/ January 2022: Interaction and conflict between outreach workers and research officers in implementing collaborative action research in the field of harm reduction

January 2022: Interaction and conflict between outreach workers and research officers in implementing collaborative action research in the field of harm reduction

January 20, 2022
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Join us to discuss the work of Nicolas Khatmil and colleagues!

This article discusses how frontline community partners feel when participating in research projects can greatly influence the study. This project interviewed harm reduction outreach workers who could provide clients with safe injection education and resources if the client enrolled into a research study. Issues around how and why the scientific process occurs (compared to the reality of service provision for people who use drugs) were raised by outreach workers.