LIVES Panel - Information for participants

How does it work for participants with lived experience?

Step 1: Join the LIVES Panel

Registration takes approximately 5 minutes.

You complete a short set of questions about yourself, including your preferred method of contact.

Step 2: Receive invitations

If a study becomes available that matches your profile, the panel will send you:

  • A brief summary of the study

  • The researcher’s name and contact details

Step 3: You decide

Participation is entirely voluntary.

If you are interested in participating in a study, you may contact the researcher directly.

Who can join the LIVES Panel?

Anyone can join the panel if they meet all three of the following criteria:

  • Are aged 18 years or over

  • Live in Australia (including citizens and non-citizens, regardless of visa status)

  • Have lived experience of HIV, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C

‘Lived experience’ includes:

  • People currently living with a blood-borne virus

  • People who have lived with a blood-borne virus in the past

  • Carers, close family members, or peer workers supporting someone living
    with a blood-borne virus

  • People working in health, legal, or social service roles that support people
    and communities affected by blood-borne viruses


Why join?

If you sign up as a participant of the LIVES Panel, you can:

  • Decide if and when you want to take part in research

  • Help make sure research reflects diverse experiences and priorities

  • Contribute to research that may inform important policy, services and supports

  • Get paid for your time if you are recruited for studies that remunerate participants

  • Have your voice and experience heard on topics that matter

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