Targeting everyday decision makers in research: early career researcher and patient and public involvement and engagement collaboration in an AI-in-healthcare project.

ABSTRACT: Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) is critical in the development and application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare research to ensure that outcomes align with patients' and the public's needs. However, current PPIE practices often limit involvement to reactive tasks such as reviewing documents and providing plain English summaries. Whilst important, this approach can sideline PPIE from influencing key research decisions. Consequently, PPIE interactions often fail to adequately reach and influence everyday decision makers. On AI and big data research projects, these decisions are often made by Early Career Researchers (ECRs) who play a vital role in the day-to-day research process. After realising these limitations, and to address them, the NIHR-funded AI MULT

SUBMITTER: Reynolds DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12366416 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature