Involve patients in research projects

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Chairs: Dan Smyth (Dundalk, Ireland)
Aims: To show why patient involvement is important in research, how to find patients who are able to take part in projects, and how to prepare them for the role; to delineate what funding bodies are looking for and how to fulfil their requirements in an application; and to describe how to effectively involve patients through the full lifecycle of the project to ensure that their inclusion is meaningful and effective.
Target audience: Anyone involved in research, including basic scientists, clinical researchers, research fellows and trainees.

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The benefits and challenges of involving patients as project partners: the professional perspective Peter Sterk (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
The benefits and challenges of involving patients as project partners: the patient perspective David Supple (Newport, United Kingdom)