helpful tip if you're going to use icons and infographics in your health presentation PPT. Many templates include visuals like charts, icons, and graphs that relate to your topic. Adding these will create a consistent look throughout your PowerPoint that's valuable.

Top 5 Health Care Presentation Design Trends in 2024

To make your healthcare presentation look modern, consider using one of the latest trends. Here are five current trends to watch out for:

1. Use a Blue Color Scheme for the Healthcare PPT Download

Blue is often seen as a sign of stability and reliability. This is exactly what you want to convey when you are delivering a health care presentation. Including many shades of blue in your presentation works really well here. 

2. Add Graphics

Most health care presentations have a more serious professional feel. But graphics are still a valuable element to include in the presentation. Graphics add life to your presentations and will draw in the attention of your audience. Include graphics that pertain to the content you are presenting.

3. Highlight Your Images

Just like graphics, images give new meaning and interest to your presentation. A great way to highlight your images on your various slides is to include some images on one slide. Or, have a single image take up a majority of the slide. 

4. Use Drop Shadowing 

A drop shadow gives the impression that an object is raised above the objects behind it. This visual effect will give your slides a more 3D look. One area to include drop shadowing is underneath the box that contains your text. 

5. Include Images of Doctors for the Health PPT Presentation Download

Again, healthcare presentations need to build trust with your audience. Just including graphics, text, and graphs isn't enough to build this trust when you are dealing with such a serious profession. To help build this trust include images of your medical staff where they are smiling.

Let's now have a look at even more templates that are available for you to download. 

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5 Benefits of Using Professionally Designed PowerPoint Presentation Templates (In 2024)

Still not sure whether you should design your PowerPoint presentation yourself, outsource the work, or download a professional healthcare PPT download?

Here are top five reasons that you should use a professional public health PPT template for your next presentation in 2024:

• You're guaranteed quality . When you use a professional PowerPoint template from Envato Elements, you're guaranteed to receive a template that looks professional. This give will give you the confidence to create a presentation that you audience will love. 
• You've got full flexibility. Just because you use a template does not mean that you give up control of the design. All the templates are fully customizable and can be molded to fit your particular presentation.
• You'll be inspired. The professionally designed PowerPoint templates come with many different unique slide designs that can help boost your creativity. The slide designs can help inspire a new type of slide or slides for your presentation that you may not have thought to add.
• You save money. Hiring someone to create a custom PowerPoint template can be quite expensive. Purchasing a template will cost you a fraction of the price.
• You can spend time on the content. If you're using a professional template, you won't have to worry about the design at all. All your time can be spent on the actual content of the presentation and making sure that it can be as good as possible. 

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Common Microsoft PowerPoint Questions Answered (FAQ)

Learning how to use the Microsoft software can leave you with quite a few unanswered questions. Here we've collected five of the most frequently asked questions and answers to them to help you get the most out of PowerPoint:

1. Can I Share My PowerPoint Presentation in Zoom?

Absolutely! Here's one way to do it:

You'll need to have your PowerPoint presentation up as well as Zoom. Then in Zoom, click Share Screen . Click on the screen showing your presentation from the popup window and click Share .

There are many other types of options for sharing your presentation like sharing your audio. Check out the article below to learn more:

2. Can You Export PowerPoint In Another Format?

PowerPoint is very flexible and will allow you to export in other formats like video so you can share it with anyone. 

Learn how to do this in the tutorial below:

3. Can You Add Charts & Graphs?

If you've got data to show in your PowerPoint presentation, you can easily show it in chart and graph form. Envato Elements has a ton of PowerPoint templates that have visually appealing charts & graphs that you can check out below: 

4. Can You Add YouTube Videos to Your Presentation?

5. How Much Does PowerPoint Cost?

PowerPoint used to have a single purchase license that you'd buy and own that version of PowerPoint forever.

Microsoft has pivoted its business models in recent years. Once upon a time, businesses and power users would buy a license for the latest version of the app every few years.

Now PowerPoint is purchased through a subscription. Through Office 365 you can get PowerPoint and many other Office apps. 

Another option is the free, browser-based version of the app. Learn more in our tutorial below:

Learn More About Creating a Great PowerPoint Presentation

Creating a great and engaging PowerPoint presentation isn't easy. There’s a lot that goes into it, from writing your presentation to adding animations and working with images. 

Luckily, we've plenty of tutorials to help you create a great PowerPoint presentation . Here's a few to get you started:

Create Medical PowerPoint Presentations With Premium or Free Medical PowerPoint Templates

Making medical PowerPoint presentations from scratch can be tricky. Using a free healthcare PPT template is a good way to design your slides easily and quickly. Thanks to the free health PowerPoint templates like the ones featured in this article, you can design your health presentation PPT without worrying about your budget. 

But you can do better than free healthcare PowerPoint templates. You'll want your presentation to have a more polished look. For that, consider investing in a premium medical PowerPoint template . 

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Overview and General Information about Oral Presentation

• Daily Presentations During Work Rounds
• The New Patient Presentation
• The Holdover Admission Presentation
• Outpatient Clinic Presentations
• The structure of presentations varies from service to service (e.g. medicine vs. surgery), amongst subspecialties, and between environments (inpatient vs. outpatient). Applying the correct style to the right setting requires that the presenter seek guidance from the listeners at the outset.
• Time available for presenting is rather short, which makes the experience more stressful.
• Individual supervisors (residents, faculty) often have their own (sometimes quirky) preferences regarding presentation styles, adding another layer of variability that the presenter has to manage.
• Students are evaluated/judged on the way in which they present, with faculty using this as one way of gauging a student’s clinical knowledge.
• Done well, presentations promote efficient, excellent care. Done poorly, they promote tedium, low morale, and inefficiency.

General Tips:

• Practice, Practice, Practice! Do this on your own, with colleagues, and/or with anyone who will listen (and offer helpful commentary) before you actually present in front of other clinicians. Speaking "on-the-fly" is difficult, as rapidly organizing and delivering information in a clear and concise fashion is not a naturally occurring skill.
• Immediately following your presentations, seek feedback from your listeners. Ask for specifics about what was done well and what could have been done better – always with an eye towards gaining information that you can apply to improve your performance the next time.
• Listen to presentations that are done well – ask yourself, “Why was it good?” Then try to incorporate those elements into your own presentations.
• Listen to presentations that go poorly – identify the specific things that made it ineffective and avoid those pitfalls when you present.
• Effective presentations require that you have thought through the case beforehand and understand the rationale for your conclusions and plan. This, in turn, requires that you have a good grasp of physiology, pathology, clinical reasoning and decision-making - pushing you to read, pay attention, and in general acquire more knowledge.
• Think about the clinical situation in which you are presenting so that you can provide a summary that is consistent with the expectations of your audience. Work rounds, for example, are clearly different from conferences and therefore mandate a different style of presentation.
• Presentations are the way in which we tell medical stories to one another. When you present, ask yourself if you’ve described the story in an accurate way. Will the listener be able to “see” the patient the same way that you do? Can they come to the correct conclusions? If not, re-calibrate.
• It's O.K. to use notes, though the oral presentation should not simply be reduced to reading the admission note – rather, it requires appropriate editing/shortening.
• In general, try to give your presentations on a particular service using the same order and style for each patient, every day. Following a specific format makes it easier for the listener to follow, as they know what’s coming and when they can expect to hear particular information. Additionally, following a standardized approach makes it easier for you to stay organized, develop a rhythm, and lessens the chance that you’ll omit elements.

Specific types of presentations

There are a number of common presentation-types, each with its own goals and formats. These include:

• Daily presentations during work rounds for patients known to a service.
• Newly admitted patients, where you were the clinician that performed the H&P.
• Newly admitted patients that were “handed off” to the team in the morning, such that the H&P was performed by others.
• Outpatient clinic presentations, covering several common situations.

Key elements of each presentation type are described below. Examples of how these would be applied to most situations are provided in italics. The formats are typical of presentations done for internal medicine services and clinics.

Note that there is an acceptable range of how oral presentations can be delivered. Ultimately, your goal is to tell the correct story, in a reasonable amount of time, so that the right care can be delivered. Nuances in the order of presentation, what to include, what to omit, etc. are relatively small points. Don’t let the pursuit of these elements distract you or create undue anxiety.

Daily presentations during work rounds of patients that you’re following:

• Organize the presenter (forces you to think things through)
• Inform the listener(s) of 24 hour events and plan moving forward
• Promote focused discussion amongst your listeners and supervisors
• Opportunity to reassess plan, adjust as indicated
• Demonstrate your knowledge and engagement in the care of the patient
• Rapid (5 min) presentation of the key facts

Key features of presentation:

• Opening one liner: Describe who the patient is, number of days in hospital, and their main clinical issue(s).
• 24-hour events: Highlighting changes in clinical status, procedures, consults, etc.
• Subjective sense from the patient about how they’re feeling, vital signs (ranges), and key physical exam findings (highlighting changes)
• Relevant labs (highlighting changes) and imaging
• Assessment and Plan : Presented by problem or organ systems(s), using as many or few as are relevant. Early on, it’s helpful to go through the main categories in your head as a way of making sure that you’re not missing any relevant areas. The broad organ system categories include (presented here head-to-toe): Neurological; Psychiatric; Cardiovascular; Pulmonary; Gastrointestinal; Renal/Genitourinary; Hematologic/Oncologic; Endocrine/Metabolic; Infectious; Tubes/lines/drains; Disposition.

Example of a daily presentation for a patient known to a team:

• Opening one liner: This is Mr. Smith, a 65 year old man, Hospital Day #3, being treated for right leg cellulitis
• MRI of the leg, negative for osteomyelitis
• Evaluation by Orthopedics, who I&D’d a superficial abscess in the calf, draining a moderate amount of pus
• Patient appears well, states leg is feeling better, less painful
• T Max 101 yesterday, T Current 98; Pulse range 60-80; BP 140s-160s/70-80s; O2 sat 98% Room Air
• Ins/Outs: 3L in (2 L NS, 1 L po)/Out 4L urine
• Right lower extremity redness now limited to calf, well within inked lines – improved compared with yesterday; bandage removed from the I&D site, and base had small amount of purulence; No evidence of fluctuance or undrained infection.
• Creatinine .8, down from 1.5 yesterday
• WBC 8.7, down from 14
• Blood cultures from admission still negative
• Gram stain of pus from yesterday’s I&D: + PMNS and GPCs; Culture pending
• MRI lower extremity as noted above – negative for osteomyelitis
• Continue Vancomycin for today
• Ortho to reassess I&D site, though looks good
• Follow-up on cultures: if MRSA, will transition to PO Doxycycline; if MSSA, will use PO Dicloxacillin
• Given AKI, will continue to hold ace-inhibitor; will likely wait until outpatient follow-up to restart
• Add back amlodipine 5mg/d today
• Hep lock IV as no need for more IVF
• Continue to hold ace-I as above
• Wound care teaching with RNs today – wife capable and willing to assist. She’ll be in this afternoon.
• Set up follow-up with PMD to reassess wound and cellulitis within 1 week

The Brand New Patient (admitted by you)

