The dire circumstances of homelessness, combined with experiences of stigma and discrimination, often lead to the exclusion of unhoused individuals from health research. Over a two-year period, Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program engaged consumers and their care teams in capacity building activities to enhance our ability to partner with stakeholders in conducting patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR). Staff and patient learners participated in monthly learning sessions on research-related topics and provided feedback on the program’s research priorities and best practices for partnering with stakeholders in research. In this webinar, we share highlights of our PCOR curriculum and the lessons we learned in delivering it. The goal of the session is to illustrate how those working in Health Care for the Homeless settings can meaningfully partner with stakeholders in research that is responsive to the needs, preferences, and priorities of people who are unhoused and their care teams. Recorded April 30, 2025.
Presenters:
Fay Khudairi, RN MSN MPH
Public Health Nurse & Nurse Project Manager
Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program (BHCHP)
Fay is a public health nurse and Nurse Project Manager at Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program (BHCHP), where she combines direct patient care with systems-level work to lead initiatives to improve healthcare access and equity. She holds a BSN from the Commonwealth Honors College at UMass Amherst and dual MSN/MPH degrees from Johns Hopkins University.
Travis P. Baggett, MD, MPH
Director of Research
Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program (BHCHP)
Dr. Baggett is a Physician-Investigator at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School (HMS), Co-Director of the HMS Fellowship in General Medicine and Primary Care Research, MGH Research Scholar 2021-2026, and Director of Research at Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program (BHCHP). He conducts community-based research focusing on the health and health care needs of people experiencing homelessness, with particular attention to substance use disorders, cancer prevention, and morbidity and mortality in this population.
