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Natinee Kulpijit
The meeting began with exciting updates from the SMRU T-CAB, the Aileen Youth Advisory Group at the Thai-Myanmar border, the Pakistan Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement Group in Karachi, the newest LOMWRU CAB, CR-CAB at CCRU, and the YAHGRE youth CAB in Siem Pang. We then heard from MORU Director Prof Nick Day, with an update about MORU, and Beenish Shaikh (Wellcome), who introduced Wellcome’s new equity framework.
In the afternoon, Drs Arishay Hussaini and Timo Tolppa led a publishing workshop, in which attendees discussed different types of engagement articles and how to choose a journal. Richard Stephens, Editor-in-Chief of BMC Research Involvement and Engagement gave an engaging talk on the journal and shared top tips for successfully writing and publishing your engagement article.
On the second day, Dr Anne Osterrieder ran a session on monitoring CAB activities in alignment with B&E’s new Theory of Change, and how this data is reported internally and externally. The meeting finished with an inspiring science communication workshop by Dr Kanpong Boonthaworn and Supanat Ruangkajorn. Attendees explored examples of how complex scientific concepts can be communicated more effectively using art-based materials, and how CABs can support their development. Overall, it was a very energising and insightful meeting, and we are looking forward to meeting again virtually in December to discuss ethics in engagement.
- Text courtesy of Anne Osterrieder, with thanks to Natinee Kulpijit for photo.