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Good practice around PPIE
May 14 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Good practice around PPIE (Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement) and co-production- perspectives of people with lived experience of dementia
Hear from people with dementia and carers about how they want to be involved in research. Get ideas about how to build them into your research. Learn about the approaches that work and feel the best. Consider some of the complexities of involvement.
A conversation based workshop which informs and inspires.
Aims and objectives
- Learn about what people with dementia and carers mean by PPIE and co-production
- Consider how PPIE and co-production might relate to technology and the different themes of BRIDGES
- Demonstrate and discuss best practice techniques to support the involvement of people with lived experience of dementia in research
- Enable participants to critically consider issues that might arise when working with people with dementia and carers, together or separately
What attendees will get out of it
- Clear guidelines around PPIE and co-production in dementia research
- Opportunity to hear directly from people with dementia and carers
- Ideas about how to write about your approach to PPIE and co-production in any application you make to BRIDGES or other funding bodies for research funding
- Evidence of knowledge and engagement with lived experience that can be shared when applying to BRIDGES for research funding.
- Further information about the ECR Masterclass programme taking place over summer 2026
Target audience
- Early career researchers (PDRAs, PhDs, Fellows or junior academics)
- Those new to involving people with dementia and carers in research
- Those considering applying to BRIDGES for research funding
Participation requirements & logistics
- Duration: 1.5 hours.
- Cameras OFF required please for the duration of the presentation by people with dementia and carers; you will be invited to turn your camera on nearer to the end for Q&A
To find out more about our delivery partner, please visit the Innovations In Dementia website.
