*Recommended for Patients/Advocates

Strategizing for Success: Developing a Research Strategy for Your Foundation:

• Foundational elements of building a research development strategy for patient advocacy groups
• Tactics to scale operations and leverage resources for maximum impact
• Discuss how to identify the people and resources you’ll need to support your research strategy and operations
• Identify common pitfalls or missteps in early research and how can you avoid them

Building a High-Impact Medical/Scientific Advisory Board:

• Develop an MSAB that will drive ROI for your community and organization
• Finding and identifying the right researchers, advisors, and partners who will help you drive research in an MSAB
• Developing goals, governance, and expectations to ensure that your MSAB is effective in supporting your organization
• Examples of ways in which MSABs can bridge gaps between science, researchers, and patients