Geographical Group Reporting Submission

Cochrane Ireland
Nikita Burke
Communicating with the Public Mentorship
Which function does this relate to?
Support and develop the community of Cochrane members
Support review production through training and membership
Undertake local knowledge translation activities
N/A
N/A
Date
04-07-2022
02-01-2023
No
Cochrane UK
Yes
Dr Claire O'Connell, Health Journalist
Hon Prof Derek Stewart, PPI Partner
Nikita Burke
nikita.burke@universityofgalway.ie
Trainings, learning opportunities, workshops, Dissemination / Knowledge Translation, Consumer /patient / caretaker engagement
One challenge was just that a mentee had personal issues and couldn't complete the write up, but had received the training.
It's also difficult to co-ordinate a widespread group of people but it worked.
The Evidence Synthesis Ireland & Cochrane Ireland ‘Communication with the Public’ Mentorship Programme aims to build capacity in communicating the results of evidence syntheses by writing for the public, through a facilitated mentorship programme.

Three mentees received team-based virtual writing mentorships over a 6 months period from Dr Claire O’Connell, Science Journalist and Communicator, Sarah Chapman and Selena Ryan-Vig, Knowledge Brokers with Cochrane UK and Hon Prof Derek Stewart, OBE, Patient Advocate. Two mentees published blogs in Evidently Cochrane, another in a health journal and another presented on National Radio.