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Nominations are due by 19 November, and candidate applications are due by 3 December 2025.
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Events
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Online registration closes 15 October at 11:59 pm CDT.
Attend a Workshop or SIG Symposium at ISOQOL 2025
Limited tickets remain for educational workshops and SIG symposia, so sign up today!
Network and dance at #ISOQOL 2025
Build new connections at this year’s Social Event.
Education
Save the Date: ISOQOL’s 1st Virtual Symposium
Advancements in the Engagement and Preparation of Healthcare Providers for the Routine Integration of PROMs in Clinical Practice
Now Open: Submit a topic proposal to organize ISOQOL’s next virtual event!
Submissions are open now through 28 February 2025.
NEW! 2024 Annual Conference Encore now available
ISOQOL is piloting a new series on the e-learning platform.
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
Bridging the Gap: A user-friendly tool for evaluating differential item functioning in patient-reported outcome measures.
By Olayinka I. Arimoro, MSc, and Tolulope T. Sajobi, PhD
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
Membership
Congratulations and Welcome to New ISOQOL Board Members
Please give a warm welcome to the new members of the ISOQOL Board of Directors, elected by the society membership.
Get to Know Holger Muehlan – JPRO Associate Editor Spotlight
Interview with Holger Muehlan, PhD
Explore the Advantages of ISOQOL Membership
ISOQOL membership offers a wide range of resources and benefits to help you network, learn, and advance professionally.
SIGs
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
Getting to know Mixed Methods
By Rachel Cusatis, PhD, and Bridget Gaglio, PhD MPH
Regulatory and Health Technology Assessment Engagement (R&HE) SIG’s comments on FDA Draft Guidance 3
By Ashley Slagle, MS PhD, and Robyn von Maltzahn, MSc
Give
You helped #MovethePlane at the Annual Conference!
This year’s Annual Conference offered several exciting fundraising events with all proceeds going to the Travel Scholarship Program.
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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.