Peer and Non-Peer Academic Scientists and Peer Support Specialist Community of Practice: Stakeholder Engagement to Advance the Science of Peer Support

Karen Fortuna; Mbita Mbao; Arya Kadakia; Amanda Myers; Daniel Fischer; Sandi Macdonald; Sheila Brunchet; Iga Hintz; Rebecca Rossom; Jessica Brooks; Joseph Kalisa; Claver Haragirimana; Marianne Storm; George Mois; Emre Umucu; Margaret Almeida; Jennifer Rivera; Yaara Zisman Ilani; Maria Venegas; Robert Walker

doi:10.1109/GHTC53159.2021.9612411

Peer and Non-Peer Academic Scientists and Peer Support Specialist Community of Practice: Stakeholder Engagement to Advance the Science of Peer Support

Karen Fortuna, Mbita Mbao, Arya Kadakia, Amanda Myers, Daniel Fischer, Sandi Macdonald, Sheila Brunchet, Iga Hintz, Rebecca Rossom, Jessica Brooks, Joseph Kalisa, Claver Haragirimana, Marianne Storm, George Mois, Emre Umucu, Margaret Almeida, Jennifer Rivera, Yaara Zisman Ilani, Maria Venegas, Robert Walker

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Abstract

Community of Practice, a community-engagement method that encourages a group of people to interact regularly towards a common goal, may promote satisfying experiences in patient-outcomes research among marginalized populations. Peer support specialists are increasingly being involved in peer-informed mental health research due to their lived experiences of mental illness and are an asset in co-designing healthcare programs along with researchers. In 2015, ten scientists and ten mental health service users joined as a Community of Practice that trained to engage in patient-centered outcomes research. The group has so far has presented at 20 conferences, published three book chapters and 30 peer-reviewed publications, and developed two smartphone applications. Of note are the co-production of a smartphone application, a digital peer support certification program, an app decision support tool, and an instrument to assess the value of patient-research partnerships. Future research will assess the feasibility of incorporating more stakeholders to enhance research outcomes.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2021 11th IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference, GHTC 2021
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	188-194
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Electronic)	9781665433723
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/GHTC53159.2021.9612411
State	Published - Oct 2021
Externally published	Yes
Event	11th Annual IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference, GHTC 2021 - Virtual, Online, United States Duration: 19 Oct 2021 → 23 Oct 2021

Publication series

Name	2021 11th IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference, GHTC 2021

Conference

Conference	11th Annual IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference, GHTC 2021
Country/Territory	United States
City	Virtual, Online
Period	19/10/21 → 23/10/21

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Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 IEEE.

Keywords

community of practice
marginalized populations
peer support specialists
PeerTECH

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Computer Science Applications
Biomedical Engineering
Health Informatics
Geography, Planning and Development
Safety Research
Public Administration

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Fortuna, K., Mbao, M., Kadakia, A., Myers, A., Fischer, D., Macdonald, S., Brunchet, S., Hintz, I., Rossom, R., Brooks, J., Kalisa, J., Haragirimana, C., Storm, M., Mois, G., Umucu, E., Almeida, M., Rivera, J., Ilani, Y. Z., Venegas, M., & Walker, R. (2021). Peer and Non-Peer Academic Scientists and Peer Support Specialist Community of Practice: Stakeholder Engagement to Advance the Science of Peer Support. In 2021 11th IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference, GHTC 2021 (pp. 188-194). (2021 11th IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference, GHTC 2021). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/GHTC53159.2021.9612411

Fortuna, Karen ; Mbao, Mbita ; Kadakia, Arya et al. / Peer and Non-Peer Academic Scientists and Peer Support Specialist Community of Practice : Stakeholder Engagement to Advance the Science of Peer Support. 2021 11th IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference, GHTC 2021. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2021. pp. 188-194 (2021 11th IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference, GHTC 2021).

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Peer and Non-Peer Academic Scientists and Peer Support Specialist Community of Practice: Stakeholder Engagement to Advance the Science of Peer Support. / Fortuna, Karen; Mbao, Mbita; Kadakia, Arya et al.
2021 11th IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference, GHTC 2021. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2021. p. 188-194 (2021 11th IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference, GHTC 2021).

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Fortuna K, Mbao M, Kadakia A, Myers A, Fischer D, Macdonald S et al. Peer and Non-Peer Academic Scientists and Peer Support Specialist Community of Practice: Stakeholder Engagement to Advance the Science of Peer Support. In 2021 11th IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference, GHTC 2021. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2021. p. 188-194. (2021 11th IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference, GHTC 2021). doi: 10.1109/GHTC53159.2021.9612411

Peer and Non-Peer Academic Scientists and Peer Support Specialist Community of Practice: Stakeholder Engagement to Advance the Science of Peer Support

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