Second Global Symposium on Health Systems Research: a conference impact evaluation.

ABSTRACT: Evaluation researchers have confirmed the importance of conference evaluation, but there remains little research on the topic, perhaps in part because evaluation methodology related to conference impact is underdeveloped. We conducted a study evaluating a 4-day long health conference, the Second Global Symposium on Health Systems Research (HSR), which took place in Beijing in November 2012. Using a conference evaluation framework and a mixed-methods approach that involved in-conference surveys, in-conference interviews and 7-month post-conference interviews, we evaluated the impact of the Symposium on attendees' work and the field of health systems research. The three major impacts on participants' work were new knowledge, new skills and new networks, and many participants were able to pro

SUBMITTER: Milko E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4421833 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature