Public and patient involvement, or in other words, ‘PPI’ is a growing area in clinical research, and something that is increasing in importance as the clinical research landscape expands.
The BMJ have published an interesting article, where a researcher, patient advisor and patient reviewer describe how they included patient input in one of their trials, right from the start through to the publication of the results.
You can read the article here – https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2018/06/13/embedding-public-and-patient-involvement-in-research/
Good public involvement in research – the perspective of a patient advocate
Supporting patient and public involvement in research
NIHR resources – Patient and Public Involvement and Social Media Toolkit










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