• Provide enough information so that the listeners can understand the presentation and generate an appropriate differential diagnosis.
• Present a thoughtful assessment
• Present diagnostic and therapeutic plans
• Provide opportunities for senior listeners to intervene and offer input
• Chief concern: Reason why patient presented to hospital (symptom/event and key past history in one sentence). It often includes a limited listing of their other medical conditions (e.g. diabetes, hypertension, etc.) if these elements might contribute to the reason for admission.
• The history is presented highlighting the relevant events in chronological order.
• 7 days ago, the patient began to notice vague shortness of breath.
• 5 days ago, the breathlessness worsened and they developed a cough productive of green sputum.
• 3 days ago his short of breath worsened to the point where he was winded after walking up a flight of stairs, accompanied by a vague right sided chest pain that was more pronounced with inspiration.
• Enough historical information has to be provided so that the listener can understand the reasons that lead to admission and be able to draw appropriate clinical conclusions.
• Past history that helps to shed light on the current presentation are included towards the end of the HPI and not presented later as “PMH.” This is because knowing this “past” history is actually critical to understanding the current complaint. For example, past cardiac catheterization findings and/or interventions should be presented during the HPI for a patient presenting with chest pain.
• Where relevant, the patient's baseline functional status is described, allowing the listener to understand the degree of impairment caused by the acute medical problem(s).
• It should be explicitly stated if a patient is a poor historian, confused or simply unaware of all the details related to their illness. Historical information obtained from family, friends, etc. should be described as such.
• Review of Systems (ROS): Pertinent positive and negative findings discovered during a review of systems are generally incorporated at the end of the HPI. The listener needs this information to help them put the story in appropriate perspective. Any positive responses to a more inclusive ROS that covers all of the other various organ systems are then noted. If the ROS is completely negative, it is generally acceptable to simply state, "ROS negative.”
• Other Past Medical and Surgical History (PMH/PSH): Past history that relates to the issues that lead to admission are typically mentioned in the HPI and do not have to be repeated here. That said, selective redundancy (i.e. if it’s really important) is OK. Other PMH/PSH are presented here if relevant to the current issues and/or likely to affect the patient’s hospitalization in some way. Unrelated PMH and PSH can be omitted (e.g. if the patient had their gall bladder removed 10y ago and this has no bearing on the admission, then it would be appropriate to leave it out). If the listener really wants to know peripheral details, they can read the admission note, ask the patient themselves, or inquire at the end of the presentation.
• Medications and Allergies: Typically all meds are described, as there’s high potential for adverse reactions or drug-drug interactions.
• Family History: Emphasis is placed on the identification of illnesses within the family (particularly among first degree relatives) that are known to be genetically based and therefore potentially heritable by the patient. This would include: coronary artery disease, diabetes, certain cancers and autoimmune disorders, etc. If the family history is non-contributory, it’s fine to say so.
• Social History, Habits, other → as relates to/informs the presentation or hospitalization. Includes education, work, exposures, hobbies, smoking, alcohol or other substance use/abuse.
• Sexual history if it relates to the active problems.
• Vital signs and relevant findings (or their absence) are provided. As your team develops trust in your ability to identify and report on key problems, it may become acceptable to say “Vital signs stable.”
• Note: Some listeners expect students (and other junior clinicians) to describe what they find in every organ system and will not allow the presenter to say “normal.” The only way to know what to include or omit is to ask beforehand.
• Key labs and imaging: Abnormal findings are highlighted as well as changes from baseline.
• Summary, assessment & plan(s) Presented by problem or organ systems(s), using as many or few as are relevant. Early on, it’s helpful to go through the main categories in your head as a way of making sure that you’re not missing any relevant areas. The broad organ system categories include (presented here head-to-toe): Neurological; Psychiatric; Cardiovascular; Pulmonary; Gastrointestinal; Renal/Genitourinary; Hematologic/Oncologic; Endocrine/Metabolic; Infectious; Tubes/lines/drains; Disposition.
• The assessment and plan typically concludes by mentioning appropriate prophylactic considerations (e.g. DVT prevention), code status and disposition.
• Chief Concern: Mr. H is a 50 year old male with AIDS, on HAART, with preserved CD4 count and undetectable viral load, who presents for the evaluation of fever, chills and a cough over the past 7 days.
• Until 1 week ago, he had been quite active, walking up to 2 miles a day without feeling short of breath.
• Approximately 1 week ago, he began to feel dyspneic with moderate activity.
• 3 days ago, he began to develop subjective fevers and chills along with a cough productive of red-green sputum.
• 1 day ago, he was breathless after walking up a single flight of stairs and spent most of the last 24 hours in bed.
• Diagnosed with HIV in 2000, done as a screening test when found to have gonococcal urethritis
• Was not treated with HAART at that time due to concomitant alcohol abuse and non-adherence.
• Diagnosed and treated for PJP pneumonia 2006
• Diagnosed and treated for CMV retinitis 2007
• Became sober in 2008, at which time interested in HAART. Started on Atripla, a combination pill containing: Efavirenz, Tonofovir, and Emtricitabine. He’s taken it ever since, with no adverse effects or issues with adherence. Receives care thru Dr. Smiley at the University HIV clinic.
• CD4 count 3 months ago was 400 and viral load was undetectable.
• He is homosexual though he is currently not sexually active. He has never used intravenous drugs.
• He has no history of asthma, COPD or chronic cardiac or pulmonary condition. No known liver disease. Hepatitis B and C negative. His current problem seems different to him then his past episode of PJP.
• Review of systems: negative for headache, photophobia, stiff neck, focal weakness, chest pain, abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, urinary symptoms, leg swelling, or other complaints.
• Hypertension x 5 years, no other known vascular disease
• Gonorrhea as above
• Alcohol abuse above and now sober – no known liver disease
• No relevant surgeries
• Atripla, 1 po qd
• Omeprazole 20 mg, 1 PO, qd
• Lisinopril 20mg, qd
• Naprosyn 250 mg, 1-2, PO, BID PRN
• No allergies
• Both of the patient's parents are alive and well (his mother is 78 and father 80). He has 2 brothers, one 45 and the other 55, who are also healthy. There is no family history of heart disease or cancer.
• Patient works as an accountant for a large firm in San Diego. He lives alone in an apartment in the city.
• Smokes 1 pack of cigarettes per day and has done so for 20 years.
• No current alcohol use. Denies any drug use.
• Sexual History as noted above; has sex exclusively with men, last partner 6 months ago.
• Seated on a gurney in the ER, breathing through a face-mask oxygen delivery system. Breathing was labored and accessory muscles were in use. Able to speak in brief sentences, limited by shortness of breath
• Vital signs: Temp 102 F, Pulse 90, BP 150/90, Respiratory Rate 26, O2 Sat (on 40% Face Mask) 95%
• HEENT: No thrush, No adenopathy
• Lungs: Crackles and Bronchial breath sounds noted at right base. E to A changes present. No wheezing or other abnormal sounds noted over any other area of the lung. Dullness to percussion was also appreciated at the right base.
• Cardiac: JVP less than 5 cm; Rhythm was regular. Normal S1 and S2. No murmurs or extra heart sounds noted.
• Abdomen and Genital exams: normal
• Extremities: No clubbing, cyanosis or edema; distal pulses 2+ and equal bilaterally.
• Skin: no eruptions noted.
• Neurological exam: normal
• WBC 18 thousand with 10% bands;
• Normal Chem 7 and LFTs.
• Room air blood gas: pH of 7.47/ PO2 of 55/PCO2 of 30.
• Sputum gram stain remarkable for an abundance of polys along with gram positive diplococci.
• CXR remarkable for dense right lower lobe infiltrate without effusion.
• Monitored care unit, with vigilance for clinical deterioration.
• Hypertension: given significant pneumonia and unclear clinical direction, will hold lisinopril. If BP > 180 and or if clear not developing sepsis, will consider restarting.
• Low molecular weight heparin
• Code Status: Wishes to be full code full care, including intubation and ICU stay if necessary. Has good quality of life and hopes to return to that functional level. Wishes to reconsider if situation ever becomes hopeless. Older brother Tom is surrogate decision maker if the patient can’t speak for himself. Tom lives in San Diego and we have his contact info. He is aware that patient is in the hospital and plans on visiting later today or tomorrow.
• Expected duration of hospitalization unclear – will know more based on response to treatment over next 24 hours.

The holdover admission (presenting data that was generated by other physicians)

• Handoff admissions are very common and present unique challenges
• Understand the reasons why the patient was admitted
• Review key history, exam, imaging and labs to assure that they support the working diagnostic and therapeutic plans
• Does the data support the working diagnosis?
• Do the planned tests and consults make sense?
• What else should be considered (both diagnostically and therapeutically)?
• This process requires that the accepting team thoughtfully review their colleagues efforts with a critical eye – which is not disrespectful but rather constitutes one of the main jobs of the accepting team and is a cornerstone of good care *Note: At some point during the day (likely not during rounds), the team will need to verify all of the data directly with the patient.
• 8-10 minutes
• Chief concern: Reason for admission (symptom and/or event)
• Temporally presented bullets of events leading up to the admission
• Review of systems
• Relevant PMH/PSH – historical information that might affect the patient during their hospitalization.
• Meds and Allergies
• Family and Social History – focusing on information that helps to inform the current presentation.
• Habits and exposures
• Physical exam, imaging and labs that were obtained in the Emergency Department
• Assessment and plan that were generated in the Emergency Department.
• Overnight events (i.e. what happened in the Emergency Dept. and after the patient went to their hospital room)? Responses to treatments, changes in symptoms?
• How does the patient feel this morning? Key exam findings this morning (if seen)? Morning labs (if available)?
• Assessment and Plan , with attention as to whether there needs to be any changes in the working differential or treatment plan. The broad organ system categories include (presented here head-to-toe): Neurological; Psychiatric; Cardiovascular; Pulmonary; Gastrointestinal; Renal/Genitourinary; Hematologic/Oncologic; Endocrine/Metabolic; Infectious; Tubes/lines/drains; Disposition.
• Chief concern: 70 yo male who presented with 10 days of progressive shoulder pain, followed by confusion. He was brought in by his daughter, who felt that her father was no longer able to safely take care for himself.
• 10 days ago, Mr. X developed left shoulder pain, first noted a few days after lifting heavy boxes. He denies falls or direct injury to the shoulder.
• 1 week ago, presented to outside hospital ER for evaluation of left shoulder pain. Records from there were notable for his being afebrile with stable vitals. Exam notable for focal pain anteriorly on palpation, but no obvious deformity. Right shoulder had normal range of motion. Left shoulder reported as diminished range of motion but not otherwise quantified. X-ray negative. Labs remarkable for wbc 8, creat 2.2 (stable). Impression was that the pain was of musculoskeletal origin. Patient was provided with Percocet and told to see PMD in f/u
• Brought to our ER last night by his daughter. Pain in shoulder worse. Also noted to be confused and unable to care for self. Lives alone in the country, home in disarray, no food.
• ROS: negative for falls, prior joint or musculoskeletal problems, fevers, chills, cough, sob, chest pain, head ache, abdominal pain, urinary or bowel symptoms, substance abuse
• Hypertension
• Coronary artery disease, s/p LAD stent for angina 3 y ago, no symptoms since. Normal EF by echo 2 y ago
• Chronic kidney disease stage 3 with creatinine 1.8; felt to be secondary to atherosclerosis and hypertension
• aspirin 81mg qd, atorvastatin 80mg po qd, amlodipine 10 po qd, Prozac 20
• Allergies: none
• Family and Social: lives alone in a rural area of the county, in contact with children every month or so. Retired several years ago from work as truck driver. Otherwise non-contributory.
• Habits: denies alcohol or other drug use.
• Temp 98 Pulse 110 BP 100/70
• Drowsy though arousable; oriented to year but not day or date; knows he’s at a hospital for evaluation of shoulder pain, but doesn’t know the name of the hospital or city
• CV: regular rate and rhythm; normal s1 and s2; no murmurs or extra heart sounds.
• Left shoulder with generalized swelling, warmth and darker coloration compared with Right; generalized pain on palpation, very limited passive or active range of motion in all directions due to pain. Right shoulder appearance and exam normal.
• CXR: normal
• EKG: sr 100; nl intervals, no acute changes
• WBC 13; hemoglobin 14
• Na 134, k 4.6; creat 2.8 (1.8 baseline 4 m ago); bicarb 24
• LFTs and UA normal
• Vancomycin and Zosyn for now
• Orthopedics to see asap to aspirate shoulder for definitive diagnosis
• If aspiration is consistent with infection, will need to go to Operating Room for wash out.
• Urine electrolytes
• Follow-up on creatinine and obtain renal ultrasound if not improved
• Renal dosing of meds
• Strict Ins and Outs.
• follow exam
• obtain additional input from family to assure baseline is, in fact, normal
• Since admission (6 hours) no change in shoulder pain
• This morning, pleasant, easily distracted; knows he’s in the hospital, but not date or year
• T Current 101F Pulse 100 BP 140/80
• Ins and Outs: IVF Normal Saline 3L/Urine output 1.5 liters
• L shoulder with obvious swelling and warmth compared with right; no skin breaks; pain limits any active or passive range of motion to less than 10 degrees in all directions
• Labs this morning remarkable for WBC 10 (from 13), creatinine 2 (down from 2.8)
• Continue with Vancomycin and Zosyn for now
• I already paged Orthopedics this morning, who are en route for aspiration of shoulder, fluid for gram stain, cell count, culture
• If aspirate consistent with infection, then likely to the OR
• Continue IVF at 125/h, follow I/O
• Repeat creatinine later today
• Not on any nephrotoxins, meds renaly dosed
• Continue antibiotics, evaluation for primary source as above
• Discuss with family this morning to establish baseline; possible may have underlying dementia as well
• SC Heparin for DVT prophylaxis
• Code status: full code/full care.

