This document discusses evidence informed practice and increasing collaboration between researchers and practitioners. It lists resources on measuring personal outcomes and practitioner research involving older people. It also outlines the activities and outputs of the Practitioner Research: Older People project, which aimed to increase the volume and quality of practitioner-led research through training, knowledge sharing events, and disseminating research reports.

1. Evidence informed practice

2. Awareness & access

3. Skills &
confidence

4. Use of evidence

5. Evidence
base

7. www.iriss.org.uk/resources/measuringpersonal-outcomes-challenges-andstrategies-video

8. www.researchunbound.org.uk

9. irissfm.iriss.org.uk
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12. vimeo.com/43519157

15. Practitioner Research:
Older People (PROP)
blogs.iriss.org.uk/prop

16. Collaboration between researchers &
practitioners
Volume and quality of practitioner-led
research
Access to and awareness of practitioner
research
Extend understanding

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Blog
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Funders
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Project team members
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Steering group meetings
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Research reports OUT NOW
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Practice organisations
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Mentors
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Research projects
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Practitioners
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Organisations involved

18. Activities & outputs
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Research training sessions
Knowledge exchange events
Project postcards
Individual research reports
Evaluation reports
PROP Summary booklet
2 journal articles
1 special issue of Journal of Integrated Care