Laura Alvarado Cruz, Author at Patient Experience Research Centre

Researchers and community members working together to shape research on respiratory infections in young children

29 April 2025

This entry is part 1 of 1 in the series Ealing Community Involvement in Research Event 2024 About the event The Imperial Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) Patient Experience Research Centre (PERC), in collaboration with Saira —member of the Ealing Parent Carer Forum and Imperial Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) Community Partner—organised this event, where the local community was invited to get involved in research, with a particular focus on involving Ealing Parent Carers, who are parents and carers of disabled children and young people, up to the age of 25, who live in Ealing. When did this event take place? The event took place on Thursday, October 10th, from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm at the West Acton Community Centre.

Having an Impact with Public Involvement in Paediatric Intensive Care Research

Laura Alvarado Cruz

20 December 2024

In conversation with: Emma Alexander, Clinical Research Fellow in Paediatric Intensive Care at St Mary’s Hospital in London

As a doctor who works in children’s intensive care, I have always been interested in research, especially in research that matters to parents and young children. However, until this year I had never formally taken part in patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) activities, but I have learned a great deal from these experiences and am now an enthusiastic advocate!

In this blog post I would like to reflect a little on what I have done, and what I have learned – with all of it being thanks to the amazing members of the public who have taken the time to share their experiences and help me on my research journey.