HSR Symposium

Applications are now being accepted in Stream 1 for individual presentations or proposals for organized sessions. Submissions in Stream 2 should be for organized sessions only.

• Submissions in Stream 1 should be on research studies that are completed or ongoing, but the results should be available at the time of the symposium
• Only on-line submissions are accepted
• Only English language submissions will be considered
• The abstract word count should be 300 words or less for Stream 1 and 500 words or less for Stream 2
• Limited funding is available for applicants from low- and middle-income countries
• The Symposium Secretariat reserves the right to accept, reject or request modifications of any submission
• Deadline for submissions is 30 April 2010

Stream 1: State of the Art Research

Stream 2: State of the Art Research Methods

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

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

Should you be interested in submitting an abstract, please select the Stream and follow the instructions on next page.
Note: The duration of sessions in both streams is 1.5 hours.

Scholarship

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