Apples, Oranges, and Mixed Methods Approaches in Health Services Research
The November Community and Health Research Unit and Lincoln Institute for Health Seminar will be given by Dr Jenni Burt, Senior Social Scientist at THIS Institute.
Mixed and multi method approaches are now widespread in health services research. However, whilst much has been written about the justification, design and benefit of mixed methods, there is correspondingly little published empirical research which rigorously employs such approaches. In this session, I will outline what mixed and multi methods approaches are, when you might use them, and reflect on some of the issues we encounter in integrating designs and data within and between studies. Apples, oranges and other fruit will definitely enter the picture, although you will have to come along to find out how.
Jenni is Senior Social Scientist at The Healthcare Improvement Studies (THIS) Institute, where she leads a range of applied research programmes and contributes to the Institute’s strategy and development. THIS Institute was launched in January 2018; we are based at the University of Cambridge, and underpinned by a £43 million, ten-year grant from the Health Foundation. Our mission is to create an evidence base that supports replicable and scalable improvements to healthcare delivery and patient experiences. Jenni’s empirical research focuses broadly on the quality of care, leading programmes in areas including polypharmacy and deprescribing, the implemention of screening for atrial fibrillation in primary care, and governance of and consent in research.
Her methodological work is concerned with the effective use of qualitative approaches; the design and delivery of complex mixed- and multi-method programmes of work; and developing innovative new methods in health services research. Jenni has a degree in Biological Anthropology from the University of Cambridge, an MSc in Public Health from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), and a PhD in health services research from UCL. Jenni convenes and lectures on the Qualitative and Mixed Methods module on the MPhil in Primary Health Care Research at the University of Cambridge, and supervises a number of PhD, MPhil, and medical students.
The seminar will begin at 3pm in DCB1111 in the David Chiddick building. Please contact Sue Bowler sbowler@lincoln.ac.uk if you would like to attend. All welcome.