Working with consumer partners

We partner with patients, carers, family, friends, and consumer organisations during all stages of research to make decisions about:

  • research priorities: choosing topics and asking questions that are important to people
  • research practices: how we do our research, what outcomes we measure, what the results might mean and how we share them
  • research policy: how organisations support researchers and healthcare providers to do research with consumers.

Watch our video about consumer partnerships.

Governance

Guides and procedures

Apply for a microgrant

The Health Translation Queensland Consumer and Community Involvement (CCI) microgrants program can help with funding for consumer partnerships. Email communications@healthtranslationqld.org.au for the expression of interest form.

It takes us about 2 to 4 weeks to assess micro grant applications. Make sure you include this as part of your project time frame.

Consumer engagement and consent form

Include the Consumer engagement and consent form [DOC 210.5 KB] when you apply for governance authorisation if a consumer is part of your research team and is:

  • likely to be a co-author on any of your research publications
  • listed as a co-investigator
  • given data to analyse
  • involved in writing the PICF or protocol
  • involved in study design and or their work is being included.

Make sure you include the:

  • title of your project
  • ERM reference number
  • information sheet or consent form signed by the principal investigator.

Payments

Mandatory training for consumers

Consumer partners must do our orientation program, including mandatory training, before going to the first research meeting.

Research and other education

Other consumer partner resources

National Clinical Trials Governance Framework (NCTGF)

Health Translation Queensland (HTQ)

Health Consumers Queensland

Toolkits, training, videos and guides

Articles and studies

Last updated: September 2024