The pre-conference day, Wednesday 22 October, presents a packed agenda with additional learning and networking opportunities.
Limited tickets remain for educational workshops and SIG symposia, so sign up today! Add an event ticket on to your overall conference registration, or register for single events at the non-conference attendee rate. View event ticket rates here.
Check out this year’s featured workshops and the SIG symposia below! View full descriptions and speaker information for the half-day workshops here and the SIG symposia here.
Half-Day Workshops
Workshop 2: The Use of Health Economics and Outcome Research (HEOR) Methods in Value Based Healthcare (VBHC)
Wednesday 22 October | 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
In this workshop, participants will:
- Learn how to successfully implement VBHC using existing frameworks.
- Learn how to consider HEOR methods in the implementation of VBHC to collect data for health economic analysis.
- Understand the gaps between HEOR and VBHC methodologies.
Workshop 10: How to Use Structured Expert Elicitation (SEE) in Outcomes Research
Wednesday 22 October | 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
By the end of the workshop, attendees will be able to apply structured expert elicitation methods to systematically gather, analyze, and integrate expert judgments, enabling more informed and transparent decision-making in scenarios involving uncertainty.
SIG Symposia
The 2025 Annual Conference will hold five concurrent symposia hosted by ISOQOL Special Interest Groups (SIGs) on the pre-conference day, Wednesday 22 October. These symposia provide educational content related to the special interest and expertise of the groups hosting the session.
To ensure optimal crowd control for an enhanced attendee experience, a ticket is required for each SIG symposium. Purchase yours today during the registration process!*
View a full list of SIG symposia speakers at the conference website. This year, the following topics have been selected:
- SIG Symposium 1: An industry perspective on in-trial interviews
Presented by the Industry SIG - SIG Symposium 2: Artificial Intelligence in Quality of Life Research: A Statistical and Data Science Perspective
Presented by the Statistics SIG - SIG Symposium 3: Assessing meaningful change using mixed methods: Interpreting quantitative and qualitative estimates
Presented by the Mixed Methods SIG - SIG Symposium 4: The Integration of ePROs in Surgical Research and Practice
Presented by the Chinese PRO SIG - SIG Symposium 5: Use of AI within COA Linguistic Validation and eCOA Migration Processes: Analysis and Recommendations
Presented by the Translation and Cultural Adaptation (TCA) SIG
*If you have already registered for the Annual Conference, please use your unique amendment link within the registration confirmation email to return to your registration form and purchase a workshop or SIG Symposium ticket.
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.