Outpatient-based presentations

There are 4 main types of visits that commonly occur in an outpatient continuity clinic environment, each of which has its own presentation style and purpose. These include the following, each described in detail below.

• The patient who is presenting for their first visit to a primary care clinic and is entirely new to the physician.
• The patient who is returning to primary care for a scheduled follow-up visit.
• The patient who is presenting with an acute problem to a primary care clinic
• The specialty clinic evaluation (new or follow-up)

It’s worth noting that Primary care clinics (Internal Medicine, Family Medicine and Pediatrics) typically take responsibility for covering all of the patient’s issues, though the amount of energy focused on any one topic will depend on the time available, acuity, symptoms, and whether that issue is also followed by a specialty clinic.

The Brand New Primary Care Patient

Purpose of the presentation

• Accurately review all of the patient’s history as well as any new concerns that they might have.
• Identify health related problems that need additional evaluation and/or treatment
• Provide an opportunity for senior listeners to intervene and offer input

Key features of the presentation

• If this is truly their first visit, then one of the main reasons is typically to "establish care" with a new doctor.
• It might well include continuation of therapies and/or evaluations started elsewhere.
• If the patient has other specific goals (medications, referrals, etc.), then this should be stated as well. Note: There may well not be a "chief complaint."
• For a new patient, this is an opportunity to highlight the main issues that might be troubling/bothering them.
• This can include chronic disorders (e.g. diabetes, congestive heart failure, etc.) which cause ongoing symptoms (shortness of breath) and/or generate daily data (finger stick glucoses) that should be discussed.
• Sometimes, there are no specific areas that the patient wishes to discuss up-front.
• Review of systems (ROS): This is typically comprehensive, covering all organ systems. If the patient is known to have certain illnesses (e.g. diabetes), then the ROS should include the search for disorders with high prevalence (e.g. vascular disease). There should also be some consideration for including questions that are epidemiologically appropriate (e.g. based on age and sex).
• Past Medical History (PMH): All known medical conditions (in particular those requiring ongoing treatment) are listed, noting their duration and time of onset. If a condition is followed by a specialist or co-managed with other clinicians, this should be noted as well. If a problem was described in detail during the “acute” history, it doesn’t have to be re-stated here.
• Past Surgical History (PSH): All surgeries, along with the year when they were performed
• Medications and allergies: All meds, including dosage, frequency and over-the-counter preparations. Allergies (and the type of reaction) should be described.
• Social: Work, hobbies, exposures.
• Sexual activity – may include type of activity, number and sex of partner(s), partner’s health.
• Smoking, Alcohol, other drug use: including quantification of consumption, duration of use.
• Family history: Focus on heritable illness amongst first degree relatives. May also include whether patient married, in a relationship, children (and their ages).
• Physical Exam: Vital signs and relevant findings (or their absence).
• Key labs and imaging if they’re available. Also when and where they were obtained.
• Summary, assessment & plan(s) presented by organ system and/or problems. As many systems/problems as is necessary to cover all of the active issues that are relevant to that clinic. This typically concludes with a “health care maintenance” section, which covers age, sex and risk factor appropriate vaccinations and screening tests.

The Follow-up Visit to a Primary Care Clinic

• Organize the presenter (forces you to think things through).
• Accurately review any relevant interval health care events that might have occurred since the last visit.
• Identification of new symptoms or health related issues that might need additional evaluation and/or treatment
• If the patient has no concerns, then verification that health status is stable
• Review of medications
• Provide an opportunity for listeners to intervene and offer input
• Reason for the visit: Follow-up for whatever the patient’s main issues are, as well as stating when the last visit occurred *Note: There may well not be a “chief complaint,” as patients followed in continuity at any clinic may simply be returning for a visit as directed by their doctor.
• Events since the last visit: This might include emergency room visits, input from other clinicians/specialists, changes in medications, new symptoms, etc.
• Review of Systems (ROS): Depth depends on patient’s risk factors and known illnesses. If the patient has diabetes, then a vascular ROS would be done. On the other hand, if the patient is young and healthy, the ROS could be rather cursory.
• PMH, PSH, Social, Family, Habits are all OMITTED. This is because these facts are already known to the listener and actionable aspects have presumably been added to the problem list (presented at the end). That said, these elements can be restated if the patient has a new symptom or issue related to a historical problem has emerged.
• MEDS : A good idea to review these at every visit.
• Physical exam: Vital signs and pertinent findings (or absence there of) are mentioned.
• Lab and Imaging: The reason why these were done should be mentioned and any key findings mentioned, highlighting changes from baseline.
• Assessment and Plan: This is most clearly done by individually stating all of the conditions/problems that are being addressed (e.g. hypertension, hypothyroidism, depression, etc.) followed by their specific plan(s). If a new or acute issue was identified during the visit, the diagnostic and therapeutic plan for that concern should be described.

The Focused Visit to a Primary Care Clinic

• Accurately review the historical events that lead the patient to make the appointment.
• Identification of risk factors and/or other underlying medical conditions that might affect the diagnostic or therapeutic approach to the new symptom or concern.
• Generate an appropriate assessment and plan
• Allow the listener to comment

Key features of the presentation:

• Reason for the visit
• History of Present illness: Description of the sequence of symptoms and/or events that lead to the patient’s current condition.
• Review of Systems: To an appropriate depth that will allow the listener to grasp the full range of diagnostic possibilities that relate to the presenting problem.
• PMH and PSH: Stating only those elements that might relate to the presenting symptoms/issues.
• PE: Vital signs and key findings (or lack thereof)
• Labs and imaging (if done)
• Assessment and Plan: This is usually very focused and relates directly to the main presenting symptom(s) or issues.

The Specialty Clinic Visit

Specialty clinic visits focus on the health care domains covered by those physicians. For example, Cardiology clinics are interested in cardiovascular disease related symptoms, events, labs, imaging and procedures. Orthopedics clinics will focus on musculoskeletal symptoms, events, imaging and procedures. Information that is unrelated to these disciples will typically be omitted. It’s always a good idea to ask the supervising physician for guidance as to what’s expected to be covered in a particular clinic environment.

• Highlight the reason(s) for the visit
• Review key data
• Provide an opportunity for the listener(s) to comment
• 5-7 minutes
• If it’s a consult, state the main reason(s) that the patient was referred as well as who referred them.
• If it’s a return visit, state the reasons why the patient is being followed in the clinic and when the last visit took place
• If it’s for an acute issue, state up front what the issue is Note: There may well not be a “chief complaint,” as patients followed in continuity in any clinic may simply be returning for a return visit as directed
• For a new patient, this highlights the main things that might be troubling/bothering the patient.
• For a specialty clinic, the history presented typically relates to the symptoms and/or events that are pertinent to that area of care.
• Review of systems , focusing on those elements relevant to that clinic. For a cardiology patient, this will highlight a vascular ROS.
• PMH/PSH that helps to inform the current presentation (e.g. past cardiac catheterization findings/interventions for a patient with chest pain) and/or is otherwise felt to be relevant to that clinic environment.
• Meds and allergies: Typically all meds are described, as there is always the potential for adverse drug interactions.
• Social/Habits/other: as relates to/informs the presentation and/or is relevant to that clinic
• Family history: Focus is on heritable illness amongst first degree relatives
• Physical Exam: VS and relevant findings (or their absence)
• Key labs, imaging: For a cardiology clinic patient, this would include echos, catheterizations, coronary interventions, etc.
• Summary, assessment & plan(s) by organ system and/or problems. As many systems/problems as is necessary to cover all of the active issues that are relevant to that clinic.
• Reason for visit: Patient is a 67 year old male presenting for first office visit after admission for STEMI. He was referred by Dr. Goins, his PMD.
• The patient initially presented to the ER 4 weeks ago with acute CP that started 1 hour prior to his coming in. He was found to be in the midst of a STEMI with ST elevations across the precordial leads.
• Taken urgently to cath, where 95% proximal LAD lesion was stented
• EF preserved by Echo; Peak troponin 10
• In-hospital labs were remarkable for normal cbc, chem; LDL 170, hdl 42, nl lfts
• Uncomplicated hospital course, sent home after 3 days.
• Since home, he states that he feels great.
• Denies chest pain, sob, doe, pnd, edema, or other symptoms.
• No symptoms of stroke or TIA.
• No history of leg or calf pain with ambulation.
• Prior to this admission, he had a history of hypertension which was treated with lisinopril
• 40 pk yr smoking history, quit during hospitalization
• No known prior CAD or vascular disease elsewhere. No known diabetes, no family history of vascular disease; He thinks his cholesterol was always “a little high” but doesn’t know the numbers and was never treated with meds.
• History of depression, well treated with prozac
• Discharge meds included: aspirin, metoprolol 50 bid, lisinopril 10, atorvastatin 80, Plavix; in addition he takes Prozac for depression
• Taking all of them as directed.
• Patient lives with his wife; they have 2 grown children who are no longer at home
• Works as a computer programmer
• Smoking as above
• ETOH: 1 glass of wine w/dinner
• No drug use
• No known history of cardiovascular disease among 2 siblings or parents.
• Well appearing; BP 130/80, Pulse 80 regular, 97% sat on Room Air, weight 175lbs, BMI 32
• Lungs: clear to auscultation
• CV: s1 s2 no s3 s4 murmur
• No carotid bruits
• ABD: no masses
• Ext; no edema; distal pulses 2+
• Cath from 4 weeks ago: R dominant; 95% proximal LAD; 40% Cx.
• EF by TTE 1 day post PCI with mild Anterior Hypokinesis, EF 55%, no valvular disease, moderate LVH
• Labs of note from the hospital following cath: hgb 14, plt 240; creat 1, k 4.2, lfts normal, glucose 100, LDL 170, HDL 42.
• EKG today: SR at 78; nl intervals; nl axis; normal r wave progression, no q waves
• Plan: aspirin 81 indefinitely, Plavix x 1y
• Given nitroglycerine sublingual to have at home.
• Reviewed symptoms that would indicate another MI and what to do if occurred
• Plan: continue with current dosages of meds
• Chem 7 today to check k, creatinine
• Plan: Continue atorvastatin 80mg for life
• Smoking cessation: Doing well since discharge without adjuvant treatments, aware of supports.
• Plan: AAA screening ultrasound

How To Present a Patient: A Step-To-Step Guide

Last Updated on June 24, 2022 by Laura Turner

Updated and verified by Dr. Lee Burnett on March 19, 2022.

The ability to deliver oral case presentations is a core skill for any physician. Effective oral case presentations help facilitate information transfer among physicians and are essential to delivering quality patient care. Oral case presentations are also a key component of how medical students and residents are assessed during their training.

At its core, an oral case presentation functions as an argument. It is the presenter’s job to share the pertinent facts of a patient’s case with the other members of the medical care team and establish a clear diagnosis and treatment plan. Thus, the presenter should include details to support the proposed diagnosis, argue against alternative diagnoses, and exclude extraneous information. While this task may seem daunting at first, with practice, it will become easier. That said, if you are unsure if a particular detail is important to your patient’s case, it is probably best to be safe and include it.

