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Michael DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada, McMaster Health Forum, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L6, Canada, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5G 1V7, Canada, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1M9, Canada, Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 2115, USA, Faculte de Medecine, University of Geneva, Geneva, 1211, Switzerland, School of Biological Sciences, Royal Holloway, University of London, Surrey, TW20 0EX, UK, Program in Policy Decision-Making, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada, Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada, Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada,Department of Social Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science, London WC2A 2AE, UK, Department of Medicine, Queens University, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada and Technical Officer, Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, WHO, Geneva, 1211, Switzerland Michael DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada, McMaster Health Forum, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L6, Canada, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5G 1V7, Canada, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1M9, Canada, Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 2115, USA, Faculte de Medecine, University of Geneva, Geneva, 1211, Switzerland, School of Biological Sciences, Royal Holloway, University of London, Surrey, TW20 0EX, UK, Program in Policy Decision-Making, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada, Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada, Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada,Department of Social Policy, London School of Economics and Poli
Michael DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada, McMaster Health Forum, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L6, Canada, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5G 1V7, Canada, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1M9, Canada, Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 2115, USA, Faculte de Medecine, University of Geneva, Geneva, 1211, Switzerland, School of Biological Sciences, Royal Holloway, University of London, Surrey, TW20 0EX, UK, Program in Policy Decision-Making, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada, Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada, Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada,Department of Social Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science, London WC2A 2AE, UK, Department of Medicine, Queens University, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada and Technical Officer, Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, WHO, Geneva, 1211, Switzerland.
Health Policy Plan. 2015 Jun;30(5):612-23. doi: 10.1093/heapol/czu040. Epub 2014 Jun 11.
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 provide examples of how obtaining new knowledge, skills or collaborations had changed the way they conduct their work. Participants noted that the Symposium influenced the field of HSR only in so far as it influenced the capacity of stakeholders, but did not lead to any high level agenda or policy changes, perhaps due to the insufficient length of time (7 months) between the Symposium and post-conference follow-up. This study provides an illustration of a framework useful for conference organizers in the evaluation of future conferences, and of a unique methodology for evaluation researchers.
评估研究人员已经证实了会议评估的重要性,但关于这一主题的研究仍然很少,部分原因可能是与会议影响相关的评估方法尚不完善。我们开展了一项研究,对为期4天的健康会议——2012年11月在北京举行的第二届全球卫生系统研究专题研讨会(HSR)进行评估。我们采用会议评估框架和混合方法,包括会期调查、会期访谈以及会后7个月的访谈,评估了该专题研讨会对参会者工作以及卫生系统研究领域的影响。对参会者工作的三大主要影响是新知识、新技能和新网络,许多参会者能够举例说明获得新知识、技能或合作是如何改变他们的工作方式的。参会者指出,该专题研讨会对卫生系统研究领域的影响仅在于它影响了利益相关者的能力,但并未导致任何高层议程或政策变化,这可能是由于专题研讨会与会后跟进之间的时间间隔不足(7个月)。本研究为会议组织者评估未来会议提供了一个有用的框架示例,也为评估研究人员提供了一种独特的方法。