TY - JOUR T1 - Building Bridges between Researchers and Patient Research Partners: A Report from the GRAPPA 2014 Annual Meeting JF - The Journal of Rheumatology JO - J Rheumatol SP - 1021 LP - 1026 DO - 10.3899/jrheum.150123 VL - 42 IS - 6 AU - Maarten de Wit AU - Willemina Campbell AU - Ana-Maria Orbai AU - William Tillett AU - Oliver FitzGerald AU - Dafna D. Gladman AU - Chris A. Lindsay AU - Neil J. McHugh AU - Philip J. Mease AU - Denis O’Sullivan AU - Ingrid Steinkoenig AU - Glenn Windisch AU - Niti Goel Y1 - 2015/06/01 UR - http://www.jrheum.org/content/42/6/1021.abstract N2 - Concurring with a worldwide trend to include the patient perspective in outcomes research, the Group for Research and Assessment of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis (GRAPPA) recently engaged patients as collaborative partners in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) research. We summarize Building Bridges, a session held at the GRAPPA 2014 annual meeting, where interactive dialogue was encouraged between all participants regarding GRAPPA’s vision for patient research partner (PRP) involvement, including the mutual understanding of the roles and responsibilities of PRP and researchers in GRAPPA’s working groups, meetings, and governance arrangements. We conclude that involving PRP in GRAPPA projects is pivotal to optimizing incorporation of the patient perspective in psoriasis and PsA research. ER -