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Bookings are now open for University of Oxford 3-4 June ‘Introduction to conversation analysis and health care encounters’ course. Places are limited to 24. This two-day online course is a contemporary working introduction to applying conversation analytic methods in health research using a blend of formal lectures, demonstrations, practical exercises and an extended supervised small group practicum. For further information and to book your place see here: https://www.phc.ox.ac.uk/study/short-courses-in-qualitative-research-methods/introduction-to-conversation-analysis-and-health-care-encounters For questions /queries please contact oxfordqualitativecourses@phc.ox.ac.uk Participants will learn about conversation analysis as a qualitative method for studying communication in health care, how to go about making video or audio recordings of naturally-occurring encounters between patients, caregivers and health care providers in different settings and gain practical skills in transcribing and analysing them. By the end of the course participants will understand how to apply conversation analytic methods either within standalone projects or alongside other methods in health services research towards the improvement of patient care. This course is led by Rebecca Barnes, an expert in applying conversation analytic methods, with support from expert tutors. It is open to anyone who would like to understand the basic principles behind conversation analytic methods and to develop practical skills how to apply them to health care encounter data. Participants do not need to have any previous experience or knowledge of conversation analytic methods, although involvement in, or future ambitions towards planning a research project applying these methods would make the course more relevant. Please note that the teaching sessions for this online course will involve you participating in live, interactive Zoom sessions, which will fall between the hours of 09:00 and 17:00 UK time. We are very happy to welcome bookings wherever you are internationally, but please make sure that you are able to attend video calls between these hours.