PPI Workshops back by Popular Demand

A series of patient and public involvement (PPI) workshops

for clinical researchers is back by popular demand.

 The workshops, which are open to researchers working in UCL Partners partnership organisations, are practical and the aim is to build up researchers’ skills effectively involving lay people in the research process from setting research priorities to designing protocols. Workshops will run during February and March 2015 and are graded ‘beginners’ and ‘experienced’. Topics include introduction to PPI, filling in grant forms and the role of the lay person on steering groups and committees. Locations are across central London including UCL, the Royal London, Queen Mary University London and Moorfields.

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PPI Workshops for Clinical Researchers

Patient and Public Involvement Workshop on 29th May 2014

Research Design Service London and NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust are holding a Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) Workshop to help you develop PPI within your research proposal.

The workshop will cover practical aspects of involving patients in the research process and will provide you with an understanding of the methods and resources available to involve patients most effectively in the various stages of the research process. The workshop is unique in the area of PPI, being co-designed and co-delivered by patient trainers, giving the opportunity to participants to discuss specific challenges in their own studies with experienced service users. The workshop is targeted towards researchers that are currently in the process of applying to NIHR or similar funding streams.

WhereFunction Room, Henriette Raphael Building, KCL Guy’s Campus

Date: 29 May 2014

Time: 13:00 – 16:30

The workshop is limited to 20 places so please book quickly to avoid disappointment.

Book online HERE.

For further enquires, please contact:

Kate Huckett

Operations Officer

Research Design Service London

Capital House, 42 Weston Street, LONDON, SE1 3QD

rdslondon.co.uk | kate.huckett@kcl.ac.uk | 020 7848 6684

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