Now, let’s go over how to present a case. While I will focus on internal medicine inpatients, the following framework can be applied to patients in any setting with slight modifications.

Oral case presentations are generally made to a medical care team, which can be composed of medical and pharmacy students, residents, pharmacists, medical attendings, and others. As the presenter, you should strive to deliver an interesting presentation that keeps your team members engaged. Here are a few things to keep in mind:

• Be confident: Speak clearly at the loudest volume appropriate to protect patient privacy, vary your tone to emphasize the most important details, and maintain eye contact with members of your team.
• Don’t fidget : Stand up straight and avoid unnecessary, distracting movements.
• Use your notes : You may glance at your notes from time to time while presenting. However, while there is no need to memorize your presentation, there is no better way to lose your team’s attention than to read your notes to them.
• Be honest: Given the importance of presentations in guiding medical care, never guess or report false information to the team. If you are unsure about a particular detail, say so.

The length of your presentation will depend on various factors, including the complexity of your patient, your audience, and your specialty. I have found that new internal medicine inpatients generally take 5-10 minutes to present. Internal medicine clerkship directors seem to agree. In a 2009 survey , they reported a range of 2-20 minutes for the ideal length of student inpatient presentations, with a median of 7 minutes.

While delivering oral case presentations is a core skill for trainees, and there have been attempts to standardize the format , expectations still vary among attending physicians. This can be a frustrating experience for trainees, and I would recommend that you clarify your attending’s expectations at the beginning of each new rotation. However, I have found that these differences are often stylistic, and content expectations are generally quite similar. Thus, developing a familiarity with the core elements of a strong oral case presentation is essential.

How to Present a Patient

You should begin every oral presentation with a brief one-liner that contains the patient’s name, age, relevant past medical history, and chief complaint. Remember that the chief complaint is why the patient sought medical care in his or her own words. An example of an effective opening is as follows: “Ms. X is a 78-year-old female with a past medical history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who presents to the hospital after she felt short of breath at home.”

Following the opener, elaborate on why the patient sought medical care. Describe the events that preceded the patient’s presentation in chronological order. A useful mnemonic to use when deciding what to report is OPQRST , which includes: • The Onset of the patient’s symptoms • Any Palliative or Provoking factors that make the symptoms better or worse, respectively • The Quality of his or her symptoms (how he or she describes them) • The Region of the body where the patient is experiencing his or her symptoms and (if the symptom is pain) whether the patient’s pain Radiates to another location or is well-localized • The Severity of the symptoms and any other associated Symptoms • The Time course of the symptoms (how they have changed over time and whether the patient has experienced them before) Additionally, include any other details here that may support your final diagnosis or rule out alternative diagnoses. For example, if you are concerned about a pulmonary embolism and your patient recently completed a long-distance flight, that would be worth mentioning.

The review of systems is sometimes included in the history of present illness, but it may also be separated. Given the potential breadth of the review of systems (a comprehensive list of questions that may be asked can be found here ), when presenting, only report information that is relevant to your patient’s condition.

The past medical history comes next. This should include the following information: • The patient’s medical conditions, including any that were not highlighted in the opener • Any past surgeries the patient has had and when they were performed • The timing of and reasons for past hospitalizations • Any current medications, including dosages and frequency of administration

The next section should detail the patient’s relevant family history. This should include: • Any relevant conditions that run in the patient’s family, with an emphasis on first-degree relatives

After the family history comes the social history. This section should include information about the patient’s: • Living situation • Occupation • Alcohol and tobacco use • Other substance use You may also include relevant details about the patient’s education level, recent travel history, history of animal and occupational exposures, and religious beliefs. For example, it would be worth mentioning that your anemic patient is a Jehovah’s Witness to guide medical decisions regarding blood transfusions.

Once you have finished reporting the patient’s history, you should transition to the physical exam. You should begin by reporting the patient’s vital signs, which includes the patient’s: • Temperature • Heart rate • Blood pressure • Respiratory rate • Oxygen saturation (if the patient is using supplemental oxygen, this should also be reported) Next, you should discuss the findings of your physical exam. At the minimum, this should include: • Your general impressions of the patient, including whether he or she appears “sick” or not • The results of your: • Head and neck exam • Eye exam • Respiratory exam • Cardiac exam • Abdominal exam • Extremity exam • Neurological exam Additional relevant physical examination findings may be included, as well. Quick note: resist the urge to report an exam as being “normal.” Instead, report your findings. For example, for a normal abdominal exam, you could report that “the patient’s abdomen is soft, non-tender, and non-distended, with normoactive bowel sounds.”

This section includes the results of any relevant laboratory testing, imaging, or other diagnostics that were obtained. You do not have to report the results of every test that was ordered. Before presenting, consider which results will further support your proposed diagnosis and exclude alternatives.

The emergency department (ED) course is classically reported towards the end of the presentation. However, different attendings may prefer to hear the ED course earlier, usually following the history of present illness. When unsure, report the ED course after the results of diagnostic testing. Be sure to include initial ED vital signs and any administered treatments.

You should conclude your presentation with the assessment and plan. This is the most important part of your presentation and allows you to show your team how much you really know. You should include: • A brief summary (1-2 lines) of the patient, the reason for admission, and your likely diagnosis. This should also include information regarding the patient’s clinical stability. While it can be similar to your opener, it should not be identical. An example could be: “Ms. X is a 78-year-old female with a past medical history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who presents with shortness of breath in the setting of an upper respiratory tract infection who is now stable on two liters of supplemental oxygen delivered via nasal cannula. Her symptoms are thought to be secondary to an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.” • A differential diagnosis . For students, this should consist of 3-5 potential diagnoses. You should explain why you think each diagnosis is or is not the final diagnosis. Be sure to rule out potentially life-threatening conditions (unless you think your patient has one). For our fictional patient, Ms. X, for example, you could explain why you think she does not have a pulmonary embolism or acute coronary syndrome. For more advanced trainees, the differential can be more limited in scope. • Your plan . On regular inpatient floors, this should include a list of the patient’s medical problems, ordered by acuity, followed by your proposed plan for each. After going through each active medical problem, be sure to mention your choice for the patient’s diet and deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis, the patient’s stated code status, and the patient’s disposition (whether you think they need to remain in the hospital). In intensive care units, you can organize the patient’s medical problems by organ system to ensure that no stone is left unturned (if there are no active issues for an organ system, you may say so).

Presenting Patients Who Have Been in the Hospital for Multiple Days

After the initial presentation, subsequent presentations can be delivered via SOAP note format as follows:

• The  Subjective  section includes details about any significant overnight events and any new complaints the patient has.
• In the  Objective  section, report your physical exam (focus on any changes since you last examined the patient) and any significant new laboratory, imaging, or other diagnostic results.
• The  Assessment  and  Plan  are typically delivered as above. For the initial patient complaint, you do not have to restate your differential diagnosis if the diagnosis is known. For new complaints, however, you should create another differential and argue for or against each diagnosis. Be sure to update your plan every day.

Presenting Patients in Different Specialties

Before you present a patient, consider your audience. Every specialty presents patients differently. In general, surgical and OB/GYN presentations tend to be much quicker (2-3 minutes), while pediatric and family medicine presentations tend to be similar in length to internal medicine presentations. Tailor your presentations accordingly.

Presenting Patients in Outpatient Settings

Outpatients may be presented similarly to inpatients. Your presentation’s focus, however, should align with your outpatient clinic’s specialty. For example, if you are working at a cardiology clinic, your presentation should be focused on your patient’s cardiac complaints.

If your patient is returning for a follow-up visit and does not have a stated chief complaint, you should say so. You may replace the history of present illness with any relevant interval history since his or her last visit.

And that’s it! Delivering oral case presentations is challenging at first, so remember to practice. In time, you will become proficient in this essential medical skill. Good luck!

Kunal Sindhu, MD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and New York Proton Center. Dr. Sindhu specializes in treating cancers of the head, neck, and central nervous system.

2 thoughts on “How To Present a Patient: A Step-To-Step Guide”

To clarify, it should take 5-10 minutes to present (just one) new internal medicine inpatient? Or if the student had 4 patients to work up, it should take 10 minutes to present all 4 patients to the preceptor?

Good question. That’s per case, but with time you’ll become faster.

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5 Great Medical Presentation PowerPoint PPT Slide Designs

Now that you’ve seen medical PowerPoint PPT templates, let’s look at a few different slide designs. Here’s a selection of premium medical PowerPoint templates from Envato Elements.

1. Great Title Slides

For starters, a beautiful title slide will make clear what your presentation is about.

2. Information About Your Company and Business

You’ll have a choice of slides that allow you to present your information. This is great if you’re using your PowerPoint presentation as a pitch deck.

3. Feature Slides

Feature slides are great for presenting key concepts covered in your presentation. They can also be used to introduce team members or key stakeholders in your company.

4. Chart Slides

Use charts and graphs to make it easier for your audience to visualize your data.

5. Visual Slides and Infographics

Our PowerPoint templates for healthcare allow you to add visuals. Images, infographic elements, and other visuals will help you make a more compelling presentation.

Learn more about making a great medical PowerPoint presentation. Be sure to check out the following tutorial on How to Make a Medical PowerPoint Presentation Quickly .

How to Customize Your Medical PowerPoint Template

Have you chosen a medical PowerPoint template that suits your needs? Great! The next step is to customize your medical presentation.

The presentation we’ll use in this tutorial is this Medical PowerPoint template :

For this tutorial we’ll use slide three. This is what slide three looks like without any edits.

Here are some customization tips:

1. How to Add an Image

There are two ways you can add an image to a slide:

• If your slide has a picture placeholder click on the Insert Picture from File button. Choose your image based on where it’s located.
• Click on the Insert tab. Then select the Pictures button in the toolbar. A menu will drop down. Select the right option depending on where the image is located.

2. How to Change the Color of an Object

To begin select the image that you want to change the image of. Click on the Shape Format tab.

In the toolbar select the Shape Fill button. When you select this button a color menu will drop down. Select the color that you want your image to become.

3. How to Change the Color of Text

To change the color of the text on your slide begin by highlighting the text that you want to change the color of. On the Home tab in the toolbar select the Font Color button. When you select this button a color menu will drop down. From the color menu that drops down choose the color you want.

4. How to Add New Text

To add new text, you need to add a new text box. On the Home tab in the toolbar click on the Text Box button.

When you click on the text box button, you’ll be able to draw a text box with your cursor. Go to a blank spot on your slide and draw a diagonal line where you want the text box to be. Now, type your text in the box.

5. How to Change the Background Color

If you don’t like the background color of the slide you can change it. Start by clicking on the Design tab. In the toolbar click on the Format Background button.

When you click on the Format Background button a side panel will pop up. In the side panel click on the Fill Color button. When you click the Fill Color button a color menu drops down. From that menu choose what color you want the background to be.

5 Quick Medical PowerPoint PPT Presentation Tips

Here are a handful of quick-fire tips to make your medical or healthcare presentation better.

1. Know Your Audience and Goals

You want your presentation to resonate with the audience you’re planning to speak to.

Be sure to present to their knowledge level. A room full of scientists are quite different than presenting to a group of students. Craft your presentation around the medical solution you’re providing or what your research points to. Speak to your intended audience and have a clear goal.

2. Craft a Clear Story

A presentation is a story. It needs to hook the audience, engage them from beginning to end. Look to address questions or concerns your audience may have on your medical topic.

Pick one of the most interesting medical topics for PowerPoint presentations. If you need to present on an existing health or medical topic, find a fresh angle to approach it. Here are a few med PPT and health presentation ideas to get you started:

• Top Five Benefits of Aquatic Therapy
• Five Easy Changes For a Healthier Lifestyle
• Essential Home Medical Equipment to Invest In For Better Health

Also add images to your healthcare or nursing PowerPoint presentation. Use powerful visual metaphors, like showing molecules holding components together.

