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Collaboration And Innovation In Theory And
Research In
Internet-based Health Psychology Interventions: Maximising their Potential SYNERGY 2008 Workshop
The Workshop at a GlanceThe SYNERGY annual workshop is organised to provide an opportunity for discussion between health psychologists conducting research in core fields within health psychology. The focus is on advancing the standard of work within the field by pooling expertise, sharing critical evaluations, and stimulating networking and collaborative research between researchers from all over Europe in an informal and supportive atmosphere. It is also an opportunity for researchers to present their research for discussion in depth with other experts working in the same field in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere.
Internet-based health psychology interventions are set to play an increasingly important role in health psychology, because of a number of advantages they offer over traditional methods of delivering interventions. Currently delivered principally over the web, internet-based interventions will increasingly be accessible through mobile phones, interactive digital TV etc. However, despite the potential of internet-based interventions, and many examples of successful individual interventions, there is no clear evidence yet that they are reliably effective. This year’s SYNERGY workshop will provide an opportunity to bring together experienced and more novice researchers in this fast developing field to consider the theoretical and applied potential of internet-based interventions, critically examine their limitations and how these might be overcome, and share experiences of what methods seem to be more or less successful when using this rapidly evolving technology. The workshop will address three key topics:
This year’s workshop will be facilitated by: Prof Lucy Yardley, University of Southampton, UK; Prof Pål Kraft, University of Oslo, Norway; Prof Stephen Sutton, University of Cambridge, UK. Facilitators will guide the work, support and moderate the discussion.
The workshop fee is £185 (approximately EUR 241). This includes breakfasts, lunches, refreshments, wine reception and a workshop dinner. En-suite accommodation is available on campus for approximately £45 (EUR 60) per night.
Note that the EHPS is offering 2 grants to those who want to attend the SYNERGY workshop but do not have sufficient financial resources. Each grant will be 500 Euros. Participants from the countries listed as eligible for reduced fees (available on the EHPS registration website) will have priority for the grants.
The workshop will be held at the University of Bath.
The workshop will be held in English language.
Participants need to become a member of the EHPS and therefore will also receive the benefits of EHPS membership.
Application Procedure1. In order to facilitate the discussion within the workshop, each participant is required to submit:
For application, please use the online application form (submission deadline is May 30th, 2008)
2. You will be notified by email or regular mail whether you have a place at the workshop by June 20th, 2008.
3. Please note that participation must be confirmed by registering and paying the workshop fee (deadline is July 25th, 2008)
4. The other participants' abstracts and a programme outlining the themes will be sent to all participants by August 8th, 2008
GrantsClick here for more information.
Registration Procedure (only for accepted workshop participants)Please note that participation must be confirmed by paying the workshop fee.
For further information please contact:
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