Case Studies

PPI in Action: No One Size Fits All!

There are many different ways in which the public, patients and patient/community organisations can partner with researchers, embedding PPI across research studies. Explore some case studies from University of Galway, of different PPI approaches, involving PPI contributors  with different lived experience, working with researchers and health care professionals, researching in different subject areas and different research environments.

PPI Excellence Award Winners - Case Studies 

Read about the three winners of our inaugural PPI in Excellence Awards:

• Joint winner of PPI Excellence in research award: My Comrade+ PPI Panel, a PPI partnership that ensures the perspectives of persons living with multi-morbidities are heard and reflected in the development and dissemination of this cross-border trial. 
• Joint winner of PPI Excellent in research award: COB MS, where an embedded patient reseacher, a PPI panel and a patient organisation are working with researchers on a feasibility trial that aims to improve the quality of life of people living with multiple sclerosis (MS).
• Winner of the PPI Excellence in PhD research award: Nikolett Warner and the BRCA Alteration PPI, Nikolett is a PhD scholar in the School of Psychology, working with a group of people living with a BRCA alteration. 

Other PPI case studies from University of Galway include:

• PPI Ignite @ University of Galway Public Advisory Panel
• Community Engaged Scholars Programme (CES-P)
• Panel of Young Adults (aged 18-25 years) Living with Type 1 Diabetes Working on the D1Now Study

If your team include researchers at University of Galway, email us at ppi@universityofgalway.ie if you would like to share your PPI case study on our web site.