Discover more about the presentation writing process in this helpful article .

3. Don’t Overcomplicate Your Design

Less is often more effective. Keep the number of slides in your med PPT to the minimum. Often 10 to 25 slides are more than enough.

Clutter is your enemy when designing a medical presentation. Use simple slides that make clear points, so they can follow along easier. Even knowledgeable scientists will prefer this approach.

Choose a PowerPoint template to simplify your medical or healthcare presentation. Here are a few medical PPT templates to consider:

• Medicare – Medical Professional PowerPoint Template . Medicare has plenty of medical infographics. Working with the slides in this clean modern medical presentation design is a great choice.
• OneClinic Medical PowerPoint Template . This modern health PPT template comes with detailed anatomy illustrations and slides.
• Kenko Medical PowerPoint Template . Filter down complex research in this science-themed PPT template.

Are you still unsure on which PowerPoint theme is best to use? Then jump into our comprehensive Microsoft PowerPoint Templates Guide .

4. Communicate With Enthusiasm

It’s important to think about your audience while making your presentation. Now consider how you can amplify this.

Keep in mind that every presentation is a performance. So, stride up to the podium energetically, stand tall, and work to delight the room. Smile, speak up and articulate, talk directly to audience members as you tell your story.

Learn more about how to craft a compelling presentation in this article .

5. Keep it Simple

Cut down on any unnecessary medical or scientific jargon. You can confuse your listeners with acronyms or unfamiliar terminology. Try to keep their perspective in mind and concisely walk them through your points.

Get more PowerPoint presentation design tips. Check out our 60 Effective PowerPoint Presentation Tips & Tricks list.

Interesting Medical PowerPoint Design Trends

Medical presentation templates are a small part of the PowerPoint world. But you’ll notice some trends that keep popping up in new templates. You don’t have to keep track of them all!

Take a look at this list of design trends in medical PPT templates:

1. Simple Color Schemes

In other areas of the design world, vibrant colors dominate.

You can still aim to have bright, modern colors in your medical PowerPoint. But always try to keep it simple. Most attractive templates today have lots of white paired with a second color.

2. Visualized Data

Spicing up medical PowerPoint templates can be as simple as using this trend. Graphs, charts, and infographics make data more manageable for audiences. Make sure your interesting medical topics for presentation are as easy to understand.

3. Medical-Themed Graphics

This trend falls right in line with visualizing data. Many new medical presentation templates available online come with themed graphics packs. This includes infographics, icons, graphs, and charts. It’s a nice added touch that connects your content to the template you use.

4. Original Image Masks

Healthcare PPT templates present very useful information. Draw attention to the important visual content of your medical slides.

5. Fun Illustrations

This trend in the graphic design world has leapt to healthcare PowerPoint templates. They work on a few levels. A fun illustration can help the storytelling of your medical PPT. It’ll also make your content feel more inviting to your audience.

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Common PowerPoint Questions Answered (FAQ)

Choosing a template is easy but getting started is more difficult than it may seem. I’ve made starting on your medical PPT easier by answering some common PowerPoint questions that you might have.

1. How Can I Get More Familiar With Using PowerPoint?

PowerPoint is an advanced and deep software program. We’ve got a course that can turn you into a PowerPoint master in less than an hour . It’s a quick way to get a handle on making presentations.

2. How Do I See Changes Others Made to My Presentation?

First, you need to save a copy of your presentation that you want to share. Go to File > Save As , then choose a file location and new file name. Share it via email or cloud storage service.

To view feedback and make edits, follow the instructions found in our tutorial on how to track changes: How to Track Changes in Your PowerPoint PPT Presentations (Effectively) .

3. What Makes Writing a PowerPoint Different Than Other Types of Writing?

Unlike other forms of writing, PowerPoint presentations must be brief and not heavy on text. You also need to keep track of what you put on the slide and what you say during the presentation. If your audience is reading too much, they aren’t focusing on what you have to say.

It’s a tough balance to strike, but it’s made easier by following our PowerPoint writing tutorial .

4. Should I Use 2D or 3D Diagrams in My Presentation?

3D diagrams appear more dynamic and can help you hook your audience. Don’t be afraid to mix it up throughout your presentation.

If you need help making 3D objects in PowerPoint, this Envato Tuts+ article can teach you how to make a pyramid.

5. Can I Add PDF Content to My Medical PowerPoint Theme?

Microsoft recommends inserting PDF content through screenshots . Take the screenshot of the content you want, then go to Insert > Screenshot in the menu to select your image. But you can’t edit content using this method.

There are other methods and tools available that give you greater control when it comes to inserting PDF content.

Learn More About Using PowerPoint

PowerPoint is a powerful program for making all kinds of presentations, even health and medical ones. If you want your presentation to stand out, you need to master the tool and learn how to use MS PowerPoint properly .

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Interesting Medical Topics for PowerPoint Presentations

Do you want to give a medical presentation but are unsure of the topic you want to discuss? First choose the medical topic that you want to cover to narrow down the options. Here are some interesting topics to get you started:

• joint disorders
• breast cancer

There are many interesting topics that you can discuss for your medical presentation. When choosing a topic you might be able to find a medical PPT template with a theme that closely matches the topic of your presentation.

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How to make an oral case presentation to healthcare colleagues

The content and delivery of a patient case for education and evidence-based care discussions in clinical practice.

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A case presentation is a detailed narrative describing a specific problem experienced by one or more patients. Pharmacists usually focus on the medicines aspect , for example, where there is potential harm to a patient or proven benefit to the patient from medication, or where a medication error has occurred. Case presentations can be used as a pedagogical tool, as a method of appraising the presenter’s knowledge and as an opportunity for presenters to reflect on their clinical practice [1] .

The aim of an oral presentation is to disseminate information about a patient for the purpose of education, to update other members of the healthcare team on a patient’s progress, and to ensure the best, evidence-based care is being considered for their management.

Within a hospital, pharmacists are likely to present patients on a teaching or daily ward round or to a senior pharmacist or colleague for the purpose of asking advice on, for example, treatment options or complex drug-drug interactions, or for referral.

Content of a case presentation

As a general structure, an oral case presentation may be divided into three phases [2] :

• Reporting important patient information and clinical data;
• Analysing and synthesising identified issues (this is likely to include producing a list of these issues, generally termed a problem list);
• Managing the case by developing a therapeutic plan.

Specifically, the following information should be included [3] :

Patient and complaint details

Patient details: name, sex, age, ethnicity.

Presenting complaint: the reason the patient presented to the hospital (symptom/event).

History of presenting complaint: highlighting relevant events in chronological order, often presented as how many days ago they occurred. This should include prior admission to hospital for the same complaint.

Review of organ systems: listing positive or negative findings found from the doctor’s assessment that are relevant to the presenting complaint.

Past medical and surgical history

Social history: including occupation, exposures, smoking and alcohol history, and any recreational drug use.

Medication history, including any drug allergies: this should include any prescribed medicines, medicines purchased over-the-counter, any topical preparations used (including eye drops, nose drops, inhalers and nasal sprays) and any herbal or traditional remedies taken.

Sexual history: if this is relevant to the presenting complaint.

Details from a physical examination: this includes any relevant findings to the presenting complaint and should include relevant observations.

Laboratory investigation and imaging results: abnormal findings are presented.

Assessment: including differential diagnosis.

Plan: including any pharmaceutical care issues raised and how these should be resolved, ongoing management and discharge planning.

Any discrepancies between the current management of the patient’s conditions and evidence-based recommendations should be highlighted and reasons given for not adhering to evidence-based medicine ( see ‘Locating the evidence’ ).

Locating the evidence

The evidence base for the therapeutic options available should always be considered. There may be local guidance available within the hospital trust directing the management of the patient’s presenting condition. Pharmacists often contribute to the development of such guidelines, especially if medication is involved. If no local guidelines are available, the next step is to refer to national guidance. This is developed by a steering group of experts, for example, the British HIV Association or the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence . If the presenting condition is unusual or rare, for example, acute porphyria, and there are no local or national guidelines available, a literature search may help locate articles or case studies similar to the case.

Giving a case presentation

Currently, there are no available acknowledged guidelines or systematic descriptions of the structure, language and function of the oral case presentation [4] and therefore there is no standard on how the skills required to prepare or present a case are taught. Most individuals are introduced to this concept at undergraduate level and then build on their skills through practice-based learning.

A case presentation is a narrative of a patient’s care, so it is vital the presenter has familiarity with the patient, the case and its progression. The preparation for the presentation will depend on what information is to be included.

Generally, oral case presentations are brief and should be limited to 5–10 minutes. This may be extended if the case is being presented as part of an assessment compared with routine everyday working ( see ‘Case-based discussion’ ). The audience should be interested in what is being said so the presenter should maintain this engagement through eye contact, clear speech and enthusiasm for the case.

It is important to stick to the facts by presenting the case as a factual timeline and not describing how things should have happened instead. Importantly, the case should always be concluded and should include an outcome of the patient’s care [5] .

An example of an oral case presentation, given by a pharmacist to a doctor,  is available here .

A successful oral case presentation allows the audience to garner the right amount of patient information in the most efficient way, enabling a clinically appropriate plan to be developed. The challenge lies with the fact that the content and delivery of this will vary depending on the service, and clinical and audience setting [3] . A practitioner with less experience may find understanding the balance between sufficient information and efficiency of communication difficult, but regular use of the oral case presentation tool will improve this skill.

Tailoring case presentations to your audience

Most case presentations are not tailored to a specific audience because the same type of information will usually need to be conveyed in each case.

However, case presentations can be adapted to meet the identified learning needs of the target audience, if required for training purposes. This method involves varying the content of the presentation or choosing specific cases to present that will help achieve a set of objectives [6] . For example, if a requirement to learn about the management of acute myocardial infarction has been identified by the target audience, then the presenter may identify a case from the cardiology ward to present to the group, as opposed to presenting a patient reviewed by that person during their normal working practice.

Alternatively, a presenter could focus on a particular condition within a case, which will dictate what information is included. For example, if a case on asthma is being presented, the focus may be on recent use of bronchodilator therapy, respiratory function tests (including peak expiratory flow rate), symptoms related to exacerbation of airways disease, anxiety levels, ability to talk in full sentences, triggers to worsening of symptoms, and recent exposure to allergens. These may not be considered relevant if presenting the case on an unrelated condition that the same patient has, for example, if this patient was admitted with a hip fracture and their asthma was well controlled.

Case-based discussion

The oral case presentation may also act as the basis of workplace-based assessment in the form of a case-based discussion. In the UK, this forms part of many healthcare professional bodies’ assessment of clinical practice, for example, medical professional colleges.

For pharmacists, a case-based discussion forms part of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) Foundation and Advanced Practice assessments . Mastery of the oral case presentation skill could provide useful preparation for this assessment process.

A case-based discussion would include a pharmaceutical needs assessment, which involves identifying and prioritising pharmaceutical problems for a particular patient. Evidence-based guidelines relevant to the specific medical condition should be used to make treatment recommendations, and a plan to monitor the patient once therapy has started should be developed. Professionalism is an important aspect of case-based discussion — issues must be prioritised appropriately and ethical and legal frameworks must be referred to [7] . A case-based discussion would include broadly similar content to the oral case presentation, but would involve further questioning of the presenter by the assessor to determine the extent of the presenter’s knowledge of the specific case, condition and therapeutic strategies. The criteria used for assessment would depend on the level of practice of the presenter but, for pharmacists, this may include assessment against the RPS  Foundation or Pharmacy Frameworks .

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Question   Are there differences in the temporal pattern, presentation, or outcomes for drug-specific etiology of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) due to overdose (OD)?

Findings   In a population-based cohort study of 6790 adult patients with emergency medical services–treated OHCA from a US metropolitan system, the incidence of OD-OHCA more than doubled from January 1, 2015, to December 31, 2021, compared with the incidence of non-OD OHCA (ie, no significant change); OHCA due to combined opioid-stimulant etiology experienced the lowest survival among drug-specific profiles.

