Dr. Lisa Royse, Assistant Research Professor, has been approved for a $250,000 funding award through the Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Awards program, an initiative of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). The funds will support development and launch of the Patient AdvisoR Team iN Orthopaedic ReSearch (PARTNORS) program.
Dr. Royse will lead the engagement project at the Missouri Orthopaedic Institute (MOI) in collaboration with Dr. James Cook, Dr. James Stannard, Dr. David Mehr, and two patients who will ensure the patient perspective is integrated into program administration activities. PARTNORS will build a culture and capacity for patients to be routinely and meaningfully engaged in orthopaedic research. PARTNORS will focus on patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR) related to artificial versus biologic knee replacement and restoration treatment options. The program will include a 12-member patient advisory team who will (1) provide experiential knowledge that will drive priorities for PCOR, (2) work alongside researchers to provide insight related to specific research activities, and (3) contribute to dissemination of the research and findings happening at MOI.
“At MOI and throughout the world, there is a growing population of patients with advanced knee problems who face invasive surgical interventions that may profoundly affect their work, activities of daily living, recreation, and quality of life. These patients, and their healthcare providers, need data-driven evidence for shared decision-making regarding options for effectively and safely treating these complex cases. The patient perspective is crucial to address this need. Our team—including our unique patient population who are provided both artificial and biologic surgical treatment options—is poised and uniquely suited to meet this need,” Royse said.
The PARTNORS program is part of a portfolio of projects that PCORI has funded to help develop a community of patients and other stakeholders equipped to participate as partners in comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) and disseminate PCORI-funded study results. Through the Engagement Award Program, PCORI is creating an expansive network of individuals, communities and organizations interested in and able to participate in, share, and use patient-centered CER.
According to Greg Martin, PCORI’s Acting Chief Engagement and Dissemination Officer, “This project was selected for Engagement Award funding because it will build a community equipped to participate as partners in CER and develop partnerships and infrastructure to disseminate PCORI-funded research results. We look forward to working with the Missouri Orthopaedic Institute throughout the course of their two-year project.”
MOI’s project and the other projects approved for funding by the PCORI Engagement Award Program were selected through a highly competitive review process in which applications were assessed for their ability to meet PCORI’s engagement goals and objectives, as well as program criteria. For more information about PCORI’s funding to support engagement efforts, visit PCORI Engagement Awards page.
PCORI is an independent, nonprofit organization authorized by Congress in 2010 to fund comparative effectiveness research that will provide patients, their caregivers, and clinicians with the evidence needed to make better-informed health and healthcare decisions. PCORI is committed to seeking input from a broad range of stakeholders to guide its work.
