COPRH Con 2026 - Pragmatic Research: Methods, Tools, and Technology for Rapidly Changing Contexts

The Colorado Pragmatic Research in Health Conference (COPRH Con) is a national conference hosted by The Adult and Child Center for Outcomes Research and Delivery Science (ACCORDS) with the purpose of training and engaging researchers in methods and applications that support research for having a real world impact. Prior conference themes have focused on planning, conduct, and dissemination of pragmatic research.

Each year, COPRH Con brings together researchers in pragmatic research and expands upon the area. COPRH Con is ideal for clinical and translational researchers, including statisticians, dissemination and implementation scientists, health services and public health researchers, program evaluators. Junior faculty with career development awards, fellows, and anyone wanting to learn and apply new methods directly from world-renowned experts are encouraged to attend.

COPRH Con 2026 will be a primarily in-person conference. A limited number of sessions will be available to stream online through Zoom: opening keynote, plenary, panel, and closing keynote.

Attendees will hear from national experts in pragmatic research for a full day of keynote and plenary addresses, networking, and break into concurrent sessions for more interactive participation. Additionally, interested participants have the opportunity to register for a number of pre-conference workshop sessions. Participants who register for one or two pre-conference sessions will receive waived registration.

Pre-conference workshop sessions will be hosted in-person only at the Anschutz Health Sciences Building at CU Anschutz on May 20th, 2026 and have limited space of 20-30 participants. These workshops will run in two blocks from either 8:30-12:00pm MT or 1-4:30pm MT. Participants of the Pragmatic Research Planning workshop will be unable to register for other pre-conference sessions. Priority registration ends on May 1, 2026. These workshops include:

• Pragmatic Research Planning (full day workshop on May 20th and June 4th; additional information will be requested)
• 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
• AI Essentials for Health Services Researchers: Balancing Increased Productivity with Responsible Use
• Elevating Research Project Management Practice
• Dissemination in the Age of AI: Communication and Design Tools at Your Fingertips

Discounted rates apply to faculty at CU Anschutz, CHCO, and Faculty who are CCTSI members at partner institutions, or students and fellows at any institution. Waived registration is only available to staff employed directly by ACCORDS and the CCTSI. Email ACCORDS.Education@cuanschutz.edu to find out how to use these promotions.