Get involved, you CAN make a difference workshop series
Dates: Spring 2020 Venues: 6 community organisations Budget: 4,700 euro Why? PPI Ignite @ NUI Galway is working hard to spread the PPI message to the public and patients, as well as to researchers. In the past year, we ran a successful public awareness day and our annual PPI conference, where 33% of attendees were members of the public: both events held in NUI Galway. We also use local radio and print and social media. But this is only the beginning: we need to further increase public awareness of PPI. How? At a recent meeting of our Public Advisory Panel (PAP), we discussed this challenge. One clear theme emerged: bring the PPI message out into the community, rather than expecting the public to come into the University. We (PPI Ignite @ NUI Galway team and Public Advisory Panel) will:
Co-design and co-deliver a customizable workshop Visit six community/patient organisations to deliver this workshop Develop a Pass the PPI Torch initiative to encourage workshop participants to share the PPI message with family/friends Develop an Expressions of Interest process for those interested in becoming PPI contributors, connecting those who express an interest with appropriate research groups After delivering the workshop at the 6 community organisations, we will run a Research Café at a community venue, a follow-on PPI opportunity for workshop attendees and the general public, providing selected researchers an opportunity to get public/patient input on specific aspects of their research.
