The purpose of this project is to improve knowledge exchange within the CICER grant by co-producing learning materials with patients and health professionals. Through the development and dissemination of learning materials, the project intends to foster better engagement of these stakeholder groups in the development of future National Clinical Guidelines.

There is a growing interest in engaging a range of stakeholders in clinical guideline development, namely patients, health professionals, administrators, payers, providers, and purchasers. Even though it is clearly important to involve patients and healthcare professionals in guideline development, there is currently no set of training materials in Ireland designed to engage and prepare these groups. This gap could potentially lead to a lost opportunity to ensure recommendations are based on real clinical practice and lived experience, and address outcomes that matter most to patients.

This protocol sets out the steps planned for this project, including a co-production approach for online learning courses and microlearning videos targeted at (1) patients and the public and (2) health professionals in Ireland, as well as an in-person knowledge exchange conference.