PRO EDI is an initiative led by Trial Forge, Evidence Synthesis Ireland and the Campbell Collaboration to try and make it easier for those doing systematic reviews, especially ones including randomised trials, to explicitly consider equity, diversity and inclusion in their reviews. The initiative benefits from an international advisory group to help us make PRO EDI relevant to all reviews, wherever the reviewers may be based in the world, and whatever the topic of the review. In this webinar the development of the PRO EDI tool is described and the tool itself introduced.
About the speakers
Prof. Shaun Treweek is a health services researcher interested in efficient trial design, particularly around inclusive recruitment and retention & effective presentation of research evidence. He led the development of the NIHR INCLUDE Ethnicity Framework, a tool to help trialists design inclusive trials, PRO EDI, a tool to help systematic reviewers consider equity in their reviews, and PRECIS-2, a tool to match trial design decisions to what the users of the results need.
Clarinda Cerejo is a EUPATI-certified Patient Expert and a Stanford-certified Design Thinker. She serves as an India Ambassador for The Sumaira Foundation, a Board Member of the Global Patient Advocacy Coalition, and a Management Committee of the Rare Disease Research Network.
Ioanna Gkertso is a medical student entering her 4th year at King's College London. She recently completed an intercalated BSc degree in Primary Care and Basic Medical Science, graduating with first-class honors. Throughout her academic journey, Ioanna has shown a strong commitment to both her studies and community.
Hanne Bruhn is a Research Fellow in the Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation at University of Aberdeen, and a Senior Research Fellow at HRB Clinical Research Facility, University College Cork, Ireland. She is also an HRB-TMRN Research Associate.