'What can I do that will most help researchers?' A different approach to training the public at the start of their involvement in research.

ABSTRACT: For patients and the public to work collaboratively with researchers, they need support and opportunities to engage in learning that builds on their skills and grows their confidence. In this article, we argue for a different approach to this learning, which starts with the expertise patients/ the public arrive with, and helps them identify and develop the soft skills required to influence researchers effectively. Much of the current training for patients and the public focuses on addressing the gaps in their knowledge and awareness about how research works and how public involvement adds value. Our training complements this by exploring the concept of 'experiential knowledge' in more depth. Patients and the public possess experiential knowledge (knowledge gained through lived experience)

SUBMITTER: Staley K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6383232 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature