Programs You Can Book

Format options:
• 2-hour workshop
• Half-day workshop

Delivery: Virtual or in person

Purpose
These workshops help healthcare, research, and advocacy teams move patient engagement beyond tokenism and toward involvement that is clear, ethical, and genuinely useful.

Rather than focusing on theory alone, the sessions examine why many engagement efforts fall short and provide practical frameworks for involving patients in ways that respect their time, lived experience, and role in decision-making.

What the workshop covers

• Why many patient engagement efforts fail, even when intentions are good
• The difference between tokenism, participation, and partnership
• What meaningful patient involvement looks like in practice
• Common barriers patients face when engaging with organizations
• How to invite, support, and work with patient voices responsibly
• Ethical and practical considerations, including power and follow-through
   

Outcomes

Teams leave with:

• A clearer, shared understanding of what meaningful patient engagement means
• Practical guidance for involving patients at the right level, at the right time
• Better awareness of trust, power dynamics, and patient burden
• A simple framework they can adapt to their own work
• Greater confidence designing and evaluating engagement efforts

2-hour workshop
Best for teams looking to build shared understanding, reset their approach, or introduce patient engagement concepts in a focused, accessible way.

Half-day workshop
Designed for teams ready to go deeper, with time for reflection, discussion, and applied design work using real engagement scenarios.

Format: 30–90 minute talk

Delivery: In person

Purpose
Help students build resilience, confidence, and self-advocacy through a real story of growing up with severe asthma.

What the talk covers

• Living with asthma and invisible illness
• Facing fear and setbacks
• Building confidence
• Asking for help
• Redefining limitations
   

Outcomes

Students leave with:

• Greater understanding of chronic illness
• Increased empathy
• Practical mindset tools
• Encouragement to speak up