Schedule of Pre Conference Workshop (14.12.

2017)
Title: Qualitative Research Methods in Public Health
Facilitators:
Dr S.P. Rao, MD Professor, Dr.Alladi Mohan MD, FAMS, Dr Amol R Dongre, MD Associate
Dept of Community Medicine, FRCP Professor & HOD, Dept Professor, Dept of Community Medicine,
GIMSR, Visakhapatnam of General Medicine, SVIMS, Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College
Tirupati & Hospital, Pondicherry

Time Topic Method of Moderator/ Facilitator

Instruction
08:30 to 09:00 Registration & Breakfast
09:00 to 09:30 Goals and objectives of the workshop Dr. B.Devi Madhavi
09:30 to 10:15 The Language and Logic Lecture, Discussion Dr Alladi Mohan
of Qualitative Research
10:15 to 11:00 Designing the Study & Lecture, Discussion Dr Amol Dongre
Data Collection Methods
11:00 to 11:15 Tea Break
11:15 to 12.00 noon Collecting Qualitative Lecture, Discussion Dr S P Rao
Data (The Science &
Art)
12:00 to 12:40 Focus Groups: When & Lecture, Discussion Dr Amol Dongre
How to use
12:40 to 13:20 Interview techniques Lecture, Discussion Dr S P Rao
13:20 to 14:00 Lunch
14:00 to 15:00 Focus group Discussion Demonstration Dr Amol Dongre
Dr B Devi Madhavi, Dr Sunita
Sreegiri

15:00 to 15:45 Interview Demonstration Dr S P Rao

Dr P Radha Kumari, Dr P J
Srinivas

15:45 to 16:00 Tea Break

16:00 to 17:00 Data Analysis & Instructions Dr Amol Dongre
Reporting Results Dr Y Padmasri, Dr S Madhavi

17:00 to 17:30 Feed back