Course Level: Beginner
Format Requirements: This half-day interactive workshop is targeted to individuals who are interested in integrating community or patient perspectives into their work but who have had little previous training on the topic. The workshop will include both didactic presentations and small and large group exercises and discussions. Examples and applications from the healthcare field will be woven throughout the presentations and exercises. There are no prerequisites for participation in this workshop.
Background: Increasing calls for community-engaged and patient-centered research from NIH, AHRQ, PCORI and other funders has fueled interest in the use of a CBPR approach to research. Community and other stakeholder participation in research can facilitate the design and implementation of scalable, sustainable interventions that are responsive to community and individual needs, enhance community capacity, and lead to policy change. CBPR also has practical benefits for developing patient-centered approaches as it recognizes the local context that influences individual behavioral, risk, and protective factors for health disparities. CBPR is defined as a "collaborative approach to research that equitably involves all partners in the research process and recognizes the unique strengths that each brings."¹ This workshop will provide the necessary skills on how to begin a CBPR project, including skills related to indentifying and recruiting key stakeholders, building strong, equitable partnerships, and maintaining their ongoing commitment. ¹W.K. Kellogg Foundation Community Health Scholars Program
Description and Objectives: Unlike more traditional research approaches, CBPR begins with an issue selected by, or of relevance to, the community, and involves community throughout the research process from choosing research methods, to interpreting study findings, to giving presentations at meetings and conferences. This interactive workshop will review the definitions and characteristics of CBPR, discuss the potential value added of CBPR for clinical and translational research, present key considerations for starting a CBPR project, and provide an overview of how to develop, maintain, and sustain CBPR partnerships. Course facilitators will also provide examples on utilizing principles of CBPR to engage and collaborate on research with patient populations. This workshop has the following objectives:
- To increase participants’ knowledge of CBPR
- To increase participants’ understanding of the benefits of applying a CBPR approach to the development of patient-centered research
- To increase participants’ knowledge of best practices for recruiting and retaining stakeholders
- To increase participants’ motivation to apply a CBPR approach to their research
- To increase participants’ understanding of how to translate CBPR principles into their own practice