Evidence Synthesis of Qualitative Research in Europe (ESQUIRE)ProgrammeDay One – Tuesday, 2nd September 2014

Session 1 - Overview, Focusing the Question and Searching

11.00am Registration & Refreshments

12 Noon Buffet Lunch

1pm Introduction and OverviewDr Andrew Booth

1.30pm Focusing the Question Dr Janet Harris

 2.15pm Qualitative Evidence Synthesis - Case Study

Dr Andrew Booth 2.45pm Break & Refreshments

3.15pm Planning Your ReviewDr Andrew Booth

 3.45pm Searching for Qualitative Evidence, Using Filters & Supplementary Methods

Dr Andrew Booth

4.45pm Summary of the DayDr Andrew Booth 

5pm Close

7.00pm Evening Course DinnerINOX Dine, Level 5, Students Union Building, Durham Road,

S10 2TGTel: 0114 222 6043 www.inoxdine.co.uk

VenueHalifax Hall Hotel & Conference Centre, Endcliffe Vale Road, S10 3ERTel: 0114 222 8810 www.halifaxhall.co.uk

Evidence Synthesis of Qualitative Research in Europe (ESQUIRE)Day Two – Wednesday, 3rd September 2014

Session Two - Data Extraction & Quality Assessment

9.30am Choosing a Method of Qualitative SynthesisDr Andrew Booth

9.45am Introducing QES Methods – the Basics (Thematic Synthesis and Framework Synthesis)

Dr Andrew Booth & Ms Fiona Campbell

10:30am Break & Refreshments

10.45am Workshop: Thematic Synthesis and Framework Synthesis (Part One – Data Extraction)

Dr Andrew Booth & Ms Fiona Campbell

11.30am Workshop: Thematic Synthesis and Framework Synthesis(Part two – Quality Assessment) Dr Andrew Booth & Ms Fiona Campbell

12.30pm Lunch

Session Three – Analysis, Synthesis and Writing Up

1.30pm Workshop: Thematic Synthesis and Framework Synthesis(Part Three – Synthesising across Studies) Dr Andrew Booth & Ms Fiona Campbell

 3.00pm Break & Refreshments

3.15pm Workshop: Thematic Synthesis and Framework Synthesis(Part Four – Completing the Analysis) Dr Andrew Booth & Ms Fiona Campbell

3.45 pm Feedback and Summing UpMs Fiona Campbell

4.15pm Where to Next?

4.30pm Writing Up and DisseminationDr Andrew Booth

5pm Close

Evidence Synthesis of Qualitative Research in Europe (ESQUIRE)Day Three – Thursday, 4th September 2014

Session Four – Methodological Challenges- Focusing, Study Identification and Assessment.

9am Realist Synthesis 101Dr Andrew Booth

9:30am Meta – ethnography 101Dr Ruth Garside

10am Overview of Methodological IssuesDr Andrew Booth

10.15am Issues and Challenges around Scoping, Focusing the Question & Use of Models and Theory

Dr Janet Harris

11am Issues and Challenges around Searching for LiteratureDr Andrew Booth

11.20am Break & Refreshments

11:50am Issues and Challenges around Assessing Qualitative ResearchDr Ruth Garside

 12.30pm Lunch

Session Five - Methodological Challenges - Synthesis and Integration

1.30pm Issues and Challenges around Synthesising Qualitative Research

Dr Andrew Booth

2.15pm Issues and Challenges around Integrating Qualitative and Quantitative Data

Professor James Thomas

3.00pm Methodological Roundtable Discussion Dr Andrew Booth, Dr Ruth Garside, Professor James Thomas & Dr Janet

Harris

3.20pm The Way Forward – Taking your Interest FurtherDr Andrew Booth & Dr Janet Harris

3.30pm Refreshments and Departure