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Anne
Member

I agree with you both! Building stakeholders’ research competency is challenging but critical to improving their ability to participate in decision making.

The GPP guiding principles remind us that building a common or mutual understanding of objectives between stakeholders is vital for building effective partnerships. While researchers are responsible for engaging and involving stakeholders in the development of appropriate educational strategies, to build stakeholders’ understanding of the research and science, they are also responsible for building their own socio-cultural competency about local norms, needs, and cultures.

So everyone.. take a moment and think about how you would rate YOURSELF?

How would you rate your biomedical research competency, from 1-10 (10 being the best)?

And then how would you rate your socio-cultural competency or your understanding of your trial community’s needs, priorities, norms and circumstances?

And how can we engage stakeholders to strengthen these competencies in order to enhance our mutual understanding?