Professions Research, Inc.

Dr. Leone-Perkins has moderated hundreds of focus groups, dyads and one-on-one in-depth interviews in the health and legal profession. She is an expert in getting diverse stakeholder groups to feel comfortable, offer their first-hand opinions and dig into the core issues without reservation.

People living with chronic conditions can sometimes feel that they do not have a voice in their care or that they are not an "expert". I enourage individuals to recognize their expertise as the person with first-hand with their disease so that we can work towards gaining insights to help further inform health companies.

To encourage participants living with a health condition, I might ask:

 "Teach us what a day in your life living with [disease] is like? What don't healthcare professionals [or pharmaceutical companies] understand about you and the barriers that you encounter (e.g., in remembering to take your medication, in getting to/from office visits, or understanding your medication and managing its side effects")?