The agenda and presentations of the HRCS Implementation Workshop which took place on 22 November 2011, in London, United Kingdom, can be found below.
The follow-up paper on ESF-MED (formerly EMRC) Science Policy Briefing Health Research Classification Systems - Current Approaches and Future Recommendations, was published as an outcome of this meeting.
Agenda and presentations
| Schedule | Agenda item | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| 11:00 | Welcome and opening remarks Ian Viney | |
| Session 1: Setting the scene | ||
| 11:05 | Science Policy Briefing summary and definition of workshop goals Maria Manuela Nogueira | PDF (821 KB) |
| Session 2: Recommendation no. 1 - Use of the HRCS is encouraged as the leading approach for comparison and joint analysis of specifically health research portfolio information | ||
| 11:15 | Relevance and impact of implementing the HRCS outside the UK | |
| The example of a European research organisation: the Swedish Research Council Anna Herou | PDF (680 KB) | |
| The example of the Singapore National Medical Research Council / Ministry of Health Selly Julianty | PDF (2.7 MB) | |
| The example of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Kristina Casey | PDF (381 KB) | |
| Plenary discussion: How to implement the HRCS at the national, European, international level? | ||
| Session 3: Recommendation no. 2 - Methodological developments are needed to reduce the cost of classification and increase flexibility | ||
| 12:10 | Examples of methodologies and technologies already in use and/or currently being tested | |
| Health research classification and Transcan: the ZonMw experience Erica Hackenitz | PDF (154 KB) | |
| The collaborative example between Elsevier and NETSCC (NIHR Evaluation Trials and Studies Co-ordinating Centre, University of Southampton) or Cancer Research UK Giles Radford | PDF (318 KB) | |
| Plenary discussion: Legal / financial / technical / human resources implications | ||
| Session 4: Recommendation no. 3 - Coordination of a common approach is needed across organisations at the national, European and international level | ||
| 14:00 | Creating a European network and community of practice | |
| The International Cancer Research Partnership's experience of joint data classification and analysis Lynne Davies | PDF (1.2 MB) | |
| Plenary discussion: How to create a European classification network? How to create a European database of portfolio information? | ||
| Session 5: Next steps and concluding remarks | ||
| 15:30 | Next steps: action plan Ian Viney | |
| 15:50 | Concluding remarks Ian Viney | |
| 16:00 | End of meeting |
