Health Equity Research Alliance (HERA) launch and masterclass

1.15-5.00pm, 26 February 2026

RCSI, 118 St Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2

HERA Ireland, the Health Equity Research Alliance, is an RCSI initiative bringing people, evidence and action together to strengthen equity-informed health research in Ireland.

The launch will be followed by a STROBE-Equity masterclass led by Omar Dewidar, a leading contributor to the development and application of equity reporting guidelines.

Guest speaker, Jordi Pardo Pardo, is internationally recognised for his work on equity, implementation science and global health.

Timetable

1.15pm	Registration and lunch
2.00pm	Introduction Dr Olga Cleary Lecturer, RCSI School of Population Health
2.05pm	Welcome Professor Edward Gregg Head of RCSI School of Population Health
2.20pm	Jordi Pardo Pardo Senior Advisor, Campbell & Cochrane Health Equity Thematic Group, The Ottawa Centre for Health Equity · Practical approaches to operationalising equity across the research lifecycle · Reflections on implementation challenges and lessons learned from international experience
2.50pm	Speaker TBC · Applied and practice-oriented approaches to addressing health inequalities, particularly drawing on his work in primary care, service delivery, and health systems · Reflections on bridging evidence, policy, and practice to reduce inequities, including lessons from UK and international contexts
3.05pm	PPI Speaker
3.20pm	Coffee and movement break
3.35pm	Omar Dewidar GRADE-Equity Project Group Assistant Convenor; lead author, STROBE-Equity reporting guidelines, The Ottawa Centre for Health Equity · Hands-on masterclass on embedding equity in health research · Improving the reporting on health equity in observational research – application of the STROBE-Equity Guidelines · Q&A
4.15pm	Panel discussion
4.40pm	Participant reflections
4.50pm	Closing remarks

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