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ACCORDS Education is back with it's annual Colorado Pragmatic Research in Health Conference (COPRH Con)!

COPRH Con 2026 will be a primarily in-person conference. Virtual attendees will have access to a limited number of sessions including keynote, plenary, and panel presentations; virtual attendance may not include all networking sessions, breakouts and workshops, or poster presentations.

Attendees will hear from national experts in pragmatic research for two days of keynote and plenary addresses, networking, and break into concurrent sessions for more interactive participation.

Wednesday, May 20, 2026 -- Pre-Conference Workshops

All pre-conference sessions require advanced registration

Time (MT)Sessions
Speaker(s)

8:30-12 PM 

Pre-conference workshops block 1:

  • Pragmatic Research Planning Workshop*
  • Planning for a Competitive Career Development Award: A Roadmap for Health Services Researchers
  • Mixed Methods Design & Integration Training for Health Services Research
  • Design for Innovation – Practical use of User-Centered Design 

 

Various

12:00-1:00 PM 

Lunch
For pre-conference participants

1:00-4:30 PM

 

Pre-conference workshops block 2:

  • Pragmatic Research Planning Workshop*
  • Elevating Research Project Management Practice
  • AI Essentials for Health Services Researchers: Balancing Increased Productivity with Responsible Use
  • Dissemination in the Age of AI: Communication and Design Tools at Your Fingertips

 

Various

All pre-conference workshops on May 20, 2026 will be in-person at CU Anschutz. No virtual option is available.

Thursday, May 21, 2026 -- Main Conference Sessions
 
Time (MT)SessionSpeakers(s)
8:00-8:30 AM

Check-in

Networking

N/A

8:30-8:45 AM

Conference Center

Conference Welcome and Overview

Sarah Brewer, PhD, MPA

Jerica Berge, PhD, MPH, LMFT, CFLE

8:45-9:45 AM

Conference Center

Opening Keynote^

Katharine Rendle, PhD, MPH

University of Pennsylvania

9:45-10:45 AM

Conference Center

Plenary^ 
 15-minute break 
11:00-12:00 PM

Conference Talks:

  • Novel Community Engagement Methods
  • Qualitative Research Methods
  • Pragmatic Research Debates and Tradeoffs

 

 

    12:00-12:45 PM

    Conference Center

    Networking Lunch


    12:45-1:45 PM

    Poster Session

     

    1:45-2:45 PM

    Conference Talks:

    • Pediatric Perspectives in Health Services Research
    • Quantitative Methods
    • Patient-Reported Outcomes

     

     15-minute break 
    3:00-3:45 PMPanel^ 

    3:45-4:45 PM

    Conference Center

    Closing Keynote ^

    Looking to COPRH Con 2027

    Eric Hekler, PhD

    University of California, San Diego

    4:45-5:00 PM

    Conference Center

    Conference Wrap Up

    Looking to COPRH Con 2027

    Sarah Brewer, PhD, MPA

    Jerica Berge, PhD, MPH, LMFT, CFLE

    *updated 1/6/26

    ^available on virtual streaming through Zoom

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    ACCORDS

    CU Anschutz

    Anschutz Health Sciences Building

    1890 N Revere Ct

    Third Floor

    Aurora, CO 80045

    303-724-8995


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