Meaningful User Involvement in Healthcare Research
In the webinar “What can meaningful user involvement look like in healthcare research?” experts by experience and co-researchers in the international research project FALCO will share some of their expertise on this topic.
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Individuals with lived experience possess a unique expertise that cannot be replaced by any professional expertise.
User involvement has increasingly gained a foothold within various disciplines, and it has become a natural and necessary component of music therapy research.
17th of June, at 11-12:30 CET, experts by experience in the international research project FALCO will share some of their experiences and expertise as peer workers and co-researchers.
If you have the opportunity, you are very welcome to join the webinar through this link: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/371435508626848?p=RKex57Lq7WKF1ckIgS
General information about user involvement in FALCO
FALCO (Fighting Addictions, improving Lives: COmprehensive drug rehabilitation with music), is an EU Horizon-funded research project that aims to investigate the long-term effects of music therapy within the field of substance use over a five-year period.
FALCO will reduce the disease burden associated with substance use disorder (SUD) by providing reliable and generalisable evidence on innovative, effective, and affordable interventions.
A central work package focuses on user involvement, where the goal is to facilitate meaningful user engagement throughout the entire research process, from planning to the final product.
Tasks include establishing a central Expert Advisory Group (EAG) with representatives from users, stakeholders, researchers, practitioners, and policy experts, who will provide input and advice to the FALCO project.
Additionally, the FALCO project will support partners in establishing Local Advisory Groups (LAGs) in the various participating countries to ensure broad representation regarding cultural background and language, as well as to adapt to local conditions and remain culturally sensitive.
For more info about the project, see here.
Polyfon’s Advisory Panel of Experts by Experience
The panel is an advisory body that represents the lived experience perspective within Polyfon Knowledge Cluster for Music Therapy. The panel develops and disseminates the expertise held by individuals with user and caregiver experience, as well as experience from relevant user and caregiver organizations.
Researchers belonging to Polyfon's member organizations can contact the panel for advice on how to strengthen and further develop user involvement in research.
For more info, see here.
