Adjusting to the ‘new normal’ has left several enjoyable aspects of life a challenge for many. PI Prof. Dr Ingrid Meulenbelt of Leiden University Medical Center conducted her osteoarthritis (OA) public and patients in research (PPI) group via Zoom yesterday, February 24, 2021. At this first meeting since COVID-19 ravaged the world, the group of ten seemed very happy to talk together again. Similar to everybody who is less mobile and bound to home, they are lonely.
The group typically met in person every two to three months in Leiden to discuss research on OA within and outside the group. They work as a team to offer mutual help with research proposals and to prioritize gaining broad societal support for research. Participants have adapted to the current situation but had a great deal to discuss, mainly the points below as prepared by Prof. Dr Meulenbelt. It is such welcome news that PPI groups have adapted and are meeting again!
