Public and Patient Involvement (PPI) Contributors' Gathering

***Registration is now closed.

****Update Thurs 13 Oct:

• Our In person event at ILAS University of Galway is booked out.
• Places still available to join online via Zoom - registration closes 12 noon Friday 14 October

Are you either:

• A PPI contributor, working with researchers to plan and do research and to share the research results to bring about change?

• A member of the public who wants to know more about public and patient involvement (PPI) in research? (see further down What is PPI? for an explanation)

If so, this event is for you!

Designed by PPI Contributors, for PPI Contributors, as part of the National PPI Festival, we invite you to come to Galway to meet other like-minded people and to share PPI experiences. The event takes place at University of Galway.

There will be opportunities to listen and to learn, to share your experiences so others can learn, to discuss good PPI practices and challenges that arise in PPI, and to contribute your thoughts on how public and patient involvement can develop further across Ireland.

UPDATE 3/10/2022: OUR IN-PERSON EVENT IS FULL!!

If you wish, you can register to be added to a waiting list. We will let you know if anyone cancels.

We still have spaces on our Zoom event, which will run from 11am to 1pm

Registration is free - click REGISTER to book your place.

What is public and patient involvement (PPI) in research?

Public and patient involvement in research is an approach to research where the people who are likely be affected by the results of the research are directly involved in research decision-making: decisions on research topics, on what research should aim to improve (called research outcomes), on research plans, and on the communication of research results. Researchers and people with lived experiences relevant to the research work together in partnerships, leading to research that is more relevant and has more potential to have a positive impact.

Support with travel costs

The PPI Ignite Network is providing small travel grants to some attendees.

Can't travel to Galway? Join us on Zoom - from 11am to 1pm

Other information

• We welcome any member of the public and patients, carers, parents of a child with additional needs, etc. who would like to find out more about public and patient involvement in research, as well as people who are already involved.
• Please submit your request for support with travel costs by Wed 28 September. We will review all requests, and confirm by Oct 3rd who will receive a travel support grant.
• Details of the programme for the day will be published in due course.
• The PPI Contributors' Gathering will happen annually as part of the National PPI Festival, at the University coordinating the festival each year: University of Galway are coordinating the Festival in 2022.

Note: this event is for PPI contributors, members of the public/patients/carers interested in finding out more about PPI, it is not an event for researchers.