Introduction to Patient and Public Involvement

People in Health West of England Learning and Development workshop: Introduction to Patient and Public Involvement

Gain an understanding of what public involvement is, ways that researchers can involve members of the public, and how members of the public can get involved.

This workshop covers defining public involvement, the difference between public involvement and qualitative research, funder expectations, practicalities and includes some top tips from current public contributors

Who can attend?

Anyone with an interest in public involvement in health and social care research, including public contributors, community organisations and researchers.

This event will be hosted online on Teams; we will send a joining link at least a week before the workshop to the email address you used to register.

Presenters

This workshop will be delivered by Andy Gibson, Kathy Kantor, Eva Roberts and Adele Webb

• Andy Gibson is Associate Professor in Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) and has a social sciences background. His research interests focus on public involvement in health research. He is the academic co-lead for People in Health West of England, a University of the West of England (UWE)-led collaborative initiative on PPI in health research, and is PPI lead for: National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) West, NIHR Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Behavioural Science and Evaluation, and Bristol Health Partners. He also leads the UWE patient and public involvement team based in the Department of Health and Social Sciences.
• Kathy Kantor is a retired Nurse who is a member of Bristol Older People’s Forum and the NIHR Clinical Research Facility's Public Advisory Group. She seeks to ensure that women’s rights and issues are protected and addressed.
• Eva Roberts is the Patient and Public Involvement Facilitator for the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) and the NIHR Clinical Research Facility (CRF) and supports patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) in research for both organisations. She also co-runs Bristol’s Gen R Young People’s Advisory group (YPAG). Eva is passionate about involving and engaging underserved groups and communities in research.
• Adele Webb is a public contributor with the NIHR ARC West who has been advising researchers and healthcare professionals on a range of topics (including genomics, public health, cancer, and paramedics in general practice) since 2014. Adele's journey into the PPI sphere came about as a result of caring for critically ill family members; instead of pursuing complaints, she offered her services to help make a difference. This is a role she has continued to fulfil through sharing of her lived experience. Experience has taught her that anyone can play a part in research and make a positive difference in people's lives.

About People in Health West of England

People in Health West of England (PHWE) are a University of the West of England-based organisation which exists to promote and facilitate patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) in health research. We seek to promote a collaborative approach to the representation of the patient and public voice for better involvement, better research and better health outcomes for all.

The aims of these biannual workshops are to:

• Strengthen the PPIE community of practice across the West of England region in health and social care research
• Help clinicians, researchers and public contributors gain a better understanding of what PPIE is and involves
• Develop PPI skills and expertise

All workshops within this series are free, but spaces are limited.