The PM Society announces that Sumira Riaz will join Christine Buggle as co-Chair of the Patient Engagement Interest Group in 2024

The PM Society is pleased to announce that Sumira Riaz will join Christine Buggle as co-Chair of the Patient Engagement Interest Group in 2024.

Sumira was a chartered Health Psychologist & Cognitive Behavioural Therapist for the last 15 years and working as a Patient Engagement Lead at OPEN Health for the last 7 years. Her interest and passion has focused on behaviour science and how attribute modelling using health psychology models can further enhance our knowledge on how to support patients/caregivers more effectively- personalising support based on patient preferences Vs a top-down approach.

She joined the Patient Engagement Interest Group 5 years ago and has been a valued group member.

We spoke to Sumira on why she decided to join Christine to co-chair this Interest Group and how she feels about taking on this position: “I’ve always been excited about making a difference small or big, engaging with the PEIG has offered a brilliant platform to collaborate with likeminded colleagues across the industry, in a co-chairing capacity I can support Christine to drive the strategic visions in this space and elevate the great work being done in patient engagement”.

To find out more about the PM Society’s Patient Engagement Interest Group, please click here.

The PM Society

The PM Society is a not-for-profit organisation, founded over 40 years ago. Today it has over 4000 active members from over 250 companies and has three aims – to support organisations and people in health care, recognise excellence and promote best practice, as well as provide education and training. For more information, visit our website at www.pmsociety.org.uk.