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Engaging Patients as Peer Reviewers for Research Publications

by Susan Carr • September 22, 2021 • 0 Comments

In an article recently published in BMJ Health & Care Informatics (open access), Liz Salmi and Charlotte Blease provide guidance for patients and other “novices” serving as peer reviewers of research manuscripts submitted for publication. Patients and other lay people can contribute distinct perspectives that have been missing in the review process until recently. But […]

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Patients Engaging as Partners in Research

by Susan Carr • May 2, 2018 • 0 Comments

Engaging in research is among many ways patients are improving the healthcare system and contributing to medical knowledge. Patients have always being involved in research as participants in clinical trials; now they are also helping to design, implement and evaluate research. PCORI—the Patient Controlled Outcomes Research Institute)—is one such program that includes patients as equal […]