Patient & Public Involvement Advocate. EUPATI Fellow. Views own.

London
Joined March 2016
Thank you!
Congratulations to Maria Piggin from ⁦@Imperial_PERC⁩ and ⁦@ImperialBRC⁩ on her Imperial Medal for her amazing contributions to public and patient involvement and advocacy! ⁦@MarkThursz⁩ ⁦@PigginMaria⁩
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📢Come join our team! Help deliver public #involvement across @ImperialBRC, working with diverse communities & supporting researchers to work in partnership with the public! More: imperial.ac.uk/jobs/descript… #job @imperialcollege @ImperialSpark @NIHRinvolvement @ARC_NWL @ImperialNHS
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Please share this opportunity to be part of #publicinvolvement governance in @ImperialBRC #research @NIHRinvolvement - apply by 9 Jan!
We are delighted to share an exciting opportunity for people who live/work/study in North West London to partner with researchers & health professionals to improve the health of the local community! More info: bit.ly/BRC-partner Apply by 9th Jan👉bit.ly/3OeSUFx
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Digital technologies are now common within healthcare, but how do they affect #patientsafety? At our @ResearchCafes @BharadwajChada asked the public their experiences & views to inform this growing research area. Read his blog ➡️ bit.ly/3UrIYLF @NHSTransform @NHSCNIO
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Every Tuesday in Maida Vale we have a social drop in with therapeutic head massage #massage #maidavale #w9 #Tuesday #community
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Find out how to incorporate public involvement successfully into your research at our webinar on 6 July when you will also hear insights from a researcher and public involvement representative. Find out more:  eu01web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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Following on from #WorldAsthmaDay this week, read Kate Lazarus's #blog about how she involved patients in the design of her study to #wean patients off #steroids #publicinvolvement #research #asthma @ImperialMDR @NIHRinvolvement @ImperialBRC tinyurl.com/yc23nf6c
For #DyingMattersWeek @AdamLound reflects on what it means to be #InAGoodPlace at the end of life, how to plan ahead & his research at PERC➡️bit.ly/3OR9POB 🗓️stay tuned for details of their 'Stormy Weather' stand @ExRdFestival which will creatively consider these topics
Fantastic to bring together researchers, the public including children to talk about guts! @ImperialBRC @Imperial_PERC
Love your gut microbes! At an exciting public engagement event with NIHR-Imperial BRC Gut Health Theme, Imperial PPI team and gutsUK @GutsCharityUK @HostMicrobes @bowelsurgeon
Spaces available still for this evening’s event!
Today is the day! Spaces still available! @GutsCharityUK & @ImperialBRC 26 April 22 5.30pm - 7.30pm, a community event at Ealing Town Hall. Learn about the hidden world inside your gut, meet researchers deciphering it & tell us what's important to you! ▶️science-of-digestion.eventbr…
Please spread the word. All welcome!
ONE WEEK to go! Join @GutsCharityUK & @ImperialBRC 26 April 22 5.30pm - 7.30pm, for a community event at Ealing Town Hall. Learn about the hidden world inside your gut, meet researchers deciphering it & tell us what's important to you about gut health! ▶️science-of-digestion.eventbr…
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Join @GutsCharityUK & @ImperialBRC in 2 weeks time, 26 April 22 5.30pm - 7.30pm, for a community event at Ealing Town Hall. Learn about the hidden world inside your gut, meet researchers deciphering it & tell us what's important to you about gut health! ▶️science-of-digestion.eventbr…
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Great work from @vaspapa_ and team true #coproduction in research @NIHRinvolvement
🔸Wanting to involve people with lived experience as co-researchers in your #participatory research study? 🔸Need support developing #training? Our new training resource is here to help! Free access & open to all➡️bit.ly/3Iwg5r8 @ImperialBRC @vaspapa_ @profhelenward
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The initial findings for the first #humanchallenge study in #SARSCoV2 are out. #publicinvolvement is important (and possible!) to shape research even in a pandemic
Here's an easy to understand summary of the results from the first COVID-19 human challenge study - thank you to the public who gave up their time to improve the design of the study #publicinvolvement @nihrinvolvement @Imperial_PERC @SouthamptonBRC @UHSFT @ImperialBRC

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Great resource for such an important area!
Launching the Long COVID Research Involvement Hub. Developed with @VOICE_Global & our public partners. The hub is a #collaborative space where patients & researchers can connect to co-create & share ongoing research into #LongCovid Explore the hub: bit.ly/30VJoCV
Please RT and get the message out!!!! Opportunity for people with COVID at the moment (50yrs + or younger with health condition) to join treatment trial. This will provide crucial evidence for the future
Have you tested positive for COVID-19 with symptoms starting in the last 5 days? Are you aged 50 or over? Or aged 18+ with an underlying health condition? Then you could be eligible to join the PANORAMIC study looking at new COVID-19 antiviral treatments panoramictrial.org
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Interesting @TheKingsFund conference coming up. Some community organisations may not be able to attend because of the fee - maybe some additional waivers could be offered to increase diversity and make it more inclusive? kingsfund.org.uk/events/usin… via @thekingsfund
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