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The Impact of a Patient Engagement Podcast: A Tool for Inclusive Knowledge Translation [PCC080]

Thursday May 7, 2026 10:05 - 10:25 G1

Presenters: Paul Paul Fairie, Sandra Zelinsky, Maria J Santana

Track: Art, Media, and Performance

Background: Knowledge Translation (KT) is an iterative process that incorporates various perspectives, making research findings accessible, meaningful, and applicable across diverse populations. Inequitable information access can hinder diverse groups from benefiting from research. This presentation showcases podcasting as a collaborative tool for engaging with patients, families, and community members, in co-creating and sharing information, reaching a potential podcast audience reported to be 584.1million in 2025. General Methods: The Patient Engagement Podcast (PEP Talks), was co-developed in 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to facilitate inclusive online collaboration for knowledge sharing. Producers and hosts invited patient, family and community research partners and academic researchers as guests through their networks, to co-create and share culturally sensitive, relevant research knowledge. Recordings were conducted online via Zoom, edited using Garage Band and reviewed by guests before release. Episodes are available on various podcast platforms including, Spotify, YouTube, SoundCloud, and BuzzSprout. Results: PEP Talks has published 35 episodes, featuring patient, family, and community research partners, academic researchers, clinicians, and senior leaders, as guest speakers. This podcast has garnered 16,382 unique plays globally. Statistics have been retrieved from podcast platforms SoundCloud, Buzzsprout and YouTube. Podcast guests, patient partners, and academic researchers have reported sharing the episodes as KT products for educational purposes, on websites, with personal and professional networks to enhance understanding of their research. Additionally, PEP Talks has been used as a resource for graduate students and has been featured at international conferences. Conclusions: Podcasts are a great option for disseminating evidence-based research methods, results, and processes to a broader audience, including the people who research is intended to impact; patients, families and communities.
Language

English

Conference

GCPCC

GCPCC Seminar type

Art/media/performance

GCPCC Code

PCC080

Lecturers

Paul Paul Fairie Presenter

Sandra Zelinsky Presenter

Maria J Santana Presenter