NEWS: Professor Su May Liew Award - 2024 winners announced

Two teams have been granted the Professor Su May Liew Award for meaningful community engagement and involvement in healthcare research

Professor Su May Liew was a valued RESPIRE colleague who was passionate about involving and supporting patients and public members to play an active role in research. She was a strong advocate for removing the hierarchies in healthcare research that often create a barrier to patient and public involvement. Su May emphasised the importance of including, listening to, and acting on patients’ voices to ensure we co-produce high quality research that is of interest and benefit to those affected.

In honour of Su May, RESPIRE is funding two small grants of £1000 each to support partners in collaborating meaningfully with patients and/or communities affected by the research outcomes.  Through this annual award, RESPIRE hopes to continue her legacy of keeping patients and communities at the heart of healthcare research.

We are pleased to announce and congratulate the two winners of the award for 2024:

 

Winning Project 1: Breathing Life: Amplifying Voices of Chronic Respiratory Disease in Klang

Organisation: Universiti Putra Malaysia and Universiti Malaya

Applicants: Dr. Hani Syahida Salim, Dr. Jayakayatri Jeevajothi Nathan and Ms. Nursyuhada Sukri

Aims of the project: Empower individuals living with chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) in Klang by providing them with a collaborative platform to share their lived experiences and perspectives

Target audience: Individuals living with CRD in Klang district in Malaysia.

 

Winning Project 2: Patient Public Involvement (PPI) Forums to shape tobacco cessation and tuberculosis (TB) recovery practices

Organisation: ARK Foundation

Applicant: Ms. Samina Huque

Aims of the project: Form PPI Forums in two sub-district hospitals to create an opportunity for stakeholders to shape the development work on promoting tobacco cessation and TB recovery practices. 

Target audience: TB patients, their families/relatives/carers, government staff, community health workers, doctors and other key stakeholders.

 

Please join us in congratulating our two winners!

A big thank you to all those who submitted their application, and to the scoring panel members who helped to review the applications.

 

Learn more about the Professor Su May Liew Award

 

First published on 25 April 2024

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