Consumers in Health Research: the Basics
Overview
Learn how to partner in health research.
You'll discover the why, what, and how, including the rationale and ways consumers can be involved in health research partnerships with researchers and clinicians.
Once you have completed this introductory course, you will be invited to enrol in the Consumers in Health Research: Intermediate Training face-to-face course.
Please note that this course is for consumers living in NSW and employees of Sydney Health Partners’ affiliate organisations only. Enrolment is by application and granted upon meeting this criteria. This course is suitable for consumers, researchers, and clinicians.
What you'll learn
By the end of this course, you will be able to:- Explain the different terms used to describe consumer involvement in health research
- Describe some of the benefits and drivers of consumer involvement.
- Identify different ways consumers can get involved across the research cycle.
- Recognise some of the barriers and enablers relating to consumer involvement.
- Identify and describe the different levels of consumer involvement.
Partnership
Designed by Sydney Health Partners this introductory course has been developed in partnership with Health Consumers NSW and with the support of the University of Sydney, to help researchers and consumers more meaningfully work together, to the benefit of all.
Sydney Health Partners
Sydney Health Partners is a partnership between five major health services, the University of Sydney and 10 medical research institutes. This partnership provides opportunities to align the capacity and capability of researcher communities with the needs and priorities of health organisations, and to find effective ways to translate research discoveries into evidence-based healthcare for patients.
Sydney Health Partners is committed to the genuine involvement of consumers in health research. This introductory course has been developed in partnership with Health Consumers NSW and with the support of the University of Sydney, to help researchers and consumers more meaningfully work together, to the benefit of all.
Aims
The aim of this course is to provide a basic understanding of how consumers, clinicians and researchers can partner in health research.
Content
This online content is delivered through our Learning Management System, Canvas, in a self-paced environment. There are four modules:
1. Introduction
2. Why involve consumers in health research?
3. What does consumer involvement in health research look like?
4. Stages of consumer involvement in health research
This course is offered free of charge to all consumers living in NSW and employees of Sydney Health Partners’ affiliate organisations.
This course will be delivered online via self-paced learning and should take approximately one hour to complete.
There is no formal assessment for this course; however, there will be a baseline assessment of knowledge at the beginning of the course which will be reassessed at the end of the course.
This online self-paced training course may meet the continuing professional development (CPD) requirements for some professional groups. Please check with your professional or governing body to determine if this educational activity meets their CPD criteria. Once you complete the course, you will be provided with a Statement of Completion which will include the date and total duration.
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