Engagement Blogs

Finding Success in Rural Patient-Centered Research Engagement

Published: 
October 12, 2021
Author(s): 
Dane Bossert
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Engagement Blogs
Research
A Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Award project’s location plays a distinct role in its planning and implementation. For example, rural populations and people living in low-income and historically underserved areas in the United States have less access to health care and healthy foods ,...
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Building Sustainable PCOR and CER via Engagement

Published: 
September 15, 2021
Author(s): 
Dane Bossert
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Engagement Blogs
Research
PCORI supports research that generates information to help people make informed healthcare decisions and improve healthcare delivery and outcomes. Patients, caregivers, clinicians, and other healthcare stakeholders guide our funded research, and the Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Awards program...
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Engagement Awards Announce Fall 2021 Funding Opportunities, Including New Special Area of Interest

Published: 
August 5, 2021
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Engagement Blogs
Since 2014, the Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Award program has awarded more than $121 million to fund nearly 600 projects that build communities ready to engage in patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR) and comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER ). Supporting communities to...
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Reducing Health Inequities One Word at a Time

Published: 
July 26, 2021
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Engagement Blogs
At least 350 languages are spoken in the United States—a country that more than 44 million immigrants now call home. But when it comes to health care in their new home, this community faces a barrier in their care that others do not: limited English proficiency (LEP). It can make health care a...
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Engagement Awards Special Cycles Launch for Projects on COVID-19, IDD

Published: 
March 1, 2021
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Engagement Blogs
Funding Awards
The Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Awards program today introduces two special funding opportunities to build capacity to support patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR). These PFAs call for proposals related to COVID-19 and individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (IDD...
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First Engagement Award Funding Opportunities of 2021 Now Open

Published: 
February 1, 2021
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Engagement Blogs
Funding Awards
Based on feedback from awardees and applicants and in response to PCORI’s National Priorities, we are pleased to share updates to the Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Awards program’s three funding announcements, which are open for Letter of Intent (LOI) submissions through April 1. These...
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New Online Training Teaches Fundamentals of Research

Published: 
October 5, 2020
Author(s): 
Michelle Johnston-Fleece, MPH,
Corinne Zahlis, MPH,
Kristin L. Carman, PhD, MA
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Engagement Blogs
Research
We know at PCORI that engaging patients and stakeholders is critical to generating and conducting meaningful research that informs decisions about health care. As partners, patients and stakeholders bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise to a project. However, we have also learned that...
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Webinars Offer Lessons from Health Systems Dealing with Coronavirus Challenges

Published: 
July 21, 2020
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Engagement Blogs
Research
The coronavirus pandemic has led to disruptions in healthcare systems across the globe. Since March, hospitals in different areas of the country have had to address enormous challenges to their capacity, operating systems, and patient flow, among other issues. Although the situation has eased in...
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Engagement Tools Offer Tips for Engaging Virtually

Published: 
June 29, 2020
Author(s): 
Alana Cole,
Nana Martinson, MPH,
Ivey Wohlfeld,
Blog Topics: 
Engagement Blogs
Research
As the nation deals with ramifications of the coronavirus pandemic, PCORI and its funded research teams are adapting everything from the questions they seek to answer to the way they conduct activities. In terms of patient and stakeholder engagement, most in-person activities have transitioned to a...
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Spreading Awareness and Interventions for Mental Health

Published: 
May 19, 2020
Author(s): 
Adney Rakotoniaina
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Engagement Blogs
Research
Mental health is a topic that some people feel uncomfortable discussing. But failing to spread mental health awareness can have serious consequences. For example, people with serious mental illness (SMI)—conditions including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder—are at...
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