On 7 October, the funder of the RADAR-AD project – the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI), held a webinar about its impact on patient involvement in collaborative research projects. In the past years, IMI-funded initiatives have become evident game changers in the field of patient involvement. Chris Roberts and Jayne Goodrick, core members of the RADAR-AD Patient Advisory Board and speakers at the recent IMI webinar, gave their testimony to this development – patient representatives are taking an increasingly more active role across research consortia and providing invaluable insights. Among others, patient advocates are included as members of patient advisory groups, advising on ethical issues, communication activities, clinical visits and documentation, all the while ensuring meaningful involvement of the patient perspective within the project. Read the full news story here.
