Training Archive

‘Involving People in Research’ - Training for researchers, 11 November 2009

On 11 November Involving People and CRC Cymru ran a highly successful training day aimed specifically at researchers wishing to expand their knowledge and understanding of engaging patients, service users and the public in their research.

We had a range of guest speakers at the event, all of whom have kindly let us reproduce their presentations online – these can be viewed by clicking on the individual titles below:

• Introduction, Overview of the day, Policy & Practice - Dr David Rea, Associate Director, Involving People -
• Initiating an effective consumer group in the context of a clinical trials unit - Dr Annemarie Nelson, Marie Curie Palliative Care Senior Research Fellow, Wales Cancer Trials Unit
• Models for involving people in research - Angela Evans, Research Officer, Centre for Health Information, Research and Evaluation (CHIRAL) School of Medicine Swansea University
• Is a Patient Research Development Group Effective? The Questions that Matter – Involving People in Research - Carrie Hammond, Wales Epilepsy Research Network
• Terms of Engagement? Research, participation and older people - Andrew Dunning, Lecturer in Social Policy, University of Wales Swansea

Macmillan Cancer Voices Workshop - Getting Involved and Influencing Research - 4 June 2009, Cardiff

Involving People, Clinical Research Collaboration Cymru (CRC Cymru) and Wales Cancer Trials Network (WCTN) organised the above training day to be delivered for cancer consumers (patients, carers and service users) in Wales. The training was delivered by Macmillan.

AWARD Social Care Research Methods - 14 May 2009, Cardiff

Involving People and CRC Cymru (Clinical Research Collaboration Cymru) organised the above training course for patients, carers and service users with an interest in getting involved in social care research. The course was delivered by AWARD (All Wales Alliance for Research and Development). Presentations are reproduced below with the kind permission of the authors - Rob Iphofen & Anne Krayer.

• What is research?
• The Main Research Methods
• Stages in the Research 'Process'
• Examples of bad questions

Principles of Involving Patients and the Public in Clinical Research - 26 November 2008, Manchester

Macmillan NRCRN training workshop - 22 October 2008, Cardiff