SPHeRE Network 6th Annual Conference

The SPHeRE Network 6th Annual Conference will take place in RCSI, 25 Feb 2020 (09.30-17.00). This annual conference creates a space for dialogue between all interested stakeholders in the field of Population and Health Services Research throughout Ireland and Northern Ireland and showcases existing studies which will be of interest to Irish policymakers and practitioners. The theme of the SPHeRE Network 6th Annual Conference is “Data to Policy”, and the specific role of population health research and health services research in evaluating the impact of data on policy and practice. The confirmed keynote speakers this year are:

• Professor Mary Dixon-Woods, Director of THIS Institute/The Health Foundation Professor of Healthcare Improvement Studies in the Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge
• Dr Lorelei Jones, Lecturer in Healthcare Sciences (Healthcare Improvement), School of Health Sciences, Bangor University
• Professor Cathal Walsh, HRB Research Leader in Health Decision Science, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Limerick

This conference will be of interest to anyone involved in Population and Health Services Research, Policy or Practice in Ireland and Northern Ireland including healthcare professionals, health and social care managers, patient and citizen groups, universities and research institutes, government and voluntary sector agencies.

Please see the SPHeRE website here for more details, including the call for abstracts and registration.