January 2023 – Dr Gemma Skaczkowski

Research Round-up

Nikki Davis speaks with Dr Gemma Skaczkowski, a Research Fellow from the University of South Australia, about her systematic review: The nature and impact of patient and public involvement in cancer prevention, screening and early detection research. Nikki Davis is a member of PC4’s consumer community and is our guest host for this episode. In this conversation they discuss: -What constitutes patient involvement -What research stage most commonly involves consumers -And the benefits of patient and consumer involvement This review found that involvement is increasing but more involvement is needed across each step of the research process. You can read the full review here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0091743522004777?via=ihub