Meaning   The combination of increasing incidence and lower survival among OHCA secondary to combined opioid-stimulant substance use frames an urgent need for prevention and resuscitation strategies in this population.

Importance   Drug overdose (OD) is a public health challenge and an important cause of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Existing studies evaluating OD-related OHCA (OD-OHCA) either aggregate all drugs or focus on opioids. The epidemiology, presentation, and outcomes of drug-specific OHCA are largely unknown.

Objective   To evaluate the temporal pattern, clinical presentation, care, and outcomes of adult patients with OHCA overall and according to the drug-specific profile.

Design, Setting, and Participants   This cohort study of adults with OHCA in King County Washington was conducted between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2021. Etiology of OHCA was determined using emergency medical service, hospital, and medical examiner records. Etiology was classified as non-OD OHCA or OD-OHCA, with drug-specific profiles categorized as (1) opioid without stimulant, (2) stimulant without opioid, (3) opioid and stimulant, or (4) all other nonstimulant, nonopioid drugs. Statistical analysis was performed on July 1, 2023.

Exposure   Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

Main Outcomes and Measures   The primary outcome was survival to hospital discharge. The secondary outcome was survival with favorable functional status defined by Cerebral Performance Category 1 or 2 based on review of the hospital record.

Results   In this cohort study, there were 6790 adult patients with emergency medical services–treated OHCA from a US metropolitan system. During the 7-year study period, there were 702 patients with OD-OHCA (median age, 41 years [IQR, 29-53 years]; 64% male [n = 450] and 36% female [n = 252]) and 6088 patients with non-OD OHCA (median age, 66 years [IQR, 56-77 years]; 65% male [n = 3944] and 35% female [n = 2144]). The incidence of OD-OHCA increased from 5.2 (95% CI, 3.8-6.6) per 100 000 person-years in 2015 to 13.0 (95% CI, 10.9-15.1) per 100 000 person-years in 2021 ( P  < .001 for trend), whereas there was no significant temporal change in the incidence of non-OD OHCA ( P  = .30). OD-OHCA were more likely to be unwitnessed (66% [460 of 702] vs 41% [2515 of 6088]) and less likely to be shockable (8% [56 of 702] vs 25% [1529 of 6088]) compared with non-OD OHCA. Unadjusted survival was not different (20% [138 of 702] for OD vs 18% [1095 of 6088] for non-OD). When stratified by drug profile, combined opioid-stimulant OHCA demonstrated the greatest relative increase in incidence. Presentation and outcomes differed by drug profile. Patients with stimulant-only OHCA were more likely to have a shockable rhythm (24% [31 of 129]) compared with patients with opioid-only OHCA (4% [11 of 295]) or patients with combined stimulant-opioid OHCA 5% [10 of 205]), and they were more likely to have a witnessed arrest (50% [64 of 129]) compared with patients with OHCA due to other drugs (19% [14 of 73]) or patients with combined stimulant-opioid OHCA (23% [48 of 205]). Patients with a combined opioid-stimulant OHCA had the lowest survival to hospital discharge (10% [21 of 205]) compared with patients with stimulant-only OHCA (22% [29 of 129]) or patients with OHCA due to other drugs (26% [19 of 73]), a difference that persisted after multivariable adjustment.

Conclusions and Relevance   In a population-based cohort study, the incidence of OD-OHCA increased significantly from 2015 to 2021, with the greatest increase observed among patients with a combined stimulant-opioid OHCA. Presentation and outcome differed according to the drug-specific profile. The combination of increasing incidence and lower survival among among patients with a opioid-stimulant OHCA supports prevention and treatment initiatives that consider the drug-specific profile.

Substance use disorder is a major public health crisis responsible for more than 100 000 deaths each year in the United States. 1 Substances such as opioids, stimulants, and benzodiazepines can be acutely lethal and are an important cause of overdose-related out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OD-OHCA). 2 Substance use has been associated with a range of cardiopulmonary pathophysiological conditions, including arrhythmogenesis, vascular dysfunction, atherosclerosis, respiratory depression, and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). 2 While opioid-associated OHCA has historically comprised the majority of cases of OD-OHCA, 2 patterns of drug use are changing, with an increasing prevalence of synthetic opioids and stimulants underscoring increasing mortality among individuals with substance use disorder. 3 , 4

Previous studies evaluating OD-OHCA 5 - 9 have frequently grouped substances together without distinguishing drug-specific profiles, have relied on nonsystematic toxicology screens or inferential evidence for OD to determine OHCA etiology, and have focused on opioid-related OHCA. Currently, to our knowledge, little is known about the drug-specific characteristics of OD-OHCA in the contemporary era of the substance use epidemic. Such knowledge could have implications for acute resuscitation treatment, tailored postresuscitation care, and public health efforts to reduce morbidity and mortality related to substance use disorder. In this study, we used a longitudinal, population-based OHCA registry, in conjunction with a medical examiner evaluation, to evaluate the incidence, presentation, resuscitation care, and clinical outcomes of adult patients with OD-OHCA in the context of all types of OHCA.

This investigation was a retrospective cohort study of persons 18 years or older who experienced nontraumatic OHCA and received attempted resuscitation by emergency medical services (EMS) between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2021, in greater King County, Washington, excluding Seattle. The study was approved by the institutional review boards of the University of Washington and Public Health–Seattle & King County and used the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology ( STROBE ) reporting guideline for observational research. 10 Informed consent was waived because the data were deidentified.

Greater King County is a metropolitan region with a population of 1.5 million persons residing in urban, suburban, and rural areas. Individuals can activate the EMS response by calling 9-1-1 and contacting a telecommunicator, who then uses questions about consciousness and breathing to identify suspected OHCA. For those with suspected OHCA, the telecommunicator coaches the layperson using an automated external defibrillator and performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Law enforcement responds to the suspected OHCA in some, though not all, communities in King County. The EMS response is a 2-tiered system. The first tier comprises firefighter emergency medical technicians trained in CPR and automated external defibrillator use. The second tier comprises critical care paramedics who are dispatched for more serious illness, including suspected OHCA. The scope of paramedic practice includes electrocardiogram rhythm interpretation, manual defibrillation, intravenous and intraosseous drug administration, and advanced airway management. Patients who achieve a return of spontaneous circulation are then transported to 1 of 12 hospitals, each equipped with intensive care unit and coronary catheterization facilities.

The EMS system maintains a registry of EMS-treated cardiac arrests. Information regarding arrest rhythm, arrest etiology, presentation, treatment, and outcome is collected from dispatch audio recordings, defibrillator electronic data, prehospital and hospital records, death certificates, and Medical Examiner’s Office (MEO) reports. The etiology of the OHCA (ie, OD, primary cardiac, other medical, and traumatic) relied on clinical review of all data sources, including MEO reports and toxicology.

OD classification of OHCA was based on systematic toxicology and autopsy data for decedents and systematic review of EMS reports, clinical history, and urine toxicology for survivors. For decedents, the King County MEO investigates all sudden, unexpected, violent, suspicious, or unnatural deaths, including suspected drug overdoses. 11 These postmortem examinations include analysis of the death scene, autopsy, and toxicology evaluation to determine the cause of death. 11 The MEO collects blood and vitreous samples from these cases, except in situations of advanced postmortem decomposition. 12 The Washington State Patrol Toxicology Laboratory then tests these postmortem blood and vitreous samples using head-space gas chromatography, screening for classes of drugs by enzyme-multiplied immunoassay technique or gas chromatography–mass spectrometry and confirming and quantifying the specific drug by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry and liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry. 12 Novel fentanyl analogs and other less common synthetic drugs cannot be detected by these methods, and blood samples specimens are then submitted to a private laboratory (NMS Labs, Inc) for further evaluation. 12 The specific drugs tested for include opioids, stimulants, and synthetic drugs. 12 , 13 Drug-specific profiles and quantification are then listed on the final MEO toxicology report.

For survivors of OHCA, adjudication of OD etiology was performed using systematic adjudication of multiple data sources, including EMS reports (including information regarding drug paraphernalia and bystander reports of drug use), hospital care records, and urine toxicology, when available. For survivors, an OD etiology was considered when there was urine toxicology supportive of etiology or, in a minority of cases (n = 2), data implicating illicit drug use in hospital records or EMS reports in the absence of an alternative etiology. Taken together, there was consensus regarding OD as the primary etiology in OHCA in 96% of cases (682 of 713). In the remaining cases in which etiology was indeterminate (n = 31), a 3-physician review (V.Y., N.A.C., and T.D.R.) was performed to adjudicate etiology. In this circumstance, 20 cases were adjudicated by consensus as drug-related OHCA, and 12 cases were classified as non-OD OHCA.

Each drug available from the MEO or hospital toxicology (for full list, see the eMethods in Supplement 1 ) was abstracted according to the US Drug Enforcement Administration 2020 Drugs of Abuse Resource Guide. 14 The OD profile was classified into 4 categories based on the prevalent epidemiology of substance use: (1) opioid without stimulant, (2) stimulant without opioid, (3) combined opioid and stimulant, and (4) all other nonstimulant, nonopioid drugs. Opioids included fentanyl (including novel fentanyl analogs), heroin, hydromorphone, methadone, opium, codeine, and oxycodone. Stimulants included amphetamines, methamphetamines, and cocaine.

The primary outcome was survival to hospital discharge. The secondary outcome was survival with favorable functional status defined by Cerebral Performance Category 1 or 2 based on review of the hospital record.

Statistical analysis was performed on July 1, 2023. Descriptive characteristics were calculated as numbers and total percentage of their category. We estimated crude and age-adjusted incidence rates and 95% CIs by calculating the number of patients with OHCA per 100 000 adult population per year in the study community according to drug status. Age adjustment was performed by direct standardization to the US 2000 standard population with age-adjustment groups of 18 to 24, 25 to 44, 45 to 64, and 65 years of age or older. 15 We used joinpoint regression analysis to test for trend in the change of annual incidence. 16

We undertook 2 sets of comparisons. The first compared characteristics and outcomes of aggregated cases of OD-OHCA vs cases of non-OD OHCA. The second evaluated characteristics and outcomes for cases of drug-specific OHCA, comparing the 4 exclusive drug groups.

The association of OD etiology with survival to hospital discharge was evaluated using logistic regression models. We first report the results of unadjusted models, followed by models adjusted for age and sex, to understand how these basic demographic characteristics confound OD outcome associaton. In subsequent multivariable models (Utstein adjusted), we added location (public or private), witness status, bystander CPR, public access defibrillator application, and initial rhythm because these covariates are known to be associated with survival after OHCA in accordance with the Utstein framework. 17 In models evaluating drug-specific OHCA, opioid-related OHCA was used as a reference because it was the largest group. Statistical analysis was conducted using SPSS, version 27. A 2-tailed P  < .05 was considered to indicate statistical significance.

During the 7-year study period, there were 6790 adult patients of EMS-treated OHCA consisting of 702 patients with OD-OHCA (median age, 41 years [IQR, 29-53 years]; 36% female [n = 252]) and 6088 non-OD OHCA (median age, 66 years [IQR, 56-77 years]; 35% female [n = 2144]). Among OHCA deaths, toxicology testing during MEO investigation was the primary means to determine OD etiology (eTable 1 in Supplement 1 ). There was significant correlation between MEO OD etiology classification and hospital record review among those who survived to hospital admission but then died during hospitalization (κ coefficient = 0.84). The age-standardized incidence of OD-OHCA increased significantly over the study period from 5.2 (95% CI, 3.8-6.6) per 100 000 person-years in 2015 to 13.0 (95% CI, 10.9-15.1) per 100 000 person-years in 2021 ( P  < .001 for trend) ( Figure ; eTable 2 in Supplement 1 ). By comparison, there was no significant change in the incidence of non-OD OHCA over the study period (69.1 [95% CI, 64.2-74.0] per 100 000 person-years in 2015 and 77.2 [95% CI, 72.4-82.1] per 100 000 person-years in 2021; P  = .30 for trend). After further stratification of OD-OHCA by drug-specific profile, there was a temporal increase in the incidence of opioid-only, stimulant-only, and the combination of opioid and stimulant OHCA, with the greatest relative increase noted for OHCA secondary to combined opioid and stimulant use ( Figure ). There was no temporal change in OD-OHCA due to nonopioid, nonstimulant etiology.

