The National Center for Health Research’s project “Spreading the Word” ran from 2018 to 2021 and was partially funded through a Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Award (8598-NCHR). This project was designed to bring together journalists, medical writers, researchers, and medical experts to effectively disseminate findings from PCORI-funded studies and to ensure that the media are interested […]
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From time to time, we offer free workshops for the public, researchers, and journalists. Keep an eye out on this page for more information.
Training Researchers to Communicate CER Findings to Journalists
This webinar is part of our “Spreading the Word” project and is designed for researchers who want to better communicate in an interesting and understandable way with journalists (and the public).
Read More »Improving the Accuracy of COVID-19 Media Coverage
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Center for Health Research hosted 9 teleconferences featuring COVID-19 researchers as speakers and discussants on different aspects of COVID-19 of importance to journalists. The main goal of this project was to help journalists understand the nuances of often conflicting information about COVID-19 research, to help ensure accurate media coverage.
Read More »Improving Outcomes for Long COVID-19 Patients
The project “Engaging Stakeholders in Patient-Centered Outcomes Research and Clinical Effectiveness Research to Improve Outcomes for Post-Acute COVID-19 Patients” aims to strengthen collaboration among healthcare providers, patients, disability experts, payers, and employers.
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