1. A brief introduction to the James Lind Alliance
Katherine Cowan: Senior Adviser, JLA
@katherine_JLA

2. What is the JLA? Established in 2004
A new way to set priorities for research
Patients
Carers and families
Healthcare professionals
Part of the UK’s National Institute for Health Research

3. Priority Setting Partnerships
45 completed
43 currently ongoing
UK, Canada, Netherlands…and beyond

4. Core values
Transparency
Inclusion / exclusion
Equality
Evidence base

5. The JLA process
Steering group
Partners
Consultation
Data analysis

6. The JLA process
Interim prioritisation – long list to short list

7. The JLA process
Final priority setting workshop

8. Dissemination and awareness raising
The JLA process

9. The JLA process: summary
Establish Steering Group
Recruit Partners
Survey to collect questions
Data analysis and checking
Prioritisation
Interim shortlisting
Final workshop
Dissemination and publicity

10. For more information… www.jla.nihr.ac.uk @LindAlliance @Katherine_JLA

11. Katherine Cowan: Senior Adviser, JLA @katherine_JLA
Thank you
Katherine Cowan: Senior Adviser, JLA
@katherine_JLA