Qualitative research is important in advancing traditional, complementary and integrative medicine (TCIM). It can be used to investigate why and how TCIM is used, explore underlying cultural frameworks and philosophies of health, and inform TCIM integration and policy development. The Cochrane Qualitative Methodological Limitations Tool (CAMELOT) is a framework used by researchers to assess the methodological strengths and limitations of primary qualitative studies and evaluate the fit between a study’s design/conduct and its underlying research questions and contexts. In this webinar we will introduce the tool, describe how it was developed, and go through a short example of how it can be applied.

Date/Time: Monday, November 16, 11:00 EST / 17:00 CET
Register: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/9ePchZrGQI-pwHh0MMkD-Q

Presenter Info

Heather Menzies Munthe-Kaas is a researcher at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. She is co-founder of GRADE-CERQual and was co-coordinator from 2013-2026. She co-founded the TRANSFER approach for collaborating with interest holders to consider context in evidence syntheses and trial planning. She co-founded the CAMELOT approach for assessing the methodological strengths and limitations of primary qualitative research. She is a member of Cochrane Norway and leads the Informed Health Choices network and Message Lab. Her work currently focuses on informed public participation and informed choices through developing and evaluating learning resources to promote critical health literacy among children and young people, and using trials to evaluate the effect of strategies to communicate health information and evidence. She has experience with qualitative research methods, synthesis methods and consensus/prioritisation methods.

This session is part of our webinar series on Methods and Issues in Traditional, Complementary, and Integrative Medicine. Recordings of all sessions from this series are available on our YouTube channel.