Involvement and engagement case studies
At NIHR Moorfields BRC we involve patients and the public in our work to improve the quality of our research. Our research benefits from the knowledge, views and experiences of people and patients to ensure we focus on issues that matter to patients and is of maximum benefit to all. Below are some examples of patient and public involvement or engagement that we have undertaken.
Patient and public involvement case studies
ALICE – Involvement and engagement case study
ALICE (Artificial Learning Intelligent Computer Eye) is a 6ft Robot developed to explain machine learning to children in a fun and interactive way. To create an engagement tool that explains such a complex topic such as machine learning and the use of big data, we needed to work collaboratively with our target audience, namely children … Continued
Ask for Evidence – Involvement and engagement case study
INSIGHT is the eye health data hub for Health Data Research UK (HDRUK) the UK’s national institute for health data science partnered with Sense about Science (an independent charity that ‘champions the public interest in sound science and ensures evidence is recognised in public life and policy making’) to tap into their unique Ask for … Continued
Bloomsbury Festival – Involvement and engagement case study
Our first event was in 2020, with the theme Vision. We created a series of radio interviews and podcasts. Our presenter Dr Amit Patel met the key people behind INSIGHT, the health data hub for eye health. We explored what motivates their work and the challenges they faced. We discussed the breakthroughs in healthcare they … Continued
Visually – Involvement and engagement case study
At our young person’s advisory group eye-YPAG we worked with members of the visually team to design the look, feel and content of the workshops. The work shops were designed to educate children and young people about eye health and provide volunteering opportunities for children and young people age 11-18 years, options included: To look … Continued
Windows of the Soul – Involvement and engagement case study
This project started as a collaboration between Dr Siegfried Wagner, MRC Clinical Research Training Fellow, working at the NIHR Moorfields BRC and Caroline Kilduff, Ophthalmology Trainee and Topol Digital Health Fellow. They were both struck by how patients use artistic language to articulate their changing visual symptoms and the visual experience as described by patients. … Continued