Sharing PPIE best practice in women’s health across the globe

Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) case study

Aim

• To share best practice in PPIE with colleagues from the Global South
• Create a global framework for PPIE centred on women and girls

Methods

2 public contributors joined our researchers for a three-day workshop in South Africa.

Involvement included

• Public contributors from the Hilda’s PPIE group joined researchers from the Collaborating Centre for Global Women’s Health at the University of Birmingham for a 3-day workshop in Cape Town.
• Members shared best practice in PPIE with colleagues from South Africa, Tanzania, Ghana, Uganda, Malawi, Kenya and India.
• Public contributors gave presentations about their reasons for undertaking PPIE, plus skills, networks and opportunities they had gained.

Best practice

• The event took place abroad and offered the chance to meet public contributors from a range of countries.
• The workshop was fully co-developed as public contributors played a key role in helping to co design and facilitate some of the discussions.

Impact of PPIE

• The opportunities and stories shared by public contributors (such as joining research funding panels and being involved in grant development related to topics they were passionate about) helped inspire other attendees with the possibilities and impact of PPIE.
• The workshop started collaborative development of a global framework for PPIE centred on the health of women and girls.

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