DCU PPI Ignite 2018-2019 PPI in Research Seminar series

The first DCU PPI in Research Seminar Series ran from October 2018- February 2019. This was developed with feedback from partner organisations as well as needs highlighted by attendees at various DCU PPI Ignite events. Each seminar included a patient/public speaker. All seminars were attended by a mixed audience of members of the public, patients, researchers, students and support staff. A number of public and patient bursaries were available for each seminar. The slides for all presentations and matching audio recordings are available here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=18uaF85_czQW6bfYNWxgWZSaMwa1lZqA6

Seminar 1 provided an introduction to PPI by Noel Hickey and Brona Furlong from MedEx and Veronica Lambert and Lucy Whiston from DCU PPI Ignite. Seminar 2 focused on PPI in grant applications with Alyson Bailey, Sara Lord and Aoife Cahill from the HRB. Seminar 3 was on developing a PPI project with Bernard Kenny from the Trialogue Network and Liam MacGabhann from DCU PPI Ignite. Seminar 4 looked at communicating with the public, patients and patient organisations with Avril Kennan from the MRCG and Laura Brady from Fighting Blindness.

Suggestions for future DCU PPI in Research Seminar Series are always welcomed. Please contact ppi@dcu.ie with suggestions for topics, speakers or any other ideas.