Committee for Qualitative Health Research

This commission was created to respond to support requirements of professionals and research groups associated centers of CSC that use or are interested in using qualitative research methods in the analysis of health and health services.

The objectives of the commission are:

• Support and promote exchanges between associated research groups associated using or interested in using qualitative research methods;
• Promote discussion and learning about qualitative research methodology by analyzing protocols and projects developed or under development by the members of the commission or its institutions;
• Contribute to the development of researchers delving into the theory of qualitative research and identifying new ways to respond to the training needs of the group;
• Promote the development of partnerships for joint studies with the participation of professionals and researchers from the partner institutions;
• Promote synergies between the group members in fundraising research and dissemination of the results of the projects.

The committee meets every two months and is composed of researchers, professionals and those in charge of research in health centres in Catalonia.

The coordinator is Aida Oliver, Project manager and research assistant of the Research Service of CSC.