Table 1 summarizes the demographics, circumstances, care, and outcomes stratified by OD status and drug-specific OD profile. Compared with non-OD OHCA, individuals with OD-OHCA were younger (median age, 41 years [IQR, 29-53 years] vs 66 years [IQR, 56-77 years]); OD-OHCA was more likely to occur at home (80% [560 of 702] vs 69% [4176 of 6088]) and not be witnessed (66% [460 of 702] vs 41% [2515 of 6088]). The initial presenting arrest rhythm was less likely to be shockable for patients with OD-OHCA compared with patients with non–OD-OHCA (8% [56 of 702] vs 25% [1529 of 6088]). There were similar proportions of bystander CPR and automated external defibrillator application prior to EMS arrival. EMS response times were similar between OD-OHCA and non-OD OHCA. Forty percent of patients with OD-OHCA (278 of 702) and 40% of patients with non-OD OHCA (2460 of 6088) were admitted to the hospital. Among those admitted to the hospital, the proportion receiving targeted temperature management was 55% (ie, 1343 of 2460 patients with non-OD OHCA and 154 of 278 patients with OD-OHCA) regardless of OD status, and a smaller proportion of patients with OD-OHCA received coronary angiography (2% [16 of 278] vs 38% [923 of 2460]).

Survival to hospital discharge did not differ by OD status (18% [1095 of 6088] ] vs 20% [138 of 702]; Table 1 ) (unadjusted odds ratio [OR], 1.12 [95% CI, 0.92-1.37] for OD-OHCA compared with non-OD OHCA; Table 2 ). Adjustment for Utstein covariates markedly affected the association of OD status with clinical outcomes, given the substantial differences in demographics (ie, age) and circumstances (ie, witnessed status and presenting rhythm) between OD-OHCA and non-OD OHCA. Compared with non-OD OHCA, the OR of survival to hospital discharge for OD-OHCA was 0.67 (95% CI, 0.54-0.83) after adjustment for age and sex, and yet the OR was 1.59 (95% CI, 1.23-2.04) with additional multivariable adjustment for Utstein covariates. Similar results were observed for the association of OD status and survival to hospital discharge with favorable neurological outcome ( Table 2 ).

Differences in demographic characteristics across drug-specific categories were not observed ( Table 1 ). Patients with stimulant-only OHCA were more likely to have a bystander witnessed arrest (50% [64 of 129]) compared with patients with OHCA due to other drugs (19% [14 of 73]) or patients with combined stimulant-opioid OHCA (23% [48 of 205]) and were more likely to present with a shockable initial rhythm (24% [31 of 129]) compared with patients with opioid-only OHCA (4% [11 of 295]) or patients with combined stimulant-opioid OHCA 5% [10 of 205]). With regard to hospital care, targeted temperature management was deployed variably across groups (40% [14 of 35] to 65% [41 of 63]) with a similar gradient of coronary angiography use (from 0% of patients with OHCA due to other drugs [0 of 73] to 16% of patients with stimulant-only OHCA [10 of 129]).

Differences in outcome according to drug-specific etiology were observed. At the end of EMS care, patients with combined opioid and stimulant OHCA were least likely to be alive compared with other drug-specific OHCA (31% [63 of 205] vs 39% [116 of 295] vs 50% [64 of 129] for other OD profiles). Likewise, patients with OHCA with combined opioid and stimulant use had the lowest survival to hospital discharge among the OD profiles (10% [21 of 205]) compared with patients with stimulant-only OHCA (22% [29 of 129]) or patients with OHCA due to other drugs (26% [19 of 73]) ( Table 1 ) (unadjusted OR, 0.37 [95% CI, 0.22-0.62]; Table 3 ). In age- and sex-adjusted models, the survival odds of the combined opioid-stimulant group with respect to the opioid-only group was unchanged (OR, 0.37 [95% CI, 0.22-0.62]); neither the stimulant-only group nor the other-drug-related group showed a significant difference in OHCA survival when compared with the opioid group ( Table 3 ). In further multivariable models that included adjustment for presenting rhythm and witness status, the combined opioid and stimulant group still had the lowest survival odds (OR, 0.26 [95% CI, 0.15-0.47]), while the stimulant-only group had a lower odds of survival to hospital discharge (OR, 0.49 [95% CI, 0.27-0.89]) compared with the opioid-only group. Results were similar for the outcome of survival with favorable neurological outcome ( Table 3 ).

In this contemporary population-based cohort of nearly 7000 adult patients with OHCA with systematic adjudication of OD profiles, our study provides insight into drug-specific presentation, resuscitation care, and clinical outcomes. The incidence of OD-OHCA more than doubled from 2015 to 2021 with an almost 4-fold increase in OHCA associated with the combination of opioids and stimulants. Not only did the incidence of combined opioid-stimulant OHCA increase, but this specific combination was particularly lethal and was associated with a lower odds of survival compared with other drug profiles.

We observed a temporal increase in the incidence of OD-OHCA, particularly in the combination of opioid- and stimulant-related OHCA. These findings comport with other reports of OD epidemiology identifying an overall increase in substance use–related mortality, 18 - 20 as well as a shift in OD profiles with increasing prevalence of synthetic opioids and stimulants. 21 - 23 The increase in stimulant use with concomitant opioid use may be attributed to the ease of access to stimulants, the potential for the combination to enhance euphoria or reduce the untoward depressive effects of opioid, or the surreptitious adulteration of stimulants with synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl. 24 , 25 While there has been deserved focus on public health measures and resuscitation guidelines for opioid-related OD, 2 our study underscores the need for investment in public health infrastructure and prevention for these alternative drug profiles. 26 , 27

In this study, the OD-OHCA group was younger, less likely to be witnessed, and less likely to have a shockable rhythm compared with non-OD OHCA group, characteristics consistent with prior research of aggregated OD-OHCA. 7 , 28 Bystander CPR was common in the OD-OHCA group and comparable to the non-OD OHCA group in the study. These data are distinguished from previous studies in which bystander resuscitation for OD was uncommon and less frequent compared with non-OD OHCA. 7 , 28 Greater bystander action in this study community may be due, in part, to the telecommunicator efforts to identify cardiac arrest and coach early CPR, which is a strong programmatic component of the study system’s strategy for resuscitation. 29 The high prevalence of bystander action and the quick EMS response in this OD-OHCA cohort helps frame the observed survival outcomes, which may reflect the upper bound for this vulnerable OHCA group when using existing resuscitation strategies.

Importantly, the study results indicate that OD-OHCA is not a singular entity but instead can manifest important differences in presentation and outcome according to specific drug profiles. When stratified by the drug-specific profile, stimulant-only OHCA was more likely to be witnessed, to occur in a public location, and to present with a shockable rhythm. This presentation profile may be a consequence of the stimulant’s behavioral effects—activating the patient such that their arrest is witnessed—as well as the proarrhythmic effects of adrenergic excess related to stimulant use. However, these favorable characteristics associated with witnessed status and shockable initial rhythm did not translate to better survival outcomes for patients with stimulant-only OHCA compared with patients with OHCA with other drug profiles, highlighting the enhanced lethality of stimulants that might challenge resuscitation. While we did not have access to information related to long-term substance use prior to OHCA, previous studies have found an association between long-term stimulant use and cardiovascular pathology, including atherosclerosis and cardiomyopathy. 30 The extent to which this underlying pathology further challenges resuscitation and outcomes in the setting of stimulant-only OHCA is unknown but may have implications for the timing and scope of preventive measures in this population. 31 , 32

We observed poorer outcomes among patients with OHCA with combined opioid and stimulant use. Despite similar EMS response and treatment profiles to other OD groups, this combined group was less likely to be alive at the end of EMS care and had lower survival to hospital discharge. Even when considering patients with OHCA who survived to hospital admission, only one-third of those with combined stimulant-opioid OHCA survived to hospital discharge compared with the approximately 50% of patients with other OD OHCA profiles and non-OD OHCA who survived. This finding of worse survival after OHCA is in keeping with the general secular trend of increased all-cause mortality associated with combined opioid and stimulant use. 25 , 33 - 35 Although the precise basis for increased OHCA mortality in this combined OD profile is not certain, the cumulative consequences of untoward respiratory and cardiac effects may combine to challenge heart resuscitation and brain recovery and ultimately increase case fatality. For those with long-term stimulant use, it is also possible that an underlying cardiac pathology may further reduce cardiac reserve and challenge resuscitation efforts following OHCA in the setting of combined opioid and stimulant overdose. 32

There are limitations to the study. First, the investigation is an observational retrospective cohort study from a single, large metropolitan EMS system. Hence, the observed characteristics of the patients with OHCA and their resuscitation characteristics reflect the provincial OD epidemiology and EMS infrastructure in King County, Washington, and may not generalize more broadly, although the public health challenge associated with OD is common and EMS response for OD has increased throughout the US. Second, race and ethnicity were not ascertained in this cohort. Therefore, how these findings differ according to race and ethnicity or how they may generalize to populations with a different racial and ethnic distribution are not known. Third, although the study partnered with the MEO to undertake a systematic and rigorous approach to drug identification, some misclassification may have occurred. For example, drug-specific information was obtained through hospital-based urine toxicology and MEO-investigated postmortem blood samples, such that the data source differed for cases depending on survival status. Blood and urine toxicology can vary substantially due to differences in metabolic and kidney clearance. 36 The MEO typically performs a toxicology evaluation for patients who are hospitalized if there are admission blood samples. Of note, we observed good agreement when information was available from hospital-based sources and MEO-based toxicology. To the extent that urine toxicology was not performed for all survivors of OHCA, there is a possibility that some cases of OD-OHCA would have been classified as non-OD OHCA. A similar direction of misclassification could have also occurred because some synthetic drugs may not be identified using contemporary toxicology screens. Conversely, we acknowledge that the presence of OD drug may be associated with clinically indicated use (eg, opioid use for chronic pain disorder) and may not be etiological in OHCA. While systematic attempts were made to adjudicate OD-OHCA at the exclusion of other plausible mechanisms, it is possible that some instances of OD-OHCA may have been misclassified. Finally, the multivariable analyses comparing OD-OHCA and non-OD OHCA were not primarily designed to advance the inference that survival is better or worse according to OD vs non-OD status, but rather they demonstrate the substantial measured differences in patient and presentation characteristics of OD-OHCA that can confound outcome relationships.

In this population-based cohort study of patients with OHCA, we observed a significant increase in the incidence of OD-OHCA from 2015 to 2021, particularly among patients with OD-OHCA involving combined opioid and stimulant use. The similar unadjusted survival of patients with non-OD OHCA and patients with OD-OHCA belies differences in patient characteristics and resuscitation profiles, highlighting specific challenges to OD resuscitation. Moreover, presentation and outcome differ according to drug-specific etiology. In particular, combined stimulant-opioid OHCA was associated with lower odds of survival in unadjusted and adjusted analyses, a troubling finding given the increasing incidence of this drug-specific OHCA. Urgent public health resources and initiatives are needed to better understand, provide treatment for, and prevent combined stimulant-opioid OHCA.

Accepted for Publication: September 21, 2023.

Published: November 7, 2023. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.41921

Open Access: This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the CC-BY License . © 2023 Yogeswaran V et al. JAMA Network Open .

Corresponding Author: Neal A. Chatterjee, MD, MSc, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, 1959 NE Pacific St, Seattle, WA 98195 ( [email protected] ).

Author Contributions: Dr Chatterjee had full access to all of the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis.

Concept and design: Yogeswaran, Drucker, Rea.

Acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data: Yogeswaran, Drucker, Kume, Poel, Yarid, Leyde, Rea.

