The Cutting Edge Research plenary session features some of the highest-ranked, innovative research from ISOQOL abstract submissions. In particular, these abstracts reflect research that truly “pushes the ISOQOL envelope” in providing new and different ways to look at quality of life.

MEET THE SPEAKERS

Grada (Danée) Arends, MSc

Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Ethical considerations of clinicians in hand and wrist care for using prediction models: a qualitative study

Karolin Krause, PhD

Centre for Research in Epidemiology and Statistics (CRESS), Université Paris Cité / INSERM, Paris, France

Developing a Living Evidence Synthesis Platform to Facilitate the Evidence-Based Use of PROMs in Mental Health Research

Manraj Kaur, PhD

Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Natural Language Processing of 46,000 Clinical Notes Identifies Health-Related Quality of Life Domains and Predicts Treatment Pathways in Pediatric Obesity Care

Angela Wolff, PhD RN

School of Nursing, Trinity Western University, Langley, British Columbia, Canada

From Measures to Meaning: An Upstream Approach to Embedding PROMs as Relational Tools in Undergraduate Nursing Curricula

View the full plenary descriptions and speaker bios on the conference website.

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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.