Second Global Symposium on Health Systems Research: a conference impact evaluation

This paper evaluates a 4-day long health conference, the Second Global Symposium on Health Systems Research (HSR), which took place in Beijing in November 2012. Using a conference evaluation framework and a mixed-methods approach that involved in-conference surveys, in-conference interviews and 7-month post-conference interviews, we evaluated the impact of the Symposium on attendees’ work and the field of health systems research. The three major impacts on participants’ work were new knowledge, new skills and new networks, and many participants were able to provide examples of how obtaining new knowledge, skills or collaborations had changed the way they conduct their work.

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Milko E, Wu D, Neves J, Neubecker A, Lavis J, Ranson M. Second Global Symposium on Health Systems Research: a conference impact evaluation. Health Policy and Planning. 2014;30(5):612-623.doi: 10.1093/heapol/czu040