9th OCHER workshop 2020: Deadlines, keynotes, format changes

OCHER 2020 will take place at the usual venue on January 15-17, 2020. Deadline for abstracts is Sep 23, notification of accepted abstract will be announced Oct 4, deadline for registrations is Oct 15. The registration fee will be NOK 1700. Please download the registration form here: Registration form OCHER 2020

The keynote speakers will be two this year. Associate professor at Leiden University, Arwen Pieterse, who won the Jozien Bensing award 2018, and senior lecturer Merran Toerien, a sociologist and conversation analyst at The University of York will address the subject of decision making with patients from different angles. See preliminary program for titles, venue and other information: Invitation Program 9th OCHER 2020 – Aug 16.

This year, we have decided to add more flexibility to the program. Parallel sessions where participants may present their research project will still be the main activity. As usual, each presenter has 30 minutes, and should leave at least 20 min of these for discussion. In addition, we welcome suggestions for data sessions and symposia with time frames 30-60 minutes.

Finally, earlier participants are strongly encouraged to invite research collaborators to compete for presentation slots. The workshop will still be limited to 60 participants, but we expect and want more competition at OCHER. This is the first time we do not limit participation to those invited, but we will not make public announcements so word of mouth will be the major recruitment procedure. Presentation of a research project is still mandatory, and people who not submit abstracts will not be given priority if the number of participants exceeds the limit.