Patient Expert Training Programme
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The EUPATI Patient Expert Training Programme is a training programme about the medicines’ development process. It covers the entire lifecycle of medicines research and development (R&D) (see roadmap here), from design and execution of research projects and clinical trials to regulatory processes and Health Technology Assessment (HTA). In addition to detailed information on each step of the process, the training also describes how patients can be involved at each stage.
The overall objective of the programme is to obtain a thorough understanding of the medicines R&D process, the patients’ role within and build capacity among the patient community to take on an active role in collaboration with the other involved stakeholders.
Graduates of the EUPATI Patient Expert Programme are known as EUPATI Fellows or Alumni
EUPATI has established National Platforms (ENPs) in 24 countries across Europe and worldwide. All aim to promote patient education and engagement at the national and local level.
ENPs also offer training programmes with national perspectives.
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Who can participate?
While the programme is mainly addressed to patients and patient representatives, it is open to all individuals interested in medicines R&D and patient engagement.
The training is provided in English.
Everyone is welcome to participate and register for the programme. Please check the 2025-2026 Programme Guidelines
REGISTER NOWWhat is a EUPATI Fellow?
EUPATI Patient Expert Programme graduates are known as EUPATI Fellows or Alumni. They actively contribute to patient organizations, support regulators and industry, and engage in various EUPATI-led initiatives.
PROGRAMME GUIDELINES
Please review the guidelines thoroughly before starting to ensure you’re prepared and have the necessary tools for a successful training experience.
How is the Patient Expert Training Programme Structured?
The programme is a blended training in which participants take 6 online modules (containing 28 courses in total) and attend 2 face-to-face events (1 virtual and 1 in-person). Completing the full programme usually takes 12-14 months.
Everyone is welcome to participate and register for the programme. Registration for the 2025-2026 Programme will open next summer.
While the courses and modules can be taken in any order, learners need to have completed the first four modules before the 1st training event in spring and the last two before the 2nd event in autumn.
Patient Expert Training Programme events
The dates for the Patient Expert Training Programme 2024-2025 (Cohort 8) events are the following:
- 1st training event (online) Wednesday 2 and Thursday 3 + Monday 7 & Tuesday 8 April 2025. Sessions start at 10 CET each day and end around 17 CET.
- 2nd training event and graduation (in-person) Monday 20 October to Thursday 23 October 2025 in a European city (Venue to be confirmed). Sessions start at 9 CET each day and end around 17 CET.
