PMhealth – National network for Psychometrics and Metrology in the health sciences

The idea of PMhealth was born out of a postgraduate and postdoctoral course in psychometrics for the health sciences ran by the Vårdal Institute from 2007 until 2014. The network was formally established in June 2013 in connection with a national workshop in psychometrics at Kristianstad University. The workshop has since been an annual event. 

Purpose

The purpose of PMhealth is to provide a forum for collegial learning, exchange of experiences and problem-solving in psychometrics and metrology.

Target group

Health science researchers and practitioners with an active interest in the use and application of psychometric and metrological methods and techniques. 

How do I join PMhealth?

The network is based on the e-mail forum PMhealth Listserv and a closed group on LinkedIn. Everyone meeting the criteria of the network target group is welcome to join.

The purpose of the PMhealth listserv and LinkedIn group is to provide a forum for information dissemination and discussions of common interest to the network. Information about forthcoming workshops and other network activities are sent out both via the PMhealth listserv and the LinkedIn group. The LinkedIn group is primarily intended for interactive online discussions, although the PMhealth listserv may also be used as a forum for discussions.

PMhealth listserv

To join PMhealth listserv, send an e-mail to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.HKR.SE with the following message (without quotation marks) 'subscribe PMHEALTH First name Surname' (replacing 'First name' and 'Surname' with your first name and surname, respectively). E-mails sent to the PMhealth listserv (address: PMHealth@listserv.hkr.se) will be sent to all PMhealth listserv subscribers. 

To unsubscribe from PMhealth listserv, do one of the following:
1. Send an empty e-mail message to: PMHEALTH-signoff-request@LISTSERV.HKR.SE
2. Send an e-mail to: LISTSERV@LISTSERV.HKR.SE with the following message: 'Signoff PMHEALTH' (without quotation marks). Recall that you need to update your listserv subscription in case your email address change. 

PMhealth LinkedIn group

To join the PMhealth LinkedIn group, you must have a LinkedIn account. Type 'PMhealth' (one word without quotation marks) in the search field and you should see 'PMhealth - Psychometrics and Metrology in the health sciences' in the search hit list. Click on the link to open the group site where you can apply to become a member. Please note that there may be a delay before your application is processed and 'approved'.

Workshops

PMhealth has been organising annual workshops since 2013. The workshops usually takes place in May/June. The workshops are primarily participant based and driven, with a programme by and for its members. The intention is also to have an invited international guest speaker at each workshop. The first 1.5 days of the workshop is typically done in English, whereas the last day is in Swedish. Most guest lectures/seminars have been recorded and are available here.