People with lived experience are individuals who have first-hand experience of the medical condition(s) being considered. The value of including the viewpoints of people with lived experience in health policy, health care, and health care and systems research has been recognized at many levels, including by funding agencies. However, there is little guidance or established best practices on how to include non-academic reviewers in the grant review process. Here we describe our approach to the inclusion of people with lived experience in every stage of the grant review process. After a budget was created for a specific call, a steering committee was created. This group included researchers, people with lived experience, and health systems administrators. This group developed and issued the call. After receiving proposals, stage one was scientific review by researchers. Grants were ranked by this score and a short list then reviewed by people with lived experience as stage two. Finally, for stage three, the Steering Committee convened and achieved consensus based on information drawn from stages one and two. Our approach to engage people with lived experience in the grant review process was positively reviewed by everyone involved, as it allowed for patient perspectives to be truly integrated. However, it does lengthen the review process. The proposed model offers further practical insight into including people with lived experience in the review process.

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让有经验的人参与补助金审查流程。

有经验的人是对所考虑的医疗状况有第一手经验的人。包括在卫生政策，医疗保健，医疗保健和系统研究方面有丰富经验的人们的观点在内的价值已在许多层面得到了认可，包括获得资助机构的认可。但是，关于如何在补助金审查过程中纳入非学术审查员的指导或建立的最佳做法很少。在这里，我们描述了在赠款审核过程的每个阶段中，将具有丰富经验的人员纳入其中的方法。在为特定的通话创建预算后，成立了指导委员会。该小组包括研究人员，经验丰富的人员和卫生系统管理员。该小组制定并发出了电话。收到提案后，第一阶段是研究人员的科学审查。根据此分数和简短列表对赠款进行排名，然后由经验丰富的人（第二阶段）对其进行审核。最后，在第三阶段，指导委员会根据第一阶段和第二阶段的信息召集并达成了共识。参与的每个人都积极评价了我们使有经验的人参与赠款审查过程的方法，因为它可以真正整合患者的观点。但是，它确实延长了审核过程。提议的模型提供了进一步的实际见解，可将具有实际经验的人员包括在审核过程中。指导委员会根据第一阶段和第二阶段的信息召集并达成共识。参与的每个人都积极地评价了我们使有经验的人参与赠款审查过程的方法，因为它使病人的观点得以真正整合。但是，它确实延长了审核过程。提议的模型提供了进一步的实际见解，可将具有实际经验的人员包括在审核过程中。指导委员会根据第一阶段和第二阶段的信息召集并达成共识。参与的每个人都积极评价了我们使有经验的人参与赠款审查过程的方法，因为它可以真正整合患者的观点。但是，它确实延长了审核过程。提议的模型提供了进一步的实际见解，可将具有实际经验的人员包括在审核过程中。