02/08/2019 00:00:00
Community engagement and involvement
An introductory workshop on PPIE for the undergraduates of Department of Health Promotions, Faculty of Allied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka (RUSL) were held on 07th & 08th February 2019, at RUSL, Mihintale. These workshops were jointly organised by IRD and RUSL in collaboration with the Keele University, UK and the South Asian Early Development and Research Capacity Building (SEARCH) Project funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC), UK. The introductory workshop on PPIE was conducted by a panel of professionals including; Dr. Jim Elliott. Public Involvement Lead, Health Research Authority, UK; Dr. Steven Blackburn, Research Fellow: PPIE, Research Institute for Primary Care & Health Sciences, Keele University, UK and Ms. Adele Higginbottom, PPIE Project coordinator, Primary Care & Health Sciences, Keele University, UK. Undergraduate presentations Two Health Promotion students presented their undergraduate research to the visitors and other participants of the workshop.
