Patient and public involvement in primary care research: Designing and evaluating a training workshop for researchers
2014 Conference
Abstract: Integrating and sustaining patient and public involvement (PPI) in primary care research will rely on the provision of adequate learning and development opportunities, including training, to ensure strategic commitments to PPI are realised in practice. However, training opportunities are limited and often not described or evaluated. Researchers at the Centre for Primary Care have developed and evaluated the first workshop in the UK to train researchers about PPI in primary care research. The workshop was piloted in January 2014, delivered by three PPI in primary care research leads and included materials co-developed with members of the Primary Care Research in Manchester Engagement Resource (PRIMER) PPI group. A three-pronged evaluation was conducted and feedback collected from participants, observers and facilitators.
Participants will gain an understanding of how to a) develop and b) evaluate PPI training:
a. Developing training:
- Topics to include and consideration of ‘grey’ issues where there is a lack of consensus
- Recognising areas of PPI which may require stratified training
- Opportunities and barriers to involving the public in training
b. Evaluating training:
- Core questions and outcomes to measure
- Incorporating feedback into future iterations
- Determining longer term impact
Topics for discussion with participants:
- What learning and development opportunities are important for sustaining PPI in research?
- How can training respond to the changing landscape of PPI?
- Should there be a distinction between ‘general’ PPI skills and PPI specialists?
- How can we ensure learning and development opportunities are effective? And what does ‘effective’ mean in this context?
Authors
Donnelly ~ Ailsa
Chair, Greater Manchester Primary Care Patient Safety Translational Research Centre (GM PSTRC) Research User Group. Ailsa Donnelly is a founder member of Primary Care Research in Manchester Engagement Resource (PRIMER) and has been Chair for 3 years. She is active in patient and public involvement across many areas of primary care, particularly research, and views patient/researcher collaboration as a partnership between experts with different areas of expertise.
View all articles by this authorKnowles ~ Sarah
Dr Sarah Knowles is a Research Fellow with National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) School for Primary Care Research. She has worked with the Primary Care Research in Manchester Engagement Resource (PRIMER) group for two years. She is interested in innovative approaches to public engagement and methodological challenges to including and reporting patient and public involvement (PPI) in health research.
View all articles by this authorPlanner ~ Claire
Claire Planner is a Research Associate and PhD student at the Centre for Primary Care, University of Manchester. Claire has coordinated the Primary Care Research in Manchester Engagement Resource (PRIMER) patient and public involvement (PPI) group for over four years and is interested in different approaches to PPI and evaluating impact.
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