- How can we work together to decide where to invest our research resources?
- How can we best identify gaps in the research agenda and minimise bias?
- How can we ensure that the views of groups which are seldom heard are included when determining research priorities?
The growing demand for evidence-based healthcare, and the rise of new challenges such as an ageing population, anti-microbial resistance, and changing patterns of disease due to globalisation and climate change, all point to the increasing importance of high-quality health and care research.
However given finite resources it is imperative that robust methods are used to prioritise research topics and questions and that the influence of power imbalances and cultural and systemic biases are recognised and addressed.
In recognition of the importance of this issue, Cochrane – a global independent network which exists to promote evidence-informed health decision-making – and the University of Plymouth are pleased to announce a new webinar series on research priority setting methods.
The webinars are being organised by the Cochrane Methods Priority Setting Group and the University’s Plymouth Institute of Health and Care Research.
The webinars are free and open to both academics and researchers who are new to research priority setting and those who already have some knowledge and experience but would like to know more.
All webinars will be via Zoom.
Each webinar is free and while you can book to attend all three, you are also free just to book those specific webinars you are interested in. We would, however, recommend that those who have only a limited knowledge of research priority setting attend the first introductory webinar.
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