Fleur O'Hare started working as our Consumer Involvement and Advocacy Lead just a few weeks ago.
She will be working closely with our consumer partners at CERA and Cerulea Clinical Trials.
In this role she will bring people together to share their lived experiences and perspectives to help to shape and strengthen CERA's research and create a better experience for clinical study participants.
O'Hare is a clinical researcher with over 20 years experience, focusing on developing and evaluating patient-centred care services.
For the last six years at CERA, she has been involved in managing clinical trials, and is taking over the consumer program from Kelly Schulz.
O'Hare has a passion for establishing access and inclusion provisions, as well as stakeholder and community engagement for research projects.
"I'm driven by research that is meaningful for those that we hope to help," she says.
"I want to ensure that consumer and participant voices are heard.
"I'm undertaking my PhD in this very thing at the University of Melbourne."
In her new role, O'Hare also hopes to develop inclusion and engagement training and education resources for both researchers and consumers.
Additionally, O'Hare facilitates the Consumer Advisory Group which has a key role in providing input across all areas of activity at CERA and Cerulea.
O'Hare's focus is to champion consumer needs and to help to elevate their impact in the field of eye research.
"I'm excited to meet all our Consumer Program members. I'd love to talk to people about the opportunities available to get involved with the work we do."
