On todays episode we dive into Patient and Public Involvement, Engagement, and Participations (PPIEP) with Sharon Court. In addition to being a PPIEP facilitator she is a master of analogy and had recently completed an NIHR ARC Wessex Research Internship. From what she did before this role to her hopes for the future the episode is a new favourite as she offers insights and tips as to how to elevate your PPIEP as a researcher.

Top 3 Takeaways

1) PPIEP as a lattice

2) Being the first (or one of the few) requires extra support

3) Go beyond what is expected

Bio: Sharon is a qualified teacher and youth worker with over thirty years’ experience. She worked for ten years as a freelancer, developing and managing community engagement programmes including projects funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Armed Forces Community Covenant and Portsmouth Cathedral to name a few. Sharon brings a wealth of community experience and networks to her role as the Patient and Public Involvement Facilitator, where she now works supporting a successful PPI group and has launched a young people’s PPI group. She recently completed a NIHR ARC Wessex research internship and is looking forward to opportunities to further grow her research training.

Find Sharon online:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharon-court-aa809829/

Read Sharon’s Research:

1. The role of Participatory Action Research in developing new models of healthcare: Perspectives from participants and recommendations for ethical review and governance oversight. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352552522000822

2. Somerstown Stories and the benefits of using a design charette for community engagement. July 2018 Research for All 2(2):304-312 DOI: 10.18546/RFA.02.2.08.

3. Somerstown Stories: Can Exploring a Narrative: Creativity, Engagement and the Student Experience January 2015. DOI: 10.1057/9781137402141_13 In book: Creative Education, Teaching and Learning

4. Posters

1. https://authenticppie.wordpress.com/2024/06/08/learn-from-failure-and-celebrate-success/

2. https://authenticppie.wordpress.com/2024/05/17/jigsaw-puzzle-pieces/

Sharon is reading: "Still the Sun" by Charlie N. Holmberg

Resources mentioned in the podcast:

1. Sharon’s PPIE blog: www.authenticppie.wordpress.com

2. Lattice of participation: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/264037930_A_lattice_of_participation_reflecting_on_examples_of_children's_and_young_peoples_collective_engagement_in_influencing_social_welfare_policies_and_practices

3. T. Greenhalgh lit review on PPI: Frameworks for supporting patient and public involvement in research: Systematic review and co‐design pilot. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/hex.12888

4. Names of courses

1. Public Involvement in Research, Bournemouth University https://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/study/courses/public-involvement-research

2. ThemPra – Making co-production meaningful; Developing relationship-centred practice https://www.thempra.org.uk/thempra/our-courses/

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-rosalynn-austin-147b3980/

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/RosalynnAustin

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