Article: Broaden public engagement in medical research

13/10/20

How to make your research jump off the page: Co-creation to broaden public engagement in medical research

De nombreux articles de recherche scientifique sont destinés aux autres chercheurs plutôt qu’au grand public. Toutefois, le grand public est impliqué dans la recherche en tant que participant, contribuable et patient. Cet article traite de cette participation et de la manière dont elle peut être intégrée à l’amélioration de la recherche médicale.

How to make your research jump off the page: Co-creation to broaden public engagement in medical research by Nina Finley et al., published on 14 September 2020 in PLOS Medicine

Summary points

Many scientific research manuscripts are intended for other researchers and not the public. However, the public are involved in research as participants, taxpayers, and patients.
We discuss co-creation and how it can be used to enhance medical research.
Co-creation is an iterative, bidirectional collaboration between researchers and laypeople to create knowledge. This process can broaden public engagement in medical research.
Co-creation is related to theories of crowdsourcing, community-based participatory research, citizen science, and participatory action research.
Public online calls for input, crowdsourcing contests, hackathons, and participatory design sessions are all examples of activities to co-create with the public.
Infographics and videos are two tools that can be used to broaden public engagement in medical research.

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