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Preparing and Engaging Healthcare Providers for PROMs Integration
By 1st Virtual Symposium Co-Chairs, Angela Wolff and Elizabeth Austin
Using the patient’s voice to facilitate remote follow-up at the hospital
By Birgith Engelst Grove, RN MHSc PhD
Does electronic symptom reporting work better for some cancer patients than others?
By Allison Deal, MS
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Events
Engage with #ISOQOL 2025 digital options!
Abstracts for virtual poster consideration can now be submitted.
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.
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
Help Us Welcome the New QLR Co-Editor-in-Chief
Congratulations to Jessica Roydhouse, PhD.
Help Us Welcome the New JPRO Co-Editor-in-Chief
Congratulations to Elizabeth Unni, PhD!
Call for JPRO Associate Editors
JPRO is seeking to recruit new Associate Editors for multiple open positions.
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
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 the extended deadline, 31 May 2025.
Join ISOQOL’s Volunteer Community!
Volunteer your way based on your preferred work method and how much time you have to give.
SIGs
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
Psychometric Methods for Intensive Longitudinal Data
By Pip Griffiths, PhD
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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Together, we are creating a future in which patient perspective is integral to health research, care and policy.