Preparing for Patient-Oriented Research Meetings with Older Adults and Caregivers Trainee Workbook Highlights

Pre-Meeting: Considerations & Decisions to Inform Pre-Meeting Activities

Before you book a time to meet with older adults, you may want to gather some information and consider the following questions. This pre-work will help ensure you have the ideal set-up for your meeting.  This section helps you ensure that:  

1. Your engagement of partners encourages inquiry & reflection 
2. You accommodate accessibility needs  
3. You are fostering anti-oppressive and safe spaces 

Meeting: Considerations & Decisions to Inform Meeting Activities 

As you prepare for your time with older adults, the questions below provide a glimpse of how this source may help you identify activities and resources in the meeting that can support your engagement goals.   

1. How will you deconstruct power structures?  
2. Consider how you can continue to strengthen your relationship through activities and actions in the meeting 
3. How will you involve partners in deciding the preferred method of capturing their own engagement? 

Post-Meeting: Considerations & Decisions to Inform Post-Meeting Activities   

Throughout your planning process and after your meeting, you may want to gather some information and consider the following questions to help you understand the value (and limitations) of your engagement and how you can build upon this work.   

1. What perspectives were absent that are essential to health equity? 
2. How can you recognize feedback and perspectives that were in the minority or contrary to the majority?