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ISOQOL 2025 Abstract Deadline Extended
Oral, oral brief, and poster abstracts are now due 14 April.
Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes Call for Papers
“Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement”
#ISOQOLVS Session 5 Spotlight: Motivating Providers to Adopt PROMs
This session features presentations from Dr. Elizabeth Austin, Dr. Natasha Roberts, Dr. Lisa Edwards, and Dr. Patricia Franklin.
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Events
ISOQOL 2025 Abstract Deadline Extended
Oral, oral brief, and poster abstracts are now due 14 April.
#ISOQOLVS Session 5 Spotlight: Motivating Providers to Adopt PROMs
This session features presentations from Dr. Elizabeth Austin, Dr. Natasha Roberts, Dr. Lisa Edwards, and Dr. Patricia Franklin.
#ISOQOLVS Session 4 Spotlight: Identifying Environmental Opportunities for PROMs Adoption
This session features presentations from Dr. Elizabeth Austin, Dr. Lotte Haverman, and Selina Limmen.
Education
Submit an e-learning topic proposal!
Submit a proposal by 31 May to lead your own webinar or virtual roundtable!
The Encore You Can’t Miss – ISOQOL 2024
Watch the 20+ recordings today!
Reminder: Submit your topic proposal for an e-learning event
Submissions remain open through 28 February for webinars, virtual roundtables, and virtual symposia.
Journals
Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes Call for Papers
“Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement”
Quality of Life Research Call for Papers
“Quality of life dimensions in people living with mental disorders: moving beyond global scores”
News from “Quality of Life Research”
By Jan R. Boehnke, PhD, Brittany Lapin, PhD MPH, and Jessica Roydhouse, PhD
Science
Amplifying Youth Voices in Gender-Affirming Care: The GENDER-Q Youth PROM
By Manraj N. Kaur, Shelby L. Kennedy, Anne F. Klassen, and the GENDER-Q Youth Team
Personalized communication to improve the implementation of PROMs in clinical practice
By Kelly de Ligt, PhD
Patient-reported pain improvements with different cannabinoid combinations for patients with chronic pain prescribed medicinal cannabis
By Margaret-Ann Tait, PhD candidate
Membership
Call for Volunteers: ISOQOL Travel Scholarship Selection Panel
Complete the form to express your interest.
2025 Call for Nominations for the ISOQOL Board of Directors
Nominations are due by 14 April, and candidate applications are due by 30 April 2025.
2025 ISOQOL Award Nominations Now Open
Award nominations are open now through 12 May 2025.
SIGs
Quality of Life Research: Contributions of New Investigators
By Lotte van der Weijst, PhD, and Jae-Yung Kwon, PhD RN
ISOQOL Welcomes New SIG Leaders
New leaders have begun their roles following the 2023 Annual Conference.
Why PROMs in Clinical Practice Matter? An Introduction to the Clinical Practice Special Interest Group
By Angela Wolff, PhD RN; Liv Marit Valen Schougaard, PhD RN; and Elizabeth Austin, PhD MPH
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Help build ISOQOL’s Travel Scholarship Program!
Donations help award more scholarships to students, new investigators, patients, and members from developing countries.
Donate to the Travel Scholarship Program when you register for #ISOQOL2020!
Help ISOQOL #MoveThePlane Again in 2020
Why Sponsor ISOQOL?
View our Support Opportunities Guide.
Other
Happy Holidays from ISOQOL
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Happy Holidays from ISOQOL
We wish you season’s greetings and a joyous New Year!
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The International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL) is a global community of researchers, clinicians, health care professionals, industry professionals, consultants, and patient research partners advancing health related quality of life research (HRQL).
Together, we are creating a future in which patient perspective is integral to health research, care and policy.