HEDS is part of the School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) at the University of Sheffield. We undertake research, teaching, training and consultancy on all aspects of health related decision science, with a particular emphasis on health economics, HTA and evidence synthesis.

Thursday 18 January 2018

Call for papers - PROMS Research Conference

The PROMS Research Conference will be hosted by the Centre for Patient Reported Outcomes Research at the University of Birmingham, UK on 20th June 2018.
Abstract submission is open. They welcome oral and poster abstracts from clinicians, researchers, patient partners, industry, SMEs and others working in the field. Professor John Brazier (HEDS, YH CLAHRC) is part of the organising committee.

Abstract Guidelines
All abstracts should be submitted via the abstract submission website. Abstract submission will close on Wednesday 28th February 2018.
Abstracts should be written in plain text and be a maximum of 300 words. Tables and images are not allowed in the abstract.


Image of Great Hall, Aston Webb, University of Birmingham
Conference venue © University of Birmingham 
Themes for this year:
Minimising PROs waste – in Research and beyond
Pushing the boundaries of patient & public involvement in PROs research
Digital capture of PROs
Cutting edge methods
We are open to receive other relevant work in the field, including clinical submissions.

Submitting authors can amend abstracts until the close date. Authors will be notified of abstract acceptance during week commencing 9th April. All correspondence regarding the abstracts will be sent to the submitting author. Please note that presenters of abstracts are not automatically registered for the conference.