Engaging professional practitioners in patient and public involvement (PPI) in research
2014 Conference
Abstract: As professional practitioners we aim to support patients with physical, social and spiritual needs. We found that staff knowledge about patient and public involvement (PPI) in research is variable. Staff who are research active are involving patients in their research projects, whereas others find it hard to put the concept into practice.
We made a short video with members of the North Trent Cancer Research Network Consumer Research Group (NTCRN CRG) to reach a large and diverse group of staff working with patients. The aims were to:
- Raise staff awareness of the importance of involving the public in clinical research
- Improve the visibility of the patient as a research partner
- Help staff think about the different ways patients and the public can be involved in the research process.
We asked a single team to watch the video and think carefully about how to involvepatients in research. We then evaluated the impact of the video as a learning tool using a staff survey. We want to know if the video helped to achieve staff understanding and engage patients with the desire to incorporate PPI into the research, and the knowledge and ability to make it happen.
Authors
Eltringham ~ Sabrina
Professional Services Directorate Clinical Research specialising in patient and public involvement (PPI), Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Sabrina Eltringham is a speech and language therapist. In her role as PPI Co-Ordinator for the Professional Services Directorate she is supporting staff across therapy services to integrate PPI into their research activity and is setting up a patient panel for the Directorate.
View all articles by this authorFowler-Davis ~ Sally
Dr Sally Fowler-Davis is a clinical researcher and research development officer in the Professional Services Directorate of Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. She has experience of developing and facilitating patient panels in higher education and is now responsible for growing research with allied health professionals and is committed to underpin this initiative with systematic patient involvement.
View all articles by this authorKeen ~ Carol
Carol Keen is a physiotherapist and leads a team of physiotherapists and occupational therapists caring for patients in Specialised Medicine at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. She actively supports her team in establishing and evaluating the evidence for their clinical practice and undertaking patient and public involvement (PPI) initiatives.
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