Strengthening Engagement in Research

Strengthening Engagement in Research: Building and Maintaining Relationships with Patient & Community Partners Meaningful partnerships with patients, community members, or other collaborators involved in your research are invaluable. Projects are set up for success when care is intentionally given to developing and strengthening partnerships over time. This online training will describe best practices for building mutually beneficial partnerships. The session will also cover common challenges that researchers and patient, community, and other partners experience when working together, along with suggested solutions. Participation in our Engagement in Research 101 or Engagement in Research Nuts and Bolts trainings are not required to attend this session; however, some knowledge of engagement, whether from prior training(s) or personal experience, may foster deeper understanding of the material in this session. Register Presenters: Alicia Bilheimer, MPH - Director of Engaged Science, NC TraCS Veronica Carlisle, MPH, CHES - Senior Community Health Educator, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center (LCCC) Nisha Datta, MS - Senior Project Manager, NC TraCS Simone Frank, MPH - Senior Project Manager, NC TraCS Jennifer Potter, MPH, CHES - Senior Program Coordinator for Clinical Outreach, LCCC Members of the NC TraCS Community and Patient Advisory Board and the UNC Lineberger Community Advisory Board Engaging Patient, Community, and Other Partners in Your Research is a multi-part online training series. You may register for the entire series OR any single training session. This training series was developed collaboratively with patient, community, and researcher partners and is co-sponsored by the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and NC TraCS Institute.