PPI 2015 Unit II

Partner readings

For Unit II partner readings, please refer to the Resource list on the Moodle course homepage (from the menu list on the left-hand side of the page).

Topics

• Ways of involving people in research
• Lay and professional expertise
• Finding people to involve

Introduction

In this lesson, you will learn about the many ways patients and the public can be involved in research. We'll look at the nature of patient and public expertise and what it brings to the research team. We'll look at a very practical issue - how do researchers find appropriate people to involve? And we'll consider to what extent should we worry about representativeness?