Ethnography for Health Care Improvement Summer School, 11-12 July 2019, UK

A short course designed for researchers and doctoral students to critically engage with the theory and practice of ethnography in healthcare settings.

You will be taught by staff from SAPPHIRE who have an international reputation for expertise in using ethnographic methods in healthcare improvement

11th & 12th July 2019 at College Court Conference Centre

Detailed Description

The two day course (12 hrs) will employ a variety of lectures, workshops, group work and student presentations.

You will be taught by staff from SAPPHIRE who have an international reputation for expertise in using  ethnographic methods in healthcare improvement

The course will cover the following:

• What is ethnography? Use, variation and value associated with the ethnographic label.

• Critical appraisal of ethnographic contributions to healthcare improvement and different methods / practices

• Ethnography in and of healthcare, managing tensions in improvement and evaluation

• Cross-cultural variation, comparative studies of healthcare using ethnographic methods – sensitivity to local context, time, place and complexity

• Designing and conducting ethnographic research in healthcare improvement – the importance of reflexivity and ethical conduct inside and outside the healthcare field

• Ethnographic writing and publication, influencing policy and practice

By the end of the course the student will be able to:

• identify scope and practical application of ethnography for healthcare improvement

• identify sociological / anthropological origins of ethnography and key philosophical concepts involved with using ethnography for healthcare improvement

• outline approaches to recording field notes, interviews, and debriefs, and to managing data

• describe approaches to the analysis of ethnographic data

• consider the challenges and benefits of team working in ethnographic studies

• discuss challenges in gaining ethical approval, access to sites, data collection in healthcare settings (particularly around securing consent), exiting the field and writing up for publication

• understand ways to generate theoretically informed insights ‘telling cases’ with implications for healthcare improvement

• consider methods of ethnographic writing, and ways of disseminating findings to different audiences using different media

• link with other researchers and doctoral students to share good practice and foster development of an ‘ethnography in healthcare improvement’ community of practice

IMPORTANT INFORMATION BEFORE YOU BOOK

Participants must have studied qualitative methods at Masters level or have an equivalent level of qualitative research experience. If you are not sure that you meet the entry standard or you have any other questions, please email the course leader Nicola Mackintosh or Liz Shaw for advice.

The cost of the conference will cover refreshments and lunch on both days and an evening meal on the 11th, but accommodation at College Court is not included and should you wish to stay you will have to arrange this yourself.

Cancellation Policy

A full refund will be given for cancellations made at least 8 weeks in advance of the start of the course.

A 50% refund will be given for cancellations made at least 6 weeks in advance of the start of the course.

Refunds will not be given for cancellations less than 6 weeks in advance of the course unless a substitute attendee is arranged by the original delegate.

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