Trinity PPI Ignite Office announces Trinity PPI Ignite Festival Fund 2023 winners
The Trinity PPI Ignite Office is delighted to announce the winners of the Trinity PPI Ignite Festival Fund 2023 call. The Trinity PPI Ignite Festival Fund 2023 is a small grant awarded by the Trinity PPI Ignite Office to support current Trinity researchers to develop PPI (Public and Patient Involvement) in their research. There was a great response to the call, and it was decided to support 4 researchers this year. The grant winners will create and deliver an event during the National PPI Ignite Festival in October 2023.
The successful awardees are:
Dr Ashleigh Gorman, who will produce a dissemination event for results of the EQUIP study. This study examines quality, use, and impact of psychotropics in older adults with intellectual disabilities. Patients and key stakeholders have been involved throughout the EQUIP project and will participate in this event. An easy read accessible findings report will be launched at this event. This report was produced with consultation advocacy groups and clinical leads of the HSE National Clinical Programme for People with Disability. Dr Kristin Hadfield, along with co-researchers Ms Azza Warraitch, Ms Ciara Wacker, Mr Joshua Hernon, and Ms Sanjana Biju, will host a half-day workshop that will bring together experts in youth involvement in health research and young PPI contributors from across Ireland. The workshop will provide an opportunity for them to share their experiences and insights on the methods and best practices of youth engagement. The event will lead to the forming of a shared learning group of researchers and PPI contributors to facilitate continued learning and collaboration. Dr Anusha Yasoda-Mohan and Prof Sven Vanneste, Head of School of Psychology will create a 1-day co-creative poetry and chorus workshop with people with tinnitus and tinnitus researchers, in collaboration with Sing Ireland and Poetry Ireland. A poet will facilitate the creation of the theme, the lines and the title of the poem with the participants. A musician will then set the resultant poem to music, and it will be sung as a chorus by everyone. This event is designed to build a sense of community among people with tinnitus and will support the development of honest, authentic connections with researchers. Ms Claire Poole will hold a workshop on PPI in research and education strategies related to radiation therapy. The event will help people with an interest in this topic to learn about how their involvement can improve education in radiation therapy; raise awareness of this form of cancer treatment; and empower people to get involved with research as PPI contributors. A discussion group will produce an analysis of research involvement and will develop a road map for future contribution. A podcast series will be developed as part of the event, and this will become a resource for future potential PPI contributors.