title: [Quality of the presentation of free research papers in the National Congress of Gastroenterology: Morelia-1997].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The quality of the presentation of a free paper in a medical congress is not necessarily related to the quality of the methodology.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the quality of the presentation of the free papers in the National Congress of Gastroenterology in Mexico (Morelia-1997).
  
  
  METHODS
  A prospective study was designed to evaluate the following aspects: Limitation to time assigned, adequate use and design of slides, and mentioning of the main methodologic characteristics.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was a high quality of presentation in the majority of papers. The most frequent problems identified, amenable to improvement, were non-limitation to assigned time (24%), as well as problems in the design of slides (too many lines/columns in 32% and excessive number in 23%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The knowledge of the results may help to improve the presentations of the free papers in the national congresses of gastroenterology.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Cirugía, Instituto Nacional de la Nutrición, México, D.F., México.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Remes-Troche
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Arch-Ferrer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ayala-Ramírez
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hernández-Barrios
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gómez-Rivera
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Correa-Rovelo
mesh_terms: D003226:Congresses as Topic; D005762:Gastroenterology / Q000592:standards*; D008800:Mexico; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012106:Research / Q000592:standards*