PaCER offers a variety of trainings and resources curated and/or developed by our team related to best practices for community and patient engagement.

Trainings

Most trainings are offered online and are provided at no cost to attendees. Current offerings include:

• Engagement in Research Training Series: A 3-part series offered twice per year via live webinar; intended for research team members who are new to research engagement.
• Partnering with Researchers 101: How Patients, Caregivers, and Community Members Can Help Guide Health Research: A pre-recorded training available by request; intended for patients, caregivers, and community members who are new to research engagement.

Existing trainings can be delivered with limited tailoring to study teams on a case-by-case basis; tailored trainings are charged at a rate of $70/hour during business hours (M-F 8 am-5pm) and $95/hour after business hours (subject to increase annually). Request a consultation with a member of the PaCER team to learn more.

(If no trainings are listed, then no upcoming events are scheduled at this time; check back for updates)

Resources

A few general resources developed by PaCER are linked below. You can also visit our page on the NC TraCS Recruitment Resource Center to access our catalog of engagement templates, tools, and resources.

Additional resources are made available to research teams and community/patient partners by request, including those related to best practices and guidelines for engaged research, fiscal management of engaged research and partner compensation, partner onboarding materials, and advisory board templates.

Engagement Guidelines

We offer guidelines and suggestions for the appropriate and effective engagement of patient and community partners in health research. Specifically, we outline the importance of engagement in research, suggest engagement approaches and guidelines for researchers, offer examples of engagement activities, and outline strategies for recognition and compensation of research partners.

View Engagement Guidelines (pdf)

Fiscal Readiness

We are working to improve fiscal readiness and the grants management infrastructure for community-engaged research through the collaborative development of resources for academic researchers, research grant administrators, and community partners.

Collaborator Payment Form

To facilitate payment of community and patient partners, UNC has instituted a new shortened Independent Contractor form. This streamlined process requires less paperwork and ensures prompter payment. To learn more and access these forms, visit: finance.unc.edu.

Data Party Planning Guide

Engaging partners in the evaluation process—namely, in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data—can significantly enhance the appropriateness and acceptance of findings and recommendations. A data party is a time-limited way of conducting participatory data interpretation. At this event, diverse partners review the data, discuss their interpretations, and inform final recommendations.

Download the Data Party Planning Guide (pdf)