PHRN Consumer and Community Engagement Training Day

This one-day workshop provides participants with a range of skills and knowledge that aims to improve their ability and confidence to work with consumers and community members.

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Identify the value of involving consumers and community members in the development and operation of CHeReL/PHRN NSW ACT
• Identify the level of consumer and community participation appropriate for CHeReL/SURE
• Identify opportunities to involve consumer and community members in the PHRN
• Identify and consider ways to address barriers to consumer and community participation.
• Develop a plan for consumer and community engagement based on good practice theories presented in the workshop.

Anne McKenzie, Consultant facilitator

Anne has worked as the Consumer Advocate implementing consumer and community engagement strategies at the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research and The UWA School of Population Health since 2004. She has a long history of health consumer advocacy and is the current Chairperson of the Health Consumers' Council WA and serves on several state and national health related committees, including the PHRN as a consumer representative.