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🌍 Reminder to register!

The Sixth Global School on Refugee & Migrant Health takes place 9–11 Dec 2025 (Geneva + online).

Open to all for online participation, with interpretation in Arabic, English, French & Spanish.

👉 Register here: www.who.int/news-room/ev...
December 4, 2025 at 10:31 AM
🚨 Last day to register!
Join tomorrow’s Public & Patient Involvement Workshop: Finding Research Partners at UL.
📅 Wed, Nov 12 | 🕚 11am–1pm | 📍 Schuman Building, Room S114
Facilitators: Jon Salsberg & Alison Johnson

👉 Register today: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
November 11, 2025 at 11:55 AM
🔍 PPI Workshop: Finding Research Partners

Join us for this interactive session with Jon Salsberg (UL) & Alison Johnson (PPI contributor).

📅 Wed, Nov 12 | 🕚 11am–1pm
📍 Schuman Building, Room S114
👉 Register here - forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

#PPI #Research #UL #PPINetwork #HealthResearch
November 4, 2025 at 10:14 AM
🔍 Public & Patient Involvement Workshop: Finding Research Partners
Looking to connect with the right partners for your research?
Join us Wed Nov 12, 11am–1pm - Schuman Building - Room S114 for a practical PPI workshop with Jon Salsberg & Alison Johnson.
👉 Register here - shorturl.at/SQDHd
October 31, 2025 at 11:20 AM
At last weeks seminar Postdoc Deepanjali Vishwakarma presented on the MiHealth project. A project based on 'Strengthening health information systems for refugee and migrant health policy and practice in Ireland'

A fantastic presentation followed by a truly evocative discussion! #ul #ppi #research
October 22, 2025 at 1:34 PM
The PHR Unit was absolutely delighted to have Professor Pauline O'Reilly from the School of Nursing and Midwifery speak at our weekly seminar on her project 'Identifying the quality-of-life needs of adults with Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis (SJS/TEN)'
#UL #PPI #Research
October 22, 2025 at 1:12 PM
🌍🎶 Great to share our work with WHO Europe on using participatory methods — including music & singing — to build partnerships in migration health research.

Showcased the PPI INCLUDES project & Le Chéile performance.
#MigrationHealth #PPI #ArtsInResearch #UL
October 7, 2025 at 2:29 PM
🎶 Tower Seminar @ UL

Songwriting as a Participatory Method in Migrant Health Research

📅 Wed 15 Oct | 🕓 4–5:30PM | 📍 Theatre 2, Irish World Academy

Featuring co-created songs, stories & insights on migrant healthcare.
#MigrantHealth #ArtsInResearch #UL
October 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
🚨 Registration closes soon! 🚨

Don’t miss our Intro to PPI & PHR Workshop on Oct 15 (11am–12pm, online).

⏰ Registration closes Oct 8 – just 7 days away!

🔗 Register: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
October 1, 2025 at 11:56 AM
🎶💜 Pregnant in Limerick? Join our MuM (Mums Using Music) Community!

📍 Thursday mornings @ Northside Family Resource Centre
👶 For mums-to-be (18–35 weeks pregnant by Oct 2025, age 18+)

More info 👉 info@northsidefrc.ie
| (061) 326 623
September 26, 2025 at 9:56 AM
📢 Online Workshop: Intro to PPI & PHR
🗓 Wed Oct 15 | ⏰ 11am–12pm | 💻 Webinar

Learn how public & patient involvement shapes health research.

Facilitators:
👤 Jon Salsberg (UL)
👤 Alison Johnson (HRB/PPI)

🔗 Register: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

#PPI #HealthResearch #UL
September 23, 2025 at 11:40 AM
🌟 Calling all PhD students! 🌟
The inaugural UL National PPI Excellence Award is open for applications!
🗓 Deadline: Oct 15th
📧 Info & applications: ppi-ignite@ul.ie
Let’s celebrate the impact of meaningful PPI in research 💡
September 18, 2025 at 11:23 AM
🎭 Legislative Theatre Workshop: Who Cares for the Carer?

