April 2011
The meeting this year is being held in the University of Warwick with Professors Debbie Lawlor and Peter Groenewegen as guest speakers.
Abstract submission has now closed. Thanks to those of you who submitted abstracts for oral or poster presentations. The committee are assessing abstracts as you read this: you will be notified of the outcome in May.
Booking will open in the next 3-4 weeks. There is a programme of exciting trips and visits and some very topical workshops e.g on Measuring Mental Wellbeing.
A number of free places are available for the Annual Scientific Meeting for those interested in the society and its aims who are on a low income (£17,000 or less per annum) eg. PhD students or junior staff in the NHS or the voluntary sector. The grant covers conference fee/ registration, standard accommodation, and standard class travel. In return, successful applicants will be asked to provide a brief report on their experience / reflections on the meeting. Applicants should nominate themselves by completing an application form which is available from Mark Gilthorpe at socsocmed@gmail.com. The closing date for applications is Thursday 26th May 2011.
To find out more about the conference, visit the ASM website: www.ssmconference.org.uk/ .
The HSRN’s 2011 Spring Meeting addresses the value of large administrative databases in epidemiological, policy and economic research. The uses, potential and pitfalls of large datasets in health services research and delivery will be examined. The meeting is 25th May hosted by Health Economics Research At Nottingham, further details at www.nhsconfed.org/Networks/HealthServiceResearchNetwork/Events/Pages/HSRN-Spring-meeting-%202011.aspx