The 2018 AWM agenda and social itinerary [updated] are now posted! Visit the conference page for further details.

​Dear ICPHR Members,
 
PartKommPlus – German Research Consortium for Health Communities is editing a special edition of the online multi-lingual journal Forum Qualitative Social Research (FQS)  on the topic of Methods in Participatory Health Research.  Susanne Hartung, myself and Tina Cook are the editors.  We are looking for submissions in English.  Deadline for abstracts is July 15th (see the PDF file below).
 
Best Regards,
 
Michael Wright

In collaboration with Springer Publishers, 'Participatory Health Research - Voices from Around the World' provides an overview of participatory health research from an international perspective, based on the work of the International Collaboration for Participatory Health Research (ICPHR).

Release: August 2018. Pre-order your copy!

A new version of the ICPHR Position Paper #1 has been recently published in Portuguese titled "O QUE É A PESQUISA-AÇÃO PARTICIPATIVA EM SAÚDE". This new position paper is available for download under our Resources page. 

Dear ICPHR members and friends,
 
I have been thinking about ways we can capitalise on work each of us is already doing in building a strong evidence base in all areas of PHR. One area that often goes underappreciated is the richness of work our graduate students do in preparing literature reviews for their masters and doctoral theses.
 
These reviews often go unpublished, despite being valuable syntheses of the knowledge in each specialised corner of the PHR world where the student’s research is focussed.
 
We would like, therefore, to give you and your students the opportunity to publish thesis lit review chapters on the ICPHR website. This would archive and make them publicly available, while building a categorised database of valuable knowledge.  THE REVIEWS CAN BE IN ANY LANGUAGE!
 
We are looking for lit reviews/syntheses that specifically pertain to the participatory process. I.e., not the general review on the thesis topic such as “the state of the literature in home care nursing,” but yes to “the use of participatory engagement methods in improving home care nursing.” So this might be a portion of the overall review.
 
Once published on the ICPHR website, you and your students would retain copyright and would be free to submit your reviews to journals for publication. Many major journals (such as Milbank Quarterly, for example) allow you to leave the original pre-submission version of your work on the website, as long as you direct the readers to the final published version as well. Otherwise you are always free to remove the review from the ICPHR site and later replace it with the final published version.
 
If you are interested in pursuing this, please feel free to contact me (jon.salsberg@ul.ie) or simply send on your lit review section for posting.
 
Many thanks!
 
Jon Salsberg

Our hosts in Edmonton, Alberta have put together a detailed information guide to help you prepare for your travel and stay in Edmonton.

​Please visit the AWM 18 Edmonton conference page for additional information on the venue, travelling to Edmonton, inner-city transportation, accommodation and much more!

The ICPHR is excited to be partnering with the International Institute for Qualitative Methodology as part of their Thinking Qualitatively Workshop Series for a unique one day special conference on participatory health research on Wednesday June 20th, 2018. The ICPHR AWM will follow. 

Abstract submission opens on January 11th, 2018! Please visit the pre-conference page for more information and updates. 

The 2017 AWM Meeting Minutes are now posted. Please visit the AWM 2017 page to view the summary of our meeting in Limerick. 

We have also update the ICPHR Project Groups page with new projects that are underway by members of the ICPHR. Please visit the Project Page group, if you are interested in supporting any of the projects please contact the project lead (email is posted). 

A new Organizational Participatory Research Practice Guide co-produced by ICPHR member Paula L. Bush from Participatory Research at McGill (PRAM) is now available for download.