Wed Oct 23 online seminar: Evaluating public and patient engagement ‘impacts’ with Julia Abelson, McMaster University

[A Former User]

Professor Julia Abelson is a long time friend of PAN and past director of McMaster's Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis (CHEPA)

Join her online webinar at 12:30 pm Eastern Time, Wed Oct 23

Here's the LINK Use the password CHEPAseminar

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Evaluating public and patient engagement ‘impacts’ in the health system the topic of Oct. 23 CHEPA seminar

As efforts to actively involve patients, family members and the broader public in health research and health system decision-making have grown, attention is turning to the evaluation of these efforts, including the assessment of their impact.

In a CHEPA seminar on October 23 entitled “Evaluating the ‘impacts’ of public and patient engagement in the health system: Concepts, approaches and tools,” Julia Abelson will discuss key concepts and approaches to evaluation and impact assessment in the public and patient engagement field, drawing attention to potentially competing goals, epistemological entry points and methodological challenges.

Reflections on the current state of evaluation in the public and patient engagement field will be offered with guidance for addressing some of the key challenges.

Dr. Abelson is a professor in the Department of Health Research, Methods, Evidence & Impact (HEI), and an associate member of the Department of Political Science. She is also the Director of the Health Policy PhD program and a member of CHEPA.

The seminar will be held on Wednesday Oct. 23, 2019, from 12:30 to 1:30 pm in CRL-B119. All are welcome to attend. It will also be accessible online, using Webex. To join remotely, copy and paste the following link into your browser. The password is CHEPAseminar.

https://mcmaster.webex.com/mcmaster/j.php?MTID=mbef4dfe654b778f04ffd0c65f9add5db

[A Former User]

thanks for posting Carolyn- very timely as this topic has come up frequently in different forums here in NS- with research and other areas.I have shared the link with others and look forward to hearing her perspective, and hopefully a framework for tackling this. I am feeling like the conversation often spins around and leads backwards . Maybe we ca =n reframe the questions to be more constructive . my rant.....Keen to hear ideas for moving it forward -

Donna

[A Former User]

Thanks for posting Carolyn. Dr Abelson is amazing. Looking forward to this webinar

[A Former User]

I missed the Webex. Does anyone have the salient points noted? Thanks