{"id":49652,"date":"2021-02-21T12:42:34","date_gmt":"2021-02-21T11:42:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bmj\/?p=49652"},"modified":"2021-02-21T12:45:51","modified_gmt":"2021-02-21T11:45:51","slug":"meaningful-patient-participation-in-online-events-involvingpatientsonline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bmj\/2021\/02\/21\/meaningful-patient-participation-in-online-events-involvingpatientsonline\/","title":{"rendered":"Meaningful patient participation in online events: #InvolvingPatientsOnline"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the nine years since it was first formulated, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/patientsincluded.org\/conferences\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Patients Included charter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> has become an important indicator of quality and inclusiveness for organisers of healthcare conferences looking to ensure that patients are active participants\u2014not subjects of discussion notable for their absence. Conferences <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmj.com\/campaign\/patient-partnership\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">supported by BMJ<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are expected to meet its requirements around co-design, active participation, and accessibility, and major international meetings such as the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/colloquium2020.cochrane.org\/patients-included\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cochrane Colloquium<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> have signed up to the charter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The shift to online gatherings in the wake of the covid-19 crisis gives conference organisers new opportunities to maximise the inclusion of patients. But as anyone who has participated in one will know, online meetings bring their own challenges in terms of access, communication, and social dynamics. How best then to make the most of online conferences to ensure that patients are not just passive observers, while avoiding pitfalls around who is included and how?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This was the focus of discussion among patients, carers, healthcare professionals and researchers in a Tweetchat co-hosted by The BMJ and The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute (THIS Institute) at the University of Cambridge. THIS Institute is supported by the Health Foundation, an independent charity committed to bringing about better health and healthcare for people in the UK.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Tweetchat followed <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk\/events\/this-space-2020\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">THIS Space<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> 2020<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, an annual conference organised by THIS Institute focusing on research and evidence around improving quality in healthcare, which took place online for the first time. Attracting over 700 registrations, with around 10% identifying as patients or carers, THIS Space 2020 included sessions on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?utm_campaign=THIS+Space+2020&amp;utm_content=148458489&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;hss_channel=tw-896251529245716480&amp;v=uvuzaWK6x-8&amp;feature=youtu.be\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">inclusive improvement research<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EGqkmcc0yLk\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">doing research online<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=R7ishh6_-uc\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">remote care<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. In the Tweetchat, we brought in the question of online events themselves, and how to make them more inclusive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Tweetchat produced plenty of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/InvolvingPatientsOnline\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">thought-provoking exchange<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, but three areas of discussion stand out. First, there was the question of how to make online meetings accessible for all concerned. In part this is to do with publicising \u2013 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/anetto\/status\/1336407553740320775\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">if &#8220;real-world&#8221; events are hard to find, online ones can be even harder\u2014<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and there is a risk of reinforcing the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bccww\/status\/1336404743573344259\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;digital divide&#8221;<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, even if there are <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VBlush\/status\/1336406001495531520\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">some ways<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoannLeeding\/status\/1336410224115191814\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">mitigating this<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. It also relates to key questions about format and structure. Regular breaks and chances to stretch legs are good for everyone, and a shift to online events probably means a radical rethink about <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Crohnoid\/status\/1336405721768988674\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">how long is long enough<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. As a few people commented, there is something about concentrating on a screen that is particularly challenging and tiring, and there were some <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Overthe86335404\/status\/1336656825417162753\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">useful tips<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on how participants can <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tamsin_clake\/status\/1336409611025395717\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">get the most<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> out of online meetings. Some platforms offer instant (though imperfect) <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EvidenceMatters\/status\/1336404582319058945\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">subtitles as people speak<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and other providers can <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/helen_gard\/status\/1336408040132710401\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">add captions<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to video-conferencing services, which can help to overcome some barriers to participation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Second, there was lively discussion of what makes for a meaningful online conference for all delegates, including patients. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BregjeVerhoeve1\/status\/1336408320182202369\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Including all relevant groups from the start<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in the design and planning of events is just as important as with in-person conferences. Some conferencing platforms include advanced functions like polling, chat and break-out rooms, but making best use of these features means being mindful and judicious. Perhaps even more than their real-life equivalent, virtual break-out rooms need structure, clarity of purpose, and time for forming, norming and other social etiquette\u2014all the more so when <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/anetto\/status\/1336404009779941378\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">groups are mixed and power relationships can readily reproduce themselves<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/drcatchatfield\/status\/1336404845859921922\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Effective online facilitation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NCRI_partners\/status\/1336404183403159553\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">vital skill<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. And of course, with virtual events, meaningful participation can continue after the meeting has formally ended\u2014perhaps aided by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarkTUBarone\/status\/1336405658686672897\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">summaries and probes to keep the contributions coming in<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Finally, how best to ensure that all those involved feel able to take part equally? Some contributors were optimistic that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LLocock\/status\/1336406952587505667\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the online space itself helped to neutralise hierarchical relationships<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, with markers of professional prestige less visible and everyone in the same-sized box. Others, though, were clear that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dr_LoucaMai\/status\/1336404324226920448\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">offline power structures<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> could easily be <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/drcatchatfield\/status\/1336407137623412740\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">reproduced online<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Again, good facilitation, and a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/acserrao76\/status\/1336402444851482637\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">balance of &#8220;lived&#8221; and &#8220;learned&#8221; experience,<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> were seen as crucial, along with active efforts on the part of organisers to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NCRI_partners\/status\/1336400987528048640\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">put patients themselves in positions of prominence<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, such as plenary panels.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The shift towards online events is unlikely to reverse in a post-covid world. Concerns about the contribution of travel to climate change, as well as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bmj\/2020\/11\/19\/kawaldip-sehmi-international-patient-advocates-from-101-countries-call-for-action\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">positive experiences about what can be done in an online environment<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, are likely to continue to move towards <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bmj\/2020\/06\/05\/tessa-richards-todays-rapidly-convened-virtual-events-are-pointing-the-way-to-a-greener-more-inclusive-future\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">fewer and better in-person conferences<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, supplemented by interesting and engaging virtual meetings. While in-person meetings still have their place as a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/just_TUX\/status\/1336402401654398977\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">basis for lasting, trusting interpersonal relationships<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, a blended approach to research conferences has the potential to be <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elspeth_mathie\/status\/1336407325486309378\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">more inclusive and more useful<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for everyone involved.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em><strong>Graham Martin<\/strong> is Director of Research at The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute (THIS Institute), University of Cambridge. THIS Institute is supported by the Health Foundation, an independent charity committed to bringing about better health and healthcare for people in the UK. <\/em><strong>Twitter<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/graham_p_martin?lang=en\">@graham_p_martin<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em><strong>Competing interests<\/strong>: <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">trustee of the Foundation for the Sociology of Health and Illness (to September 2020); employment supported by the Health Foundation\u2019s grant to the University of Cambridge for The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute (THIS Institute).<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em>Thank you to\u00a0Emma Doble, Patient Editor at The BMJ and Hannah Flack, Communications Administrator at The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute (THIS Institute), who coordinated the twitter chat.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the nine years since it was first formulated, the Patients Included charter has become an important indicator of quality and inclusiveness for organisers of healthcare conferences looking to ensure [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bmj\/2021\/02\/21\/meaningful-patient-participation-in-online-events-involvingpatientsonline\/\">More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":47702,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[223],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49652","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guest-bloggers"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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