E-DRUG: Conference on Health Systems Research: Call for Abstracts
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The call for abstracts for the First Global Symposium on Health Systems
Research is now open, until the 30 April 2010!
Researchers, policy-makers, representatives of donor and multinational
organizations, and other stakeholders representing diverse
constituencies will gather in Montreux, Switzerland to share evidence,
identify significant knowledge gaps, and set a research agenda aimed at
accelerating universal health coverage. The Symposium is structured
around two main streams:
Stream 1: State of the Art Research:
The first stream is relevant for presenting HSR findings. Results can
be based on primary or secondary data sources, employ quantitative
and/or qualitative research methods and derive from completed or ongoing
research. Recommendations / conclusions should demonstrate contributions
of the described research to enhancing universal health coverage in a
particular setting and the potential applications to other settings, if
applicable. Findings in this stream will correspond to one of the
following themes:
- Political economy of universal health coverage
- Health system financing
- Scaling-up of health services
- Monitoring and evaluation
- Knowledge translation
Stream 2: State of the Art Research Methods
The second stream will be educational and contribute to participants’
learning and skills development for advancing the HSR field. The focus
of this stream will include one of the following themes:
-Terminology, taxonomies, frameworks
- Methods for HSR and knowledge translation
- Measures used in HSR
- Capacity building for HSR
- Multidisciplinary approaches
While experience from all countries is sought, travel support for
selected abstracts from low- and middle-income countries will be
available.