Conceptualizing National Advisory Boards in primary care research: application to the Two in One HIV and COVID screening and testing model

Maranda C Ward; Paloma Delgado Setien; Abigail Konopasky; Donaldson F Conserve

doi:10.1017/S1463423624000100

Conceptualizing National Advisory Boards in primary care research: application to the Two in One HIV and COVID screening and testing model

Prim Health Care Res Dev. 2024 May 9:25:e26. doi: 10.1017/S1463423624000100.

Authors

Maranda C Ward¹, Paloma Delgado Setien^{2

3}, Abigail Konopasky⁴, Donaldson F Conserve²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical Research and Leadership, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA.
² The Milken Institute School of Public Health at The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
³ George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA.
⁴ Department of Medical Education, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, USA.

Abstract

The authors report on their development of a National Advisory Board (NAB) to guide a funded project: Two in One: HIV + COVID-19 Screening and Testing Model. This project aimed to improve primary care practitioners' capacity to routinize HIV, PrEP/PEP, and COVID-19 vaccine screenings for all their patients while relying on culturally responsive communication with their minoritized patients. To approach their monumental research and education tasks, they created a NAB, drawing from the literature on advisory boards to (a) promote board member engagement and (b) progress successfully through the six stages suggested for successful advisory boards. A midpoint survey and final focus groups with NAB members indicated mixed levels of engagement, a sense of time and work being valued, and pride in the media and academic reach of the project. The authors offer considerations for others considering forming a NAB to guide primary care research and interventions.

Keywords: advisory boards; culturally responsive communication; research.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Advisory Committees*
COVID-19 Testing / methods
COVID-19* / diagnosis
Focus Groups
HIV Infections* / diagnosis
Health Services Research
Humans
Male
Mass Screening / methods
Primary Health Care* / methods
SARS-CoV-2