Online PPI events and videos for the public
Our Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) team run online information sessions and events for members of the public. If you would like to attend, click on the boxes below for further details and to register.
For research staff
If you work in research and are looking for PPI training, please see a list of our training opportunities.
PPI Information sessions for members of the public
Research Information Talks:
Are you interested in learning more about particular healthcare topics?
Throughout the year, the PPI panel are invited to attend online talks with researchers who will provide an update on their latest research and answer questions from the panel members. You can watch the previous meeting by clicking on the video below.
If you would like to become a PPI panel member, you can find out more information or register your interest. Everyone is welcome, you do not need any healthcare experience, just an interest in health research and are willing to share your opinions.
Latest talk
How does gene therapy work?
Dr Chen discusses gene therapy for mitochondrial diseases – exploring the progress that has been made and some of the controversies!
What are Biomarkers and how are they used in research?
Our keynote speaker for this session is Dr Francesca Gaccioli, a Senior Research Associate at Cambridge University Hospitals. Here Dr Gaccioli explains what biomarkers are, why are so many researchers are looking for them, and how they help researchers and clinicians to improve healthcare.
Clinical Academic Posts – Value for Research and the NHS?
Our keynote speaker for this session is Professor Christi Deaton, Professor Emerita and capacity building lead for BRC.
Much of the research in healthcare is led by physicians, nurses, midwives and allied professionals who are also practicing clinically. Balancing these dual clinical and academic roles can generate tension within the NHS, which is under-staffed and struggling to deliver services and address long waiting lists. Professor Deaton discusses the challenges and benefits of clinical academic posts, and how the inherent tensions might be resolved.
Rare Disease Day- Patient Centred Research
Dr Katy Baker, Dr Ben Marlow, Jo Balfour, Georgie Windsor, and rare disease parent shared their unique perspectives, knowledge, and experience of rare disease patient research before a panel discussion.
If you need subtitles, select ‘CC’ within the video.
What does a research ethics committee do?
Ellie Hall, Principal Advisor for Health Informatics, Eastern Academic Health Science Network explains what the Research Ethics Committee (REC) does, what they look for in new studies and what researchers need to do to demonstrate to the REC that their research is safe and ethical.
From Idea to Practice: The Research Journey Towards Commercialisation – with Dafne Chirivino
Dafne Chirivino, from Cambridge Enterprise, helps researchers make sure their research has an impact in the real world. This video gives you the opportunity to learn more about what it takes for research to make a difference, and the various steps that research takes from idea through to product or treatment.
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