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Abstract:

Aim: To evaluate the California Breast Cancer Research Program (CBCRP) to measure success and identify areas for improvement.

Methods: Review of grant applications to the program and telephone interviews with consumer and academic researchers working on CBCRP funded projects.

Findings/recommendations: As well as drawing out lessons for improving the funding program the project has also identified how consumer involvement has had an impact on:

identifying research questions, to ensure they are relevant to consumers
recruitment and retention and the involvement of underserved communities.

The paper also recommends that the funders change their funding processes so as to better support researchers working collaboratively with consumers.

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Categories: health
Identifying topics, prioritising and commissioning
impact on funding/commissioning
impact on research
impact of public involvement
Recruitment

Date Entered: 2012/12/10

Date Edited: 2012/12/10