2014 Community Engagement Conference

Additional Information:
https://www.dtmi.duke.edu/ce-workshop


Description:

August 21 and 21, 2014
Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center

5701 Marinelli Road
Bethesda, MD 20852

Keynote Speaker:

• Judith Auerbach, PhD, Consultant and Adjunct Professor, School of Medicine, UCSF
  Topic: Methods to ensure engagement of patients, families, and communities throughout the research continuum

 

Conference objectives:

1. To present models demonstrating community engagement in each phase of translational research to improve health
2. To identify methods and metrics for assessing the success of community-engaged research in each phase of research
3. To determine best practices for sustaining community-engaged research in all phases of research

Conference Goal:
To present and compare perspectives and examples of methods of engagement in research that include individuals, including patients and families, to community organizations and disease advocates, as well as clinicians and other health professionals.

Audience:
Attendees for this conference will include community groups, patient advocacy groups, funders and foundations that are interested in research design and outcomes, and the researchers who presently work with these groups or wish to do so in the future.