Patient-Researcher Partnerships Online Module

[Chris Johnston]

For those new to partnering in health research, this online self-paced module is a great starting point. Completed in 2020, it includes extensive input from patient and caregiver partners as well as researchers on the key components of effective partnership.

From the Health Experiences website:

• Patient-researcher partnerships are relatively new and may be challenging to navigate for all involved. This module contains information to help support patients, caregivers and researchers interested in learning about working collaboratively as partners on research projects. Patient-research partnerships can be beneficial in helping to identify priorities for what gets studied in research, and how. Results from research that engage patients and families are more likely to be relevant to patients’ needs and to improve patient care.

• This module, featuring patient, caregiver and researchers’ experiences of partnership was created to help people understand how others have worked in partnership, what has worked, some of the barriers, and advice for others. Funders, policy makers and those involved in teaching about partnerships may also be interested in this material.

https://healthexperiences.ca/patient-researcher-partnerships/