2nd Global Congress for Qualitative Health Research 28-30 June 2012
Article Type: Conference preview From: Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management: An International Journal, Volume 7, Issue 1.
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan, Italy
The objective of the Congress is to disseminate qualitative health research and to provide a forum for the discussion of the process, ethics, politics, and policies of conducting qualitative health research, for addressing problems and issues in the conduct of qualitative health research, and/or for the development and dissemination of qualitative expertise and methods.
The main topic of this year's Congress is ``Engaging people in health promotion and wellbeing: new opportunities and challenges for qualitative research''.
Today the demand for health promotion and wellbeing is increasing, with new interest at the cultural and political levels. The involvement of patients in the construction of suitable interventions is a key element in the development of a response to this demand.
Such participation in the health promotion process is a key opportunity,because it may:
improve relationships among healthcare providers and patients;
provide new information that could help overcome compliance problems;
aid in organizational functioning of healthcare services; and
foster the ongoing integration of key beliefs and values about health in health policies.
Qualitative research has provided an important vehicle for more direct involvement of patients in the production of knowledge and insights, able to orient healthcare interventions. But today even stronger links are needed. This implies the need to interlace the logics of single actors with those of groups and social networks. Engaging people in this way could provide a testing ground and a reference paradigm for verifying the ability of qualitative researchers to answer the new challenges that health promotion is opening.
The question now is: How can we best use the multiple theoretical and methodological resources of qualitative research to facilitate the active involvement of individuals as co-constructors of their health?
The 2nd¯ GCQHR welcomes the participation of academics and practitioners,belonging to different disciplines (nursing, medicine, psychology, sociology,public health, social work, OT, physical therapy, community health) who are interested in helping to answer this question. The Congress will provide an opportunity to share experiences that have matured in the field as well as new methodological insights.
Abstract submission
Abstracts of up to 200 words are invited.
The abstract should clearly state: objectives, methodology, results achieved,scientific and applicative relevance.
Please state whether your presentation is a podium, a symposium or poster presentation.
Files should include the following information in this order: author(s);affiliation; e-mail address; title of abstract; and body of abstract.
Please use plain text and abstain from using footnotes and any special formatting, characters or emphasis (such as bold, italics or underline).
Schedule
Dead-line for submission of abstracts: 13 February 2012
Communication of acceptance: 6 April 2012
Early bird registration ends: 14 May 2012
