Doing Patient and Public Involvement with Under-served Groups

About

Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) is essential for ensuring that research addresses the needs of the communities it aims to serve.  

People from under-served groups, including those living in deprivation or with lower educational attainment, are frequently under-represented in clinical research and PPI activities. Recent UK initiatives, such as NIHR-INCLUDE, are addressing this issue, and funders now increasingly require inclusive research practices (NIHR, 2024). To design research that addresses the needs of those it is intended to benefit, it is vital to involve a diverse range of patients, public members, and families. This advanced course will equip you with the skills to identify barriers and enablers to effective PPI with under-served communities.

Pre-requisite: A basic knowledge of PPI is required before undertaking this course.

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand the roots of PPI and how it is grounded in the most under-served populations
  • Gain insight into the realities faced by under-served communities
  • Develop skills to identify and overcome barriers to research involvement, and apply these concepts to your own PPI plans
  • Learn strategies for building and maintaining trusting relationships with public contributors and their representatives

Tutor

Sammy Waite

Cost

*There are a limited number of fully-funded places available on this course for University of Edinburgh (UoE) and NHS Lothian (NHSL) staff and students. To be eligible for one of the funded places, you must provide an active UoE or NHSL email addressTerms and Conditions apply.

*** Note - we offer a £20 discount on course fees if paying by debit/credit card - see below rates***

CategoryRate (card)Rate (invoice/UoE internal transfer)
Fully funded place (see eligibility above)*£0£0
Student (matriculation details required)£40£60
Academic/NHS£90£110
Industry£180£200

There is a cancellation date of 24/04/25. If you cancel after this date, you will still be charged. 

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