Participatory Health Research Unit

🚨 Last day to register!
Join tomorrow’s Public & Patient Involvement Workshop: Finding Research Partners at UL.
📅 Wed, Nov 12 | 🕚 11am–1pm | 📍 Schuman Building, Room S114
Facilitators: Jon Salsberg & Alison Johnson

👉 Register today: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

🔍 PPI Workshop: Finding Research Partners

Join us for this interactive session with Jon Salsberg (UL) & Alison Johnson (PPI contributor).

📅 Wed, Nov 12 | 🕚 11am–1pm
📍 Schuman Building, Room S114
👉 Register here - forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

#PPI #Research #UL #PPINetwork #HealthResearch

🔍 Public & Patient Involvement Workshop: Finding Research Partners
Looking to connect with the right partners for your research?
Join us Wed Nov 12, 11am–1pm - Schuman Building - Room S114 for a practical PPI workshop with Jon Salsberg & Alison Johnson.
👉 Register here - shorturl.at/SQDHd

At last weeks seminar Postdoc Deepanjali Vishwakarma presented on the MiHealth project. A project based on 'Strengthening health information systems for refugee and migrant health policy and practice in Ireland'

A fantastic presentation followed by a truly evocative discussion! #ul #ppi #research

The PHR Unit was absolutely delighted to have Professor Pauline O'Reilly from the School of Nursing and Midwifery speak at our weekly seminar on her project 'Identifying the quality-of-life needs of adults with Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis (SJS/TEN)'
#UL #PPI #Research

🌍🎶 Great to share our work with WHO Europe on using participatory methods — including music & singing — to build partnerships in migration health research.

Showcased the PPI INCLUDES project & Le Chéile performance.
#MigrationHealth #PPI #ArtsInResearch #UL

🎶 Tower Seminar @ UL

Songwriting as a Participatory Method in Migrant Health Research

📅 Wed 15 Oct | 🕓 4–5:30PM | 📍 Theatre 2, Irish World Academy

Featuring co-created songs, stories & insights on migrant healthcare.
#MigrantHealth #ArtsInResearch #UL

🚨 Registration closes soon! 🚨

Don’t miss our Intro to PPI & PHR Workshop on Oct 15 (11am–12pm, online).

⏰ Registration closes Oct 8 – just 7 days away!

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🎶💜 Pregnant in Limerick? Join our MuM (Mums Using Music) Community!

📍 Thursday mornings @ Northside Family Resource Centre
👶 For mums-to-be (18–35 weeks pregnant by Oct 2025, age 18+)

More info 👉 info@northsidefrc.ie
| (061) 326 623

📢 Online Workshop: Intro to PPI & PHR
🗓 Wed Oct 15 | ⏰ 11am–12pm | 💻 Webinar

Learn how public & patient involvement shapes health research.

Facilitators:
👤 Jon Salsberg (UL)
👤 Alison Johnson (HRB/PPI)

🔗 Register: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

#PPI #HealthResearch #UL

🌟 Calling all PhD students! 🌟
The inaugural UL National PPI Excellence Award is open for applications!
🗓 Deadline: Oct 15th
📧 Info & applications: ppi-ignite@ul.ie
Let’s celebrate the impact of meaningful PPI in research 💡

🎭 Legislative Theatre Workshop: Who Cares for the Carer?

Join us in Galway City, 26–28 September, for a unique theatre workshop facilitated by José Soeiro.

💡 How can theatre amplify the voices of carers and spark social change? Be part of the conversation!

🎉 Big congrats to Kyriaki Pantelidou & Siobhán O’Reilly! Winners of the 2025 PPI Ignite @ UL bursaries (€2k each) supporting inclusive health research. 🎵👶🌟👵🧑‍🎨
🔗 Learn more: www.ul.ie/ehs/medicine...

New partnership strengthens information systems for refugee and migrant health Two WHO collaborating centres based in Ireland and Sweden are working together to support the integration of refugee and migrant health data into national health information systems. Health informatio...

🌍 New @WHO_Europe partnership with University of Limerick + Uppsala University is putting refugees & migrants on the map in national health data systems.
Because if people aren’t counted, they risk being left behind.
Read more ➡️ www.who.int/europe/news/...

Doing our MPH research on migrants’ views of cancer screening — big thanks to the Dept. of Health & Joseph Cully for hosting us + sharing policy insights. Grateful to work with Refugee & Migrant Health Partnership & NSS.

