Patient advisory group formed
Patient input is crucial to PREFER's success. On September 1st, we formed the patient stakeholder advisory group to make sure the patient perspective is included at all levels of the project. The group is co-ordinated by the European Cancer Patients Coalition (ECPC),
The PREFER Patient Advisory Group consists of the European Cancer Patients Coalition (ECPC), Muscular Dystrophy UK (MDUK), European Patients Forum (EPF), and International Alliance of Patients’ Organizations (IAPO) and EURORDIS.
Patient Advisory Group members are directly involved in activities within all work packages of PREFER, sharing common expectations and ensuring that the methodologies (Link removed) identified correspond to the patient views, experiences and preferences. We also have a number of individual patients with rheumatoid arthritis on board through the clinical research partners at the University of Birmingham. The patient perspective is complemented by the presence of EURORDIS, who are members of a broader stakeholder advisory board.
By Kalliopi Christoforidi, ECPC