Co-creation in health

As part of efforts to better capture patients' perspectives, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday said it is considering establishing an "Office of Patient Affairs," to be tasked with supporting and coordinating patient engagement across the agency.

 

The move to create the office would be part of the agency’s efforts to offer “a single, central entry point to the Agency for the patient community,” as well as “triage and navigation services for inbound inquiries from patient stakeholders.”

 

The office would likely host and maintain data management systems to incorporate and formalize knowledge shared with FDA by patient stakeholders and FDA's relationships with patient communities, and the office would be part of efforts to develop a scalable and forward-looking platform for communicating with patient stakeholders, particularly online.

 

Further Reading:

• “The New, Patient-Centric FDA: A Double-edged Sword”; http://sco.lt/5la6qn

Via Pharma Guy