10 Jan 2023The NIHR ARC North Thames (ARC NT) Academy is delighted to announce Qualitative methods in implementation research (Q-MIR) 2022/2023 – a major event to explore theory-informed qualitative research in implementation research. This event is co-hosted by ARC North East and North Cumbria (ARC NENC) and ARC North Thames.
Q-MIR 2022/2023 brought together researchers from ARC NT, ARC NENC and beyond (national and international) to discuss current opportunities and challenges in qualitative implementation research, build a community and network across the group, share practice and showcase research.
Online plenary presentations
Online plenary discussions for this event took place on Wednesday 2 November, with presentations from Q-MIR 2022 speakers introducing important insights from their own qualitative research journeys. The session can be viewed here.
Chair: Prof. Annette Boaz (LSHTM)
Speakers:
Prof. Anne MacFarlane (University of Limerick)
Dr. Cory Bradley (Washington University)
In-person symposium, 23-24 March 2023
The in-person symposium took place in Bloomsbury, London, with 60 participants and 15 speakers and facilitators across the two days. The event opeedn with a plenary from Prof. Tracy Finch and Prof. Tim Rapley on Challenges and opportunities for qualitative methods in implementation research, and close with a panel debate chaired by Prof. Annette Boaz on Future directions for qualitative implementation research. We also welcomed invited speakers for an insight session chaired by Prof. Fiona Stevenson showcasing Innovation for implementation research in practice and policy.
Workshops led by Prof. Finch, Prof. Rapley, Prof. Stevenson, Prof. Boaz and Prof. Carl May were held across the two days of the symposium, on topics including: Theory-informed implementation research; Applied methods using Normalisation Process Theory; Practice-based implementation research; and Policy-based implementation research.
The main session recordings can be viewed here.
Click here to view the full programme.
Participants feedback:
“excellent and thought provoking speakers”
“Fantastic having international speakers - gives a different perspective”
"Hugely engaging speakers - everyone - who were engaging, funny, and most importantly so passionate about their work and the topic. Felt like a really safe space to discuss ideas and ask questions"
"There was space and desire for thinking and conversation. I kept thinking after the sessions. Every session helped me learn."