Join us in Galway City, 26–28 September, for a unique theatre workshop facilitated by José Soeiro.

💡 How can theatre amplify the voices of carers and spark social change? Be part of the conversation!
September 16, 2025 at 9:35 AM
🎉 Big congrats to Kyriaki Pantelidou & Siobhán O’Reilly! Winners of the 2025 PPI Ignite @ UL bursaries (€2k each) supporting inclusive health research. 🎵👶🌟👵🧑‍🎨
🔗 Learn more: www.ul.ie/ehs/medicine...
September 3, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Doing our MPH research on migrants’ views of cancer screening — big thanks to the Dept. of Health & Joseph Cully for hosting us + sharing policy insights. Grateful to work with Refugee & Migrant Health Partnership & NSS.
August 5, 2025 at 10:16 AM
🔍 Ethical dilemmas in PPI research?
Join Dr. Virginia Minogue & Dr. Jon Salsberg at #PPIUL24 as they unpack the complex realities of power-sharing, IP, community rights & trust in research partnerships.
🧭 Towards values-based PPI
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June 27, 2025 at 9:13 AM
🔬 Workshop B: Starting Together
Dr Edel Burton shares reflections on co-creating a meaningful #PPI partnership in the context of chronic disease and medication management.
💬 Real experiences
🤝 Collaborative lessons
🏥 Patient-centred research
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June 27, 2025 at 9:13 AM
PPI in cancer research is more than a checkbox — it’s about collaboration, trust & lived experience.
At #PPIUL24, Lorna Kerin shares how partnership in cancer research brings new insights, impact & hope.
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June 27, 2025 at 9:12 AM
📣 Plenary 2: A Decade of PPI in Ireland – Hope, Hurdles & Honest Reflections
Join Dr Avril Kennan as she shares insights from 10 years of public and patient involvement—what we've learned and where we go from here.
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June 26, 2025 at 4:42 PM
🌟 Journeying Together: Co-creating a PPI Impact Framework 🌟
How do we define, capture & communicate impact in Public & Patient Involvement?
Join Michael Foley & Dr Liz Farsaci from @PPI_Ignite_TCD at #PPIUL24 as they guide a collaborative workshop on shaping a meaningful PPI Impact Framework.
June 26, 2025 at 1:30 PM
🔎 Workshop B: Creating Inclusive PPI – Practical Ideas from the Rare Disease Community
Join Dr Cassandra Dinius & Dr Sarah Delaney at #PPISummerSchool2025 to explore real-world strategies for inclusive involvement.
➡️ Grounded in rare disease experiences
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June 26, 2025 at 1:29 PM
🧒📚 Looking to work ethically with children & young people in research?
Check out the brand-new toolkit developed by @PPI_Ignite_DCUNetwork, Barretstown & Tusla.
✔️ Practical tools
✔️ Rights-based approach
✔️ Created with young collaborators
👉 ppinetwork.ie/resource/eth...
June 26, 2025 at 1:28 PM
How can we collaborate meaningfully with large groups?
At PPI Summer School 25, Jess Drinkwater, Becci Morris & Manoj Mistry introduce Group Level Assessment – a practical, participatory tool to co-create knowledge and actions together.
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June 26, 2025 at 11:05 AM
🎓 Getting your grant application PPI-ready?
Join us at #PPISummerSchool2025 where Anne Cody (HRB) and Gerry Daly will share expert insights on weaving #PPI into funding applications.
📍 Don’t miss this chance to sharpen your approach with guidance from leading voices in PPI.
@phrunit-ul.bsky.social
June 26, 2025 at 11:04 AM
🗣️ Workshop A: Intro to Public Patient Involvement (PPI) in Research
with Dr Emma Dorris (UCD) & Research Partner Stacey Grealis.
A must-attend for researchers new to PPI—learn the foundations, real-world insights, and why it matters.
📍#PPISummerSchool2025
@phrunit-ul.bsky.social
June 26, 2025 at 11:01 AM