Practical guidance for engaging patients in health research, treatment guidelines and regulatory processes: results of an expert group meeting organized by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (ESCEO).

Address: Department of Medical Humanities, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.; MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK.; NIHR Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.; WHO Collaborating Centre for Public Health Aspects of Musculoskeletal Health and Aging, Liège, Belgium.; Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.; Public Engagement Department, European Medicines Agency, 30 Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5EU, UK.; Emeritus Professor of Rheumatic Diseases, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.; Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.; NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds, UK.; International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement, Hamilton House, 4 Mabledon Place, Bloomsbury, London, WC1H 9BB, UK.; Université Catholique de Louvain, Institute of Health & Society, Brussels, Belgium.; Chair for Biomarkers of Chronic Diseases, Biochemistry Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.; Department of Ageing and Life Course, World Health Organization, 20 Avenue Appia, 1211, Geneva 27, Switzerland.; MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK.; European Patients' Forum, Chaussée d'Etterbeek 180, Etterbeek, 1040, Brussels, Belgium.; Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.; Fondazione F.I.R.M.O., Florence, Italy.; WHO Collaborating Centre for Public Health Aspects of Musculoskeletal Health and Aging, Liège, Belgium.; Department of Public Health, Epidemiology and Health Economics, University of Liège, CHU Sart Tilman B23, 4000, Liège, Belgium.; WHO Collaborating Centre for Public Health Aspects of Musculoskeletal Health and Aging, Liège, Belgium.; International Osteoporosis Foundation, 9 Rue Juste-Olivier, 1260, Nyon, Switzerland.; Department of Health Services Research, CAPHRI Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.; Osteoporosis Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada.; Mary McKillop Health Institute, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia.; Centre for Metabolic Bone Diseases, University of Sheffield Medical School, Sheffield, UK.; Scientific Office, Federal Office for Safety in Health Care, Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety, Vienna, Austria.; MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK.; NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK.; Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health Sciences, Marquette University, Milwaukee, USA.; Center for Healthcare Studies, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.; Spanish Agency for Drugs and Medical Devices, Calle Campezo 1, Building 8, 28022, Madrid, Spain.; Department of Public Health, Epidemiology and Health Economics, University of Liège, CHU Sