Our aims and priorities are to:

• Facilitate Consumer and Community Involvement in Monash Partners activities
• Strengthen workforce capacity for meaningful Consumer and Community Involvement across the Monash Partners network
• Develop pathways for researchers and healthcare providers to engage with consumers and the community
• Collaborate with national and international leaders in Consumer and Community Involvement
• Through the Australian Health Research Alliance, develop a national Consumer and Community Involvement knowledge hub.

It was about people like me, and it was to help people like me. It was a delightful experience to actually have some influence over the direction in which the research should head.

Our Consumer and Community Involvement Advisory Committee brings together health care providers, managers and researchers across Monash Partners. They include:

• Dr Catherine Brasier
• Ms Eliza Cobb
• Ms Sheila Daly
• Ms Michelle Daniel
• Ms Gina Etienne
• Professor Keith Hill
• Professor Carol Hodgson
• Dr Angela Jones
• Ms Coral Keren
• Ms Lauren Lawlor
• Ms Amy Lewis
• Ms Katrina Lewis
• Ms Joanna Ong
• Dr Sandra Reeder
• Dr Jack Wallace
• Mr Ken Young
• Annamaria Acs
• Catherine Carmichael

We understand that consumers are busy too and we appreciate their commitment to our projects. If you plan to include consumers in your research, below you will find some resources to assist.

Consumer and Community Involvement in Health Research Position Statement
Provides guiding principles for involving consumers and community members in health research. Developed by the Australian Health Research Alliance (AHRA) and the Consumers Health Forum of Australia (CHF).

Consumer and Community Involvement Advice Form
Helps to register your project and need for support.

Reimbursement information to cover any out-of-pocket expenses
Covers the costs your consumers may incur.

Training content for researchers and health personnel to facilitate CCI in research: a systematic scoping review
Identifies and evaluates training
content for researchers and health personnel on CCI in research.

Consumer and Community Involvement Infographic
Helps outline ways to work with consumers.

COVID-19/chronic condition information sheets
Covers chronic conditions such as arthritis, asthma, cardiovascular health, diabetes and stroke in English as well as translated fact sheets in Arabic, Chinese (Simplified and Standard), Greek, Italian and Vietnamese.

Western Australian Health Translation Network Consumer and Community Involvement Handbook
The Western Australian Health Translation Network has created an essential resource for organisations, researchers, consumers and funders who are serious about consumer involvement in health research.

Consumer and Community Involvement Tip Sheets
Explaining how to best communicate to consumers included in your research.

• Zoom
• Mentimeter and Kahoot
• Microsoft Teams
• MURAL
• Skype
• Google Hangouts and Google Meet.

View more Consumer and Community Involvement resources related to Education and Training here.

In addition to the resources available, Monash Partners provides Consumer and Community Involvement consultations and support to our member organisations.

To access resources, advice and support, please register your project here. We will respond to your query within two weeks.

Monash Partners is proud to support the following projects within this Platform:

Development of a Monash Partners model for Consumer Advisory Panels 
Joanna Ong, Dr Sandy Reeder and Dr Angela Jones

Barriers and enablers to Consumer and Community Involvement in research and healthcare improvement: Perspectives from consumer organisations, health services and researchers.
Dr Sandy Reeder and Dr Darshini Ayton

Training content to strengthen consumer and community engagement in health research and healthcare improvement
Dr Sandy Reeder and Dr Darshini Ayton