Patient and public involvement in research. Why, when and how to involve patients and public into health research?

The seminar and lecture are made possible through a collaboration between the University of Exeter Medical School and the Research groups Public Health and Rehabilitation and the Cardiovascular Research Group at The University of Tromsø.

Kristin Liabo (PhD) is a senior researcher who heads up the “Patient and Public Involvement team” for  PenCLAHRC, a large research programme on applied health research funded by the UK’s National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). PenCLAHRC is led by the University of Exeter and Plymouth University, with collaborative partners being all NHS trusts in Devon, Cornwall and Somerset as well as the Academic Health Science Network.  The Patient and Public Involvement team works to support and encourage patients and members of the public to participate in various aspects of research, not just as data providers but in the prioritisation, planning and conduct of studies, and PenCLAHRC training.  

Kristin Liabo has a background in childhood studies and systematic reviewing. After working with research implementation she became interested in comparing the research priorities of researchers with practitioners and those of the wider public, prompting the question “who decides what we should know?” Her PhD research focused on the barriers and facilitators to involving young people in systematic reviewing, with an emphasis on their involvement in setting the review question and influencing all decisions on the review protocol.

The lecture is open for researchers, students and others.