Opportunities to Get Involved

Patient and Public Involvement Opportunities

• Help to train the new generation of health data scientists at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

  At the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine we are very pleased to be training up a new generation of health data scientists. Being able to communicate well with patients and the public is an increasingly important skill for researchers working in this area. We are looking for a few volunteers to talk to our students about their research projects, to help students practice their communication skills. No research experience is necessary.  

  More information about the sort of graduate we are trying to train up can be found here: 

  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YM0eBA00U5M
  • https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/courses/masters-degrees/health-data-science 

  Participating in this session would involve joining a Zoom meeting at 11am on Friday 28^th January. You would talk to two small groups of 4-5 students, for about 15-20 minutes per group. We are looking for 4-5 patients or members of the public to participate. 

  Please contact Dr Sam Clifford on Sam.Clifford@lshtm.ac.uk if you are interested.  

• External opportunity - DISC study: public survey

  The Digital Interventions for South Asians with Cardiometabolic Disease (DISC) study is looking at inequalities in the use of digital healthcare, such as websites and phone apps, for cardiovascular disease and/or diabetes. This will help us understand how patient care in this area can be improved.

  To make sure that the research has the largest possible impact, it is important that the findings are accessible to the diverse South Asian communities in the UK. As such, the study want to involve people from a South Asian background, who have personal experience of cardiovascular disease and/or diabetes.

  The DISC study has launched an online survey to understand how and why people from South Asian background use health technology for cardiovascular disease and diabetes. All participants will have a chance of winning a £50 retail voucher as a token of the study’s thanks. 

  Click here to complete the survey

  If you have any questions, about the survey, please email the DISC Study team at: disc-study@ucl.ac.uk

• SAIL Databank Consumer Panel - WALES ONLY (external role)

  The Secure Anonymised Information Linkage (SAIL) databank focus on anonymising and linking routinely collected data to help develop health and care research. To help them build and sustain public trust their Consumer Panel play a key role. As well as providing ideas on engaging with the public they advise on bids through approval processes, review information for a lay audience, offer advice on how to recruit reps to study steering groups and much more.

  The Consumer Panel have an ongoing recruitment process and are looking to ensure they have a range of people with different perspectives involved. If you’re based in Wales and are interested in getting involved, you can get in touch with the Swansea based team at dsbconsumerpanel@swansea.ac.uk

  Find out more and get involved