OCHER

The full program for OCHER 2025 final program is ready. More than 50 participants gather at Thon Hotel Arena in Lillestrøm January 8-10 for the 12th clinical communication research workshop, and they come from nine countries; Norway, Denmark, Sweden, the Netherlands, UK, the US, Spain, Germany, and China. The project presented are work-in-progress, OCHER is a true workshop where participants help each other to improve their projects. All presenters have a full 30 min to their disposal, out of which 20 min is used for discussion. Program 2025

We have extended the deadline for abstracts to September 25. You will find information about abstract submission in the post below. Abstract accept or rejection will be ready on October 7.

You will find that registration is open here. Please note that the registration fee does not cover meals and accomodation at the OCHER venue. More information in the abstract form and below as well.

The abstract form for OCHER 2025 is now available by clicking here.

Note that the deadline for abstract submission is September 20, as announced earlier. Note that we want abstracts on work-in-progress, regardless of stage. This is not a place to present finished work. We do not accept abstracts coming in late, as we only have room for 60 people and last year we had to make a waiting list. Priority will be given to researchers who have attended OCHER earlier or do have a relationship with people who attended earlier, as we aim to build a collaborative society that help each other to improve projects.

OCHER 2025 is scheduled to January 8-10, 2025 and will as usual happen at Thon Hotel Arena in Lillestrøm, midway between Oslo Airport and Oslo city centre. We have three keynotes booked for the event. Professor of language, health, and society at Manchester Metropolitan University Alison Pilnick, professor of clinical psychology Lidia del Piccolo at University of Verona, and professor of health services research Pål Gulbrandsen, University of Oslo.

Notice of acceptance or rejection of abstract will come on October 7. The registration form will be published by the end of September. Registration deadline is October 22 at 23 p.m. Central European Time. We look forward to read your work and meet you in January!

Today, we added 68 papers to the list of OCHER publications. The last update was February 6, 2023. We used the search term [Gulbrandsen P OR Finset A OR Eide H OR Heyn L OR Landmark AMD OR Gerwing J OR Ofstad EH OR Steinsbekk A OR Menichetti J OR Lie HC OR (Kasper J AND Norway)] in PubMed, and removed a few duplicates.

OCHER 2025 which is scheduled to January 8-10, will be open for submission and registration in August.  We hereby announce important dates:

The deadline for abstract submission will be September 20. Notice of acceptance or rejection of abstract will come on October 7. Registration deadline is October 22 at 23 p.m. Central European Time.

Note that there will be separate web pages for abstract submission and registration. Links will appear on this website.

OCHER 2025 is scheduled to January 8-10, 2025 and will as usual happen at Thon Hotel Arena in Lillestrøm, midway between Oslo Airport and Oslo city centre.

We have two fantastic keynotes booked for the event. Professor of language, health, and society at Manchester Metropolitan University Alison Pilnick, and professor of clinical psychology Lidia del Piccolo at University of Verona.

We are in progress with a website for more information and registrations. As usual, abstract deadline will be in September, registration deadline mid October.

We hereby announce the full program for OCHER 2024 which takes place at Thon Hotel Arena, Lillestrøm January 10-12, 2024. This 11th international workshop on communication in healthcare is overbooked with more than 60 participants from eight countries. Program 11th OCHER 2024

The program for next year’s OCHER is finalized and will be sent to participants. The interest this year has been unexpectedly high, but we do not have capacity to take more than those who have registered. The program will be published soon.

The annual OCHER research workshop on clinical communication is now open for abstract submission and registration.  The workshop aims to allow researchers to present their projects at any stage from idea/concept to final analyses. We think of the workshop as a cradle for projects and a connection point particularly for young researchers who want to meet others interested in this vital field of inquiry. All accepted abstracts will be presented in 30 minutes parallel sessions slots, whereof 10 minutes are to be used for presentation and 20 minutes for discussion.

The workshop is in principle open to everyone doing research on clinical communication. However, the maximum number of participants is 60. Previous participants and researchers who they invite to the 2024 workshop will be given priority if the number of registrations exceed 60.

Deadlines, important information, and links to abstract submission and registration

Abstracts are due September 20. Notice of acceptance will be given October 4. Deadline for registration is October 11. Based on information provided at registration, invoices will be sent to the participant or his/her employer. Payment must be received by November 17.

Important notice: The registration fee does not cover accommodation/meals, which you are expected to pay directly to the hotel when present at the event. This means that the organizer Akershus University Hospital carries a risk if you make a late cancellation of your participation/stay. Hence, we cannot promise a refund of the registration fee if you cancel later than December 1, 2023.

Here are the links to abstract submission and registration. Welcome!

The annual research workshop on clinical communication, OCHER 2024, will be held at Thon Hotel Arena January 10-12. This time OCHER features three keynote speakers; Rebecca Barnes, Paul K J Han, and Lorraine Noble.  They will cover conversation analytic perspectives on general practice, verbal signaling behaviours, and uncertainty’s impact on doctor-patient communication.

Rebecca Barnes, associate professor at the University of Oxford

Her talks will be on:

• The management of primary health care in interaction: A retrospective
• Applying Conversation Analysis: Practical steps towards making an impact on healthcare

Lorraine Noble, professor at the University College London and also the current president of EACH International Association on Communication in Healthcare

Her talks will be on:

• Examining power by counting doctors’ verbal markers of structure
• Exploring whether doctors mean what they say

Paul K J Han, senior scientist at the National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA

His talks will be on:

• The nature and management of medical uncertainty
• Understanding medical uncertainty: the importance of language and a linguistic approach

Please spread this information. Information about abstract submission and registration will soon appear on this website, and will also be distributed to former participants in this annual workshop.