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Registration Now Open for 2025 Annual Conference
ISOQOL is excited to announce that registration for the 32nd Annual Conference in Milwaukee, WI, USA is officially open!
2025 ISOQOL Board Election
ISOQOL members may now cast their vote for the 2025 Board of Directors Election. Voting closes 30 June.
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Events
1st Virtual Symposium Recordings Now Available
If you were not able to join the live symposium, recordings are now available for purchase on the ISOQOL e-learning platform.
#ISOQOLVS Session 7 Spotlight: Selecting Implementation Strategies for PROMs Adoption
This session features presentations from Dr. Angela Wolff, Anouk Groenewegen, and Dr. Julia Moore.
#ISOQOLVS Session 6 Spotlight: Advancing Equitable PROM Use
This session features presentations from Dr. Elizabeth Austin, Dr. Richard Sawatzky, and Dr. Angela Stover.
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
News from “Quality of Life Research”
By Jan R. Boehnke, PhD, Brittany Lapin, PhD MPH, and Jessica Roydhouse, PhD
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!
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
Get to Know Jason Bredle – JPRO Associate Editor Spotlight
Interview with Jason Bredle, MFA
Get to Know Constance Mara – JPRO Associate Editor Spotlight
Interview with Constance Mara, PhD
Call for Volunteers: ISOQOL Travel Scholarship Selection Panel
Complete the form to express your interest.
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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