Patient and Public Involvement in Research: "No research about me, without me"
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| MEDS3014 | Medical Education Centre | 3 | 10 | Spring UK |
- Code
- MEDS3014
- School
- Medical Education Centre
- Level
- 3
- Credits
- 10
- Semesters
- Spring UK
Summary
The module includes the following topics:
• Introducing Patient and Public Involvement (PPI).
• What difference does PPI make anyway? Personal perspectives.
• PPI across the research cycle: practical examples of research.
• Identifying what the blocks are in PPI with a focus on diversity and inclusion.
• Skill and behaviours: running a PPI session.
• Writing a lay summary and running an online PPI session. Group project
Target Students
BMedSci students.This module is also available, without the summative assessment, to research (N-trans) postgraduate students registered in the School of Medicine, research postgraduate students affiliated to the NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, and NIHR research fellowship holders.
Classes
- One 1-hour workshop each week for 6 weeks
- One 2-hour un assigned
- One 1-hour un assigned each week for 2 weeks
Assessment
- 30% Assignment 1: Small group PPI session and written document 30%
- 70% Assignment 2: A self-reflection report on the impact of PPI in research of 2,000 words using a reflective diary
Assessed by end of autumn semester
Educational Aims
The main objectives of this new module is to inspire students in involving patients and the public in research. The expertise, insight and experience of patients and the public is an essential part of the process by which research is identified, prioritised, designed, conducted and disseminated.The module contains stimulating interactive discussions with clinical researchers, PPI experts and public research partners. These six workshops will provide an introduction to fundamentals in PPI and orient students to the clinical research environment in the UK, with real world examples from Nottingham research teams. Hands-on project work in small groups of up to 5 students will include writing lay summaries based on examples of research studies provided in abstract form. Students will draw on the new knowledge gained and incorporate good practice in patient involvement by then planning an online PPI session to discuss the research. This will allow them to practice the skills and behaviours required to work with patients and the public, as well as considerations for inclusivity and diversity. In the final session, students will run the online sessions with members of the module delivery team (researchers and public research partners) which will recorded and then marked as part of the assessment process.The module requirement includes substantial private study and small group work to consolidate understanding of the material covered in the workshops, and to apply the principles of PPI to a ‘real world’ research problem.Formal assessments for the module will be via the online PPI session and associated lay summary (30%) a self-reflection report on the impact of PPI (70%).Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes: The student will be able to meet areas within the GMC outcomes as follows. The full wording is found in Outcomes for Graduates (2018).
2d, 2e, 2j, 2k, 2m, 2p, 2s, 6b, 6c, 8b, 8c, 10a, 10b, 26b, 26g