Patient Partner Recruitment & Selection Toolkit

This toolkit includes resources for recruiting and selecting a network patient partner, including a Patient Partner Position Description & Application Instructions and an Interview Guide & Evaluation. The toolkit may be adapted to local context for use by other research networks or consortia seeking to include patients in governance.

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REACHnet’s Presentation Outline for Presenting a Study to Patient Partners

This template gives researchers an outline of content to prepare when presenting a study to patient partners for feedback. While the slide background is specific to Health in Our Hands (HiOH), study teams can adapt their presentation to any group of stakeholders or patient partners.

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Patient and Stakeholder Engagement Policy

The Research Action for Health Network (REACHnet) Clinical Research Network (CRN) has developed a comprehensive Engagement Policy to advance the mission of PCORI to meaningfully engage patient and other stakeholders in the research process. This document can serve as guidance for stakeholders interested in patient-centered research.

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Research Ready Training Resources for Staff Engagement

Clinical staff seeking to improve engagement in clinic-based research studies and increase their knowledge of basic research principles can use these training materials and best practices for implementing studies in clinical settings and communicating with clinical support staff. Content and format for the resources were informed by both clinic staff and research team members who conduct studies in clinical settings.

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Patient Partner Position Description

In this document, the Research Action for Health Network (REACHnet) Clinical Research Network (CRN) describes the roles and scope of a patient-partner consultant. This resource can be used by researchers and other stakeholder groups seeking to hire or contract with a patient partner to review and evaluate projects for patient-centeredness, participate in communication initiatives, prioritize research topics, and partake in other activities to improve stakeholders’ capacity to conduct patient-centered research.

REACHnet is a Network Partner in PCORnet®, the National Patient-Centered Clinical Research Network. PCORnet has been developed with funding from PCORI.

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Clinic Staff as a Unique Stakeholder Group in Patient-Centered Outcomes Research

Research Action for Health Network (REACHnet) and LPHI discuss the role of clinic staff in patient-centered outcomes research. Through a project funded by the PCORI Eugene Washington Engagement Award, LPHI implemented pragmatic research studies that resulted in a training workbook to help clinic staff better understand the research process.

Speaker: Daniele Farrisi

Presented: March 19, 2019

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