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
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.
Registration
Everyone is welcome to register.
Registrations for programme 26-27 are now open.
What 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.
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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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.
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 2025-2026 (Cohort 9) events are the following:
- 1st training event (online) Wednesday 15 and Thursday 16 + Monday 20 & Tuesday 21 April 2026 Sessions start at 10 CET each day and end around 17 CET.
- 2nd training event and graduation (in-person) Monday 26 October to Thursday 29 October 2026 in a European city (Venue to be confirmed). Sessions start at 9 CET each day and end around 17 CET.
