National PPI Festival 2023
PPI: Where WE all matter
The second National PPI Festival will take place from 1-31 October 2023, showcasing and celebrating the incredible progress in public and patient involvement (PPI) in Irish research.
Below you will find details on events hosted by PPI Ignite Network @ UCD. We encourage you to register and join us for a celebration of public and patient involvement in research.
There are a wide of additional events happening across the country. Find out what's on nationally (opens in a new window)here.
PPI support for Early Career Researchers
October 10th is all about the Early Career Researcher. PhD students and postdocs are invited to a day to upskill, learn and plan for public and patient involvement in research.
| Communicating your PhD effectively: Developing a lay abstract with PPI Mentors An event organised by PhD students, for PhD students |
11am-12.30pm | (opens in a new window)BOOK |
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| Lunch and an AMA [Ask Me Anything] with experienced PPI contributors. | 1-2pm | (opens in a new window)BOOK |
| 1:1 PPI Clinics: Discuss your personal PPI plans/needs/questions in depth |
from 3pm | (opens in a new window)BOOK |
Supported by the VPRII College Health and Agricultural Sciences
Young Adults, Mental Health & Homelessness
To fully understand the needs of young adults experiencing homelessness, Dublin Simon collaborated with young adults using their services and with UCD researchers in a process called co-design.
This exhibition displays photographs taken by young people aged between 18-24 years experiencing homelessness in Dublin. The conversations prompted by these photos identified complex challenges that young homeless people face, and that impact their mental health and wellbeing. Through this process, a prototype of a mental health service to meet the needs of young homeless people.
View the photo exhibition on Level 3 on the UCD James Joyce Library from 16th October.
Patient Consultation Workshop
17th October 2023
This event is supported by the PPI Ignite Network @ UCD Festival Fund
PPI and homelessness
Voice & Agency 4 All Seminar Series: Involving people experiencing homelessness in research
(opens in a new window)October 20th 11am
In the latest of our Voice & Agency 4 All seminar series we invite you to UCD James Joyce library for this seminar highlighting research involving homeless service-users in research and a discussion of the associated benefits and challenges.
Followed by an optional tour of the photo exhibition in UCD Library "Young Adults, Mental Health & Homelessness" at 12pm.
PPI and Breastfeeding
24th October 2023
Researchers from the UCD School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems invite you to the (opens in a new window)Kevin Barry Gallery, University College Dublin from 11.00am-12.30pm on 24th October for a panel discussion of implications, education, practice and research related to a PPI study of breastfeeding knowledge, practice and attitudes in general practice.
Refreshments will be provided on the day
This event is supported by the PPI Ignite Network @ UCD Festival Fund
Building PPI relationships: Tools to help patient & community organisations address PPI capacity issues
Requests to link researchers with communities are growing. Let's make PPI collaboration more sustainable in practice.
We worked with patient and community organisations to create tools to reduce associated burdens these organisations face due to the growth of PPI. This event will give an overview of those tools followed by a panel discussion with patient and community organisations who have co-designed and used these resources.
(opens in a new window)25th October
- In person: 12.30-2pm
- Online: 1-2pm
Please note, the primary audience for this event is patient and community organisations.