POSTER #17Patient advocates andpublication professionals have co-created a world-first, open access, publications training course for patient advocates “It’s easier when you know how…” A publications training course for patient advocates, co-created by patient advocates and publication professionals Karen L. Woolleya–c, Jan Geisslerd, Tamás Bereczkyd, Amanda Bougheye, Zack Pemberton-Whiteleyf, Thomas Gegenyg, Dawn Lobbane aConsultant, Envision Pharma Group, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4626-7723 bUniversity of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia cUniversity of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia dPatient Author, Patvocates GmbH, Riemerling, Germany; Workgroup of European Cancer Patient Advocacy Networks (WECAN) eEnvision Pharma Group, Wilmslow, United Kingdom fAcute Leukemia Advocates Network, Bern, Switzerland gEnvision Pharma Group, Fairfield, Conneticut, USA REFERENCES 1. The Denver Principles. Statement from the Advisory Committee of People With AIDS (1983). https://www.poz.com/pdfs/denver_principles.pdf. Accessed November 28, 2020. 2. Arnstein L, et al. Patient involvement in preparing health research peer-reviewed publications or results summaries: a systematic review and evidence-based recommendations. Res Involv Engagem. 2020;6:34. 3. Woolley KL, et al. Patient authorship: three key questions (& answers!) For medical communication professionals [Part A]. https://ismpp-newsletter.com/2020/05/13/patient-authorship-three-key-questions-answers-for-medical-communication-professionals-part-a/. Accessed November 28, 2020. 4. Woolley KL, et al. Patient authorship: three key questions (& answers!) For medical communication professionals [part B]. https://ismpp-newsletter.com/2020/05/26/patient-authorship-three-key-questions-answers-for-medical-communication-professionals-part-b/. Accessed November 28, 2020. 5. WECAN Academy. https://wecanadvocate.eu/academy/. Accessed March 23, 2021. 6. WECAN training module on “Patient Involvement in Publications”. https://wecanadvocate.eu/publicationstraining/. Accessed November 28, 2020. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We thank the Patient Editorial Board for volunteering their time and expertise to co-creating this course, and Dr Jacqui Oliver from Envision the Patient team (Envision Pharma Group) for her in-depth review of the course. We also thank Hamda Munawar from Patvocates GmbH, Riemerling, Germany, for her administrative support and Envision’s designers and editors for their services. 17th Annual Meeting of ISMPP; April 12–14, 2021 • Consistent with diversity, equity, and inclusion principles and the “nothing about us without us”1 premise, patients are increasingly involved in publications. • Publication professionals have expertise in ethical and effective publication practices and can help patients plan, author, and share publications from patient-led or patient-partnered research.2-4 1. Background 3. Methods Key steps completed (January 2020 – March 2021) 4. Results Core Team: co-created the course with guidance from the Patient Editorial Board. patient advocates publication professionals project manager A Needs assessment: Patient advocates established a clear need for this course, which is integral to the WECAN Academy Knowledge Base2. A systematic review on patient involvement in publications5, as well as industry sponsors (N = 6), who have or intend to partner with patients on publications, confirmed the need. Context of course within WECAN Academy here Course rationale here B Funding: Funding from industry and non-industry funders was administered by the European Patients’ Academy on Therapeutic Innovation (EUPATI) – Germany. Funders had no role in course development. C Patient Editorial Board established D Core Team formed A Needs assessments undertaken B Funding secured C Course objectives, scope, format agreed E Course modules developed and reviewed F Course will launch in 2021 within the WECAN Academy framework.5 5. Limitati