Creating Socially Accountable Health Conferences: Guidance from Around the World.

Autor: Clithero-Eridon A; Department of Family and Community Medicine, New Mexico, USA., Le GC; Department of University of New Mexico School of Medicine, New Mexico, USA., De Maeseneer J; Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium., Fleg A; Department of Family and Community Medicine, New Mexico, USA., Woollard R; Department of Family Practice, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Education for health (Abingdon, England) [Educ Health (Abingdon)] 2023 Sep 01; Vol. 36 (3), pp. 135-142. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Dec 22.
DOI: 10.4103/efh.efh_231_23
Abstrakt: Background: Very little attention has been given to the social accountability of conferences, either in action or in scholarship, in particular, of scientific conferences. Concerns that have been raised include: (1) Local communities and regions suffer from ecological pressure caused by conferences, (2) There is limited value to the local community, (3) International conferences take place at locations irrelevant to the topics discussed; hence there is no connection with locals, and (4) It has been the observation of the authors that <10% of participants may come from the region where the conference is organized, which makes it challenging to make a "positive societal impact" locally. We conducted a natural experiment investigating the interactions between academia, conference organizers, and community leaders.
Methods: We utilized a case study approach to report on the outcomes of two 2022 annual international conferences that seek to improve community health. We used a mixed-methods approach of surveys and interviews. Thematic analysis was conducted to identify the key themes.
Results: We obtained 358 responses from all six World Health Organization regions. Results from both conferences were split into two categories: the why and the how. A strong consensus among participants is that bi-directional learning between conference organizers and local communities leads to shared understanding and mutual goals. The data emphasize that including communities in academic conferences helps us progress forward from intentions toward demonstrating accountability and reporting impact.
Discussion: A diversity of perspectives is needed to advance socially accountable health system transformation. Five best practices from conference participants are laid out as a framework to assist in the change: (1) Build trust, (2) provide funding for community member participation, (3) appreciation of local community knowledge, (4) involve the local community in the planning stages, and (5) make the local community part of the conference and learning.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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