🔍 Ethical dilemmas in PPI research?
Join Dr. Virginia Minogue & Dr. Jon Salsberg at #PPIUL24 as they unpack the complex realities of power-sharing, IP, community rights & trust in research partnerships.
🧭 Towards values-based PPI
@phrunit-ul.bsky.social

🔬 Workshop B: Starting Together
Dr Edel Burton shares reflections on co-creating a meaningful #PPI partnership in the context of chronic disease and medication management.
💬 Real experiences
🤝 Collaborative lessons
🏥 Patient-centred research
@phrunit-ul.bsky.social

PPI in cancer research is more than a checkbox — it’s about collaboration, trust & lived experience.
At #PPIUL24, Lorna Kerin shares how partnership in cancer research brings new insights, impact & hope.
@phrunit-ul.bsky.social

📣 Plenary 2: A Decade of PPI in Ireland – Hope, Hurdles & Honest Reflections
Join Dr Avril Kennan as she shares insights from 10 years of public and patient involvement—what we've learned and where we go from here.
@phrunit-ul.bsky.social

🌟 Journeying Together: Co-creating a PPI Impact Framework 🌟
How do we define, capture & communicate impact in Public & Patient Involvement?
Join Michael Foley & Dr Liz Farsaci from @PPI_Ignite_TCD at #PPIUL24 as they guide a collaborative workshop on shaping a meaningful PPI Impact Framework.

🔎 Workshop B: Creating Inclusive PPI – Practical Ideas from the Rare Disease Community
Join Dr Cassandra Dinius & Dr Sarah Delaney at #PPISummerSchool2025 to explore real-world strategies for inclusive involvement.
➡️ Grounded in rare disease experiences
@phrunit-ul.bsky.social

🧒📚 Looking to work ethically with children & young people in research?
Check out the brand-new toolkit developed by @PPI_Ignite_DCUNetwork, Barretstown & Tusla.
✔️ Practical tools
✔️ Rights-based approach
✔️ Created with young collaborators
👉 ppinetwork.ie/resource/eth...

How can we collaborate meaningfully with large groups?
At PPI Summer School 25, Jess Drinkwater, Becci Morris & Manoj Mistry introduce Group Level Assessment – a practical, participatory tool to co-create knowledge and actions together.
@phrunit-ul.bsky.social

🎓 Getting your grant application PPI-ready?
Join us at #PPISummerSchool2025 where Anne Cody (HRB) and Gerry Daly will share expert insights on weaving #PPI into funding applications.
📍 Don’t miss this chance to sharpen your approach with guidance from leading voices in PPI.
@phrunit-ul.bsky.social

🗣️ Workshop A: Intro to Public Patient Involvement (PPI) in Research
with Dr Emma Dorris (UCD) & Research Partner Stacey Grealis.
A must-attend for researchers new to PPI—learn the foundations, real-world insights, and why it matters.
📍#PPISummerSchool2025
@phrunit-ul.bsky.social

Can we the patients transform systems for health?
@phrunit-ul.bsky.social, Ghislaine Rouly shows us how.
From patient to peer researcher to co-director of Canada’s Research Chair in Partnership with Patients & Communities.
Hope, action & solidarity.
@phrunit-ul.bsky.social

🎉 The 10th UL PPI Summer School is now open!
We’re kicking off with a warm welcome from Prof. Anne MacFarlane (UL).
Grá for great conversations, meaningful involvement & shared learning in participatory health research.
@phrunit-ul.bsky.social

🚨 Last few places left!
Registration for the #PPIUL25 Summer School closes 19 June!

🗓 26–27 June 2025
📍 Kemmy Business School, UL
🎤 Keynotes: Dr Avril Kennan, Prof Seán Dinneen & Ghislaine Rouly
🔗 Register now: shorturl.at/hcrgU

#PPI #HealthResearch #PatientInvolvement #UL

Registration Now Open! 10th PPI Summer School. bit.ly/ppi10th
@ppi-ignite-net.bsky.social @phrunit-ul.bsky.social @unioflimerick.bsky.social @ppi-galway.bsky.social @hrci.bsky.social @hri-ul.bsky.social

📣 @unioflimerick.bsky.social #ResearchWeekUL 2025📣
Join us for next week's PPI showcase 'Health Research transforming public and patient involvement'!

🗓️2pm - 4pm, Wednesday April 30th 2025
📍Engineering Research Building & Millstream
Courtyard, UL
🔗Register now: shorturl.at/xWpRy