Drafting of the manuscript: Yogeswaran, Rea.

Critical review of the manuscript for important intellectual content: Drucker, Kume, Poel, Yarid, Leyde.

Statistical analysis: Drucker, Poel, Rea.

Administrative, technical, or material support: Yogeswaran, Drucker, Kume, Rea.

Supervision: Drucker, Rea.

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

Data Sharing Statement: See Supplement 2 .

Additional Contributions: We wish to acknowledge Public Health–Seattle & King County and the telecommunicators and emergency medical service professionals of Seattle and greater King County.

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Vibrio vulnificus infection from insect bites in Shanghai: a case report

1 Department of Traditional Chinese Surgery, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China

2 Longhua Clinical Medical College of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China

Gururaja Perumal Pazhani, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, India

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Infection with Vibrio vulnificus is associated with high rates of amputation and mortality. Alterations in the global climate have heightened the risk of atypical infections caused by this pathogen.

Case presentation

In the case report we describe, a 75-year-old man residing in a coastal city contracted Vibrio vulnificus secondary to an insect bite.

Discussion and conclusion

This case underscores the importance for clinicians of recognizing that early administration of appropriate antibiotics in patients with non-traditional routes of Vibrio vulnificus infection can significantly reduce rates of amputation and mortality.

Vibrio vulnificus , a Gram-negative bacterium, inhabits brackish waters in warm coastal regions. Infections typically arise from consuming raw or undercooked seafood or through exposure of open wounds to contaminated seawater or seafood ( 1 , 2 ). Vibrio vulnificus is a highly pathogenic bacterium associated with a mortality rate of up to 33% ( 1 ). The mortality rate for wound infections caused by Vibrio vulnificus can reach 18% ( 3 ). In addition to classical infection pathways, clinicians often overlook atypical routes of transmission in clinical practice. Increasing evidence suggests that under conditions of high emissions and global warming, the endemic range of Vibrio vulnificus is expanding annually. Moreover, the role of terrestrial animals, plants, and insects as vectors is likely to elevate the risk of infection ( 4 , 5 ). This case serves as a crucial reminder for clinicians to remain vigilant regarding atypical transmission routes of Vibrio vulnificus and provides evidence supporting insect-mediated transmission of the bacterium.

The patient is a 75-year-old male who resides in Shanghai, China, approximately 70 km from the nearest coastline. His medical history includes hypertension, which has been managed with long-term medication.

On the morning of September 17, 2022, while taking a walk in his community, the patient sustained an insect bite on the middle finger of his left hand. The bite, small with a diameter of 2–3 mm, caused only minor stinging pain and no other immediate discomfort. The patient disinfected the bite site but did not cover it with a waterproof bandage. The wound scabbed over within a few hours. In interviews, he and his family denied any exposure to raw fish, seawater, uncooked seafood or its juices, marine-related products, or fishing activities, as well as the use of water that might have been contaminated. No similar symptoms were reported by others in his vicinity. Nineteen hours post-injury, the patient experienced localized pain in his left middle finger, along with swelling and redness of the hand. He sought treatment at a local hospital, where he received an intramuscular injection of dexamethasone and was prescribed cefaclor capsules, olopatadine hydrochloride, and topical halomethasone cream. Despite these interventions, his symptoms persisted and the condition worsened. Twenty-four hours after the injury, the affected skin darkened, and purple blisters formed ( Figure 1 ). Twenty-eight hours post-injury, the patient presented at our hospital’s emergency department with symptoms consistent with severe inflammation. Notably, transparent blisters had formed between the second and third fingers of the left hand, and the left upper extremity exhibited pronounced erythema and pain. The patient’s body temperature was elevated at 38.5°C, and he reported dizziness. Upon admission, laboratory findings revealed a white blood cell count of 10.48 × 10^9/L and a B-type natriuretic peptide level of 1,427 pg/mL; however, hepatic and renal functions remained within normal ranges.

28 h after being bitten.

Based on the findings, the physician diagnosed gangrene accompanied by insect bites on the left upper extremity. Treatment included administration of fosfomycin for its antimicrobial properties, low molecular weight heparin calcium to prevent thrombosis, and agents to protect the gastric mucosa. Concurrently, fluid from the blister was aspirated and submitted for microbiological analysis. On the first day of hospitalization, the microbiology laboratory detected Vibrio vulnificus in the submitted sample using microbial protein analysis techniques, with the finding confirmed by a second test. Based on the antimicrobial susceptibility report, the medication regimen was adjusted to include targeted antibiotics. During the hospital stay, the patient underwent two decompression surgeries on the skin and subcutaneous tissue of the left hand, with daily dressing changes and concurrent antibiotic and symptomatic treatment. The patient experienced pain in the left hand during these dressing changes, but no other symptoms of discomfort were reported. Subsequently, at the patient’s request, treatment was continued at another hospital.

Given that the initial presentation of hemorrhagic blisters coincided with the site of an insect bite, we hypothesize that the insect bite facilitated the patient’s infection with Vibrio vulnificus .

Vibrio vulnificus , a naturally occurring Gram-negative bacterium, is commonly found in warm, brackish waters with low salinity across the globe ( 6 ). Vibrio vulnificus infection can manifest within 4 h, with untreated cases potentially resulting in a mortality rate of up to 100% within 3 days ( 7 ). Individuals over the age of 40, particularly men, are predominantly affected by Vibrio vulnificus infections ( 8 ). These infections typically manifest as acute fever, chills, hemorrhagic bullae, and septic shock.

Vibrio vulnificus , traditionally associated with seafood, is increasingly being reported in freshwater contexts. Exposure to freshwater fauna, flora, and insects has been identified as a contributing factor to the rising incidence of infection ( 9 , 10 ). Consequently, clinicians must maintain vigilance for non-traditional routes of infection. Early administration of appropriate antibiotics is crucial to reduce the rates of amputation and mortality.

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Ethics statement.

Ethical approval was not required for the studies involving humans because this article is a descriptive case report with no interventional treatment and no ethical issues involved. The studies were conducted in accordance with the local legislation and institutional requirements. The participants provided their written informed consent to participate in this study. Written informed consent was obtained from the individual(s) for the publication of any potentially identifiable images or data included in this article.

Author contributions

XH: Writing – original draft. HQ: Visualization, Writing – review & editing.

Funding Statement

The author(s) declare financial support was received for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. The construction project for the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission inheritance and innovation team of the Shanghai-style Traditional Chinese Medicine (2021LPTD-001).

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• http://orcid.org/0009-0007-0664-237X Cal Doherty 1 ,
• http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2351-3875 Joanna Quinn 2 ,
• http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4866-2049 David John Lowe 3 , 4 ,
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• 1 King's College London , London , UK
• 2 NHS National Services Scotland , Edinburgh , UK
• 3 Institute of Health & Wellbeing , University of Glasgow , Glasgow , UK
• 4 Emergency Department , Queen Elizabeth University Hospital , Glasgow , UK
• Correspondence to Dr Cal Doherty, King's College London, London, UK; cal_doherty{at}hotmail.co.uk

Background The number of asylum seekers awaiting decisions on their claims in the UK has more than tripled since 2014. How we meet international obligations to provide appropriate healthcare to asylum seekers and refugees (ASRs) is therefore an increasingly important issue. The views of frontline healthcare workers are vital to ensure the development of sustainable and effective health policy when it comes to caring for this group.

Method A single-centre qualitative study in the form of semistructured interviews was conducted at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital ED in Glasgow, Scotland, between January and March 2023. Volunteering ED care providers (EDCPs)—doctors and nurses—working in the ED were interviewed and the data analysed and presented through a thematic analytical framework.

Results 12 semistructured interviews were conducted—6 doctors and 6 nurses. Analysis revealed four themes: (1) ‘staff attitudes’ highlighted in particular the positive views of the participants in providing care for ASRs; (2) ‘presentation patterns’ revealed significant variations in opinion, with one-third of participants, for example, believing there was no difference in presentations compared with the general population; (3) ‘challenges to optimal care’ outlines multiple subthemes which impact care including the unique challenge of the ED triage system; and (4) ‘transition in care’ discusses participant concerns regarding arranging safe and appropriate follow-up for ASR patients. Ethical dilemmas in providing care, as highlighted in previous studies, did not feature heavily in discussions in this study.

Conclusion This study provides an insight into the views of EDCPs in providing care to ASRs in the ED. Study findings can potentially contribute to the development of ED-specific guidelines as well as inform wider health policy and provide a focus and direction for further research.

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Contributors CD was the principal investigator (PI) and led all aspects of study including the development of the methodology, conducting interviews and reporting of the study. AK was the PI university supervisor for the project and reviewed the methodology and the final report and assisted in obtaining KCL REC and HRA approval. JQ was the second analyst of the interview data and assisted in the final report. DJL primarily assisted in gaining local site approval and gave practical support in conducting the study as well as reviewing the final report. AK and CD are joint guarantors.

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A cheque from a recent fundraiser by the Thomastown Classic Steam and Vintage Club has been presented at a coffee morning in St Columba’s Hospital, Thomastown.

Thomastown Classic Steam and Vintage Club held a very successful cabaret night (with music provided by Mountain Thyme) in March and Caru (Irish Hospice Foundation) Quality Initiative Projects being undertaken in St Columba's Hospital benefitted from the €1,000 donation raised by the club.  

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6th Annual Neuro Open Science in Action Symposium 2024

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An event organized by the Tanenbaum Open Science Institute In person at The Neuro and livestreamed online.

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Open Science Throughout the Research Lifecycle 

This year's Symposium will highlight how Open Science works through various stages of the research lifecyle, focusing on areas where it is not yet widely practiced, such as data acquisition in laboratories. Interactive sessions will cover open resources enabling better study design, initiatives to increase diversity in research data, open-source hardware for data acquisition and collaborative approaches to catalyze big open data analysis.

Ed Lein, Senior Investigator at the Allen Institute for Brain Science, will kick off the event with the keynote lecture, providing an overview of the open education tools developed by the Allen Institute, which are invaluable for enhancing neuroscience education and strengthening experimental design. 

Open Science Prize Ceremony

The day will conclude with the 2024 Neuro-Irv and Helga Cooper Foundation Open Science Prizes Ceremony. The winners of this premier OS competition will accept their awards and present their work. Following the ceremony, symposium attendees are invited to celebrate and network over cocktails.

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Jeanne Timmins Amphitheatre, The Neuro (The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital)

The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital is at 3801 University Street, north of Pine Avenue West, on the McGill University campus opposite the former Royal Victoria Hospital.

Montreal is served by highway Routes 10, 15, 20 and 40, and by Greyhound Bus, ViaRail and the P-E-Trudeau airport. In the city, bus and metro service is provided by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM).

Wheelchair access

A wheelchair accessible entrance is on University Street north of the main entrance. Another wheelchair accessible entrance is in the loading area behind the building: to enter the loading area, turn into the driveway south of the main entrance. Please note, there is no parking in the loading area.

Parking near The Neuro is sometimes difficult. There are parking meters on University Street and a parking lot north of the main entrance. To enter the lot, turn right into the driveway toward Molson Stadium.

Information about parking fees

There is a taxi stand on University Street across from the main entrance. You may call a cab from the free taxi phone in the main lobby near the Security Desk.

Access by Public Transportation  (STM website)

There are four bus stops within walking distance:

• Bus 144 stops at Pine Avenue and University Street
• Bus 356 stops at Sherbrooke Street and University Street (Nightbus)
• Bus 107 stops at Pine Avenue and Docteur Penfield
• Bus 24 stops at Sherbrooke Street and University Street

Take the Metro Green Line to the McGill station. Walk north on University Street and cross Pine Avenue. The main entrance is on the right, past the flags.

Gabriel Pelletier, Open Science Data Manager, Tanenbaum Open Science Institute (TOSI)

Leah Lefort, TOSI Coordinator

Annabel Seyller, Chief of Staff, The Neuro and CEO, TOSI

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