Events 

Navigating uncertain times: Placing listening and learning at the heart of support for those living with Long Covid

A seminar series brought to you by The Long Covid personalised self-management support co-design and evaluation (LISTEN) project.

Wednesday, 20th March 2024 at 12pm
How did we design an intervention that matters most to people with Long Covid?

Wednesday, 24th April 2024 at 12pm
How did we deliver and implement the LISTEN intervention?

Wednesday, 15th May 2024 at 12pm
What did we find out when we evaluated the LISTEN intervention?

To register for each webinar, or to attend the series, please click here.

View and download the seminar series poster here.

Foundation of Nursing Studies residential: facilitating the development of person-centred cultures

22-26 April 2024 

For more than two decades, FoNS has been an active contributor to the development of knowledge and understanding about person-centredness and participatory approaches to facilitating workplace culture change, working with international colleagues as part of the International Practice Development Collaborative and the Person-centred Practice International Community of Practice. The programme draws upon this continuously developing knowledge.

This programme is designed for any health and social care practitioners who are interested in the transformation of care, services and workplace cultures so that they are person-centred.

Participants may be:

  • Clinical and team leaders, educators or researchers, nurses, therapists or doctors etc.
  • Involved in, or responsible for, leading and facilitating clinical teams, person-centred ways of working, evidence-based care, practice development, transformation of services, quality improvement, practice education and strategic planning
  • Working in any area of health or social care, in the UK or internationally

Further information and registration.

Save the date: Red4Research 2024

Date: 7 JuneThis #Red4Research day we want to take the opportunity to showcase your achievements and share what research means to those supporting and delivering health and social care research across Wales. Save the date, wear something red and get ready to celebrate. More details coming soon.

MediWales Connects Conference 2024

26th June 2024, Cardiff

The Welsh NHS: clinical, care and research communities meet along with Welsh Industry to share innovation and showcase collaboration

We are delighted to announce the diary marker for the MediWales Connects Conference 2024!

NHS colleagues from across Wales, local companies, research groups and the wider industry sector will join to share clinical innovation in practice to improve patient outcomes.

The conference includes an exhibition, keynote presentations, showcases and workshops, and networking opportunities. We are delighted to welcome back Judith Paget CBE as our keynote speaker for 2024!

Further information and registration.

Call for Abstracts for SAPC ASM 2024

Bristol University
3-5 July 2024

You can now register for this year’s Society for Academic Primary Care Annual Scientific Meeting (SAPC ASM) , which is being held at the University of Bristol on 3-5 July.

The conference will welcome over 300 delegates from across the country and beyond. The Society for Academic Primary Care (SAPC) is the leading organisation championing academic primary care in the UK. The theme for the conference is ‘Sustainable Primary Care: healthy systems, healthy people’.

The conference is for anyone with an interest in primary care, including:

  • primary care researchers across a wide range of disciplines
  • primary care practitioners
  • people working in primary care teaching
  • commissioners and policy makers
  • patients and members of the public involved in primary care research.

See the programme.

Early bird rate

There is an early bird rate for people who register by 3 May.

12th International Shared Decision Making Conference (ISDM 2024)

7-10 July 2024
Lausanne, Switzerland

The Organizing Committee is delighted to invite you to the 12th International Shared Decision Making Conference (ISDM 2024). The conference will take place in Lausanne, Switzerland, from July 7-10 2024.

Working with the ISDM Society, we will use this meeting to position shared decision making as a key part of coproduction in healthcare.

Reflecting this year’s theme: 'Coproduction: Harnessing the power of partnerships, we will promote equal opportunities for all. We also want to highlight the contributions of people whose voices are not typically heard at international conferences. This includes community members, patients, citizens, clinicians, policy makers, junior researchers and students'.

Further information and registration.

HSR UK Conference

8 - 10 July 2024
University of Oxford

Join us in Oxford for the 17th annual Health Services Research UK (HSR UK) conference held from 8-10th July 2024. We have developed an exciting programme with expert speakers from across the UK and overseas, covering key issues for the health and care services research, policy, and practice community and beyond. 

Take part in highly topical plenary sessions, practical and interactive workshops, and engage with cutting-edge research from across the health and care services sector.

You’ll have the opportunity to watch a wide range of research presentations and plenaries from key opinion leaders in research, policy and practice, take part in interactive workshops selected for their impact, and network with colleagues and peers across research, policy and practice communities.

Visit our conference programme page to find out about all the sessions at this must-attend event.

Our annual conference is open to everyone interested in health and care services and systems research, both based in the UK and internationally.

Don’t miss out on the chance to experience this exciting programme and REGISTER TODAY: hrsuk2024.org

GRIN Meeting 2024

General Practice Research on Infections Network Meeting

27 & 28 September 2024
Cardiff

We are delighted to announce that this year’s GRIN meeting will be held on 27th and 28th September 2024 in Cardiff, Wales. 

Please see attached a save the date document with information about key dates including call for abstracts. 

Please see the meeting website for information about the venue, travel, and accommodation: https://grin-2024.yolasite.com/

We will add information about the abstract format, registration, scientific programme, and social events to the website over the coming weeks.

Please contact us at GRIN2024@cardiff.ac.uk if you have any questions.

We look forward to welcoming you all to Cardiff. 

999 EMS Research Forum 2024 conference - save the date

17-18 September 2024
Cambridge

We are excited to announce that our annual 999 EMS Research Forum conference will take place on Tuesday 17 and Wednesday 18 September 2024 at the Clayton Hotel, Cambridge.More details, including conference theme and call for abstracts to follow soon.This conference is brought to you in association with East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST), The National Ambulance Research Steering Group (NARSG) and PRIME Centre Wales.

Add to calendar.

 

Health and Care Research Wales Conference 2024 – registration now open

Health and Care Research Wales is pleased to announce the date of our ninth conference on 10 October 2024 at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff.

The theme this year is Research matters.

The conference provides a platform for research colleagues across the country to network, learn and exchange knowledge on life-changing health and social care research.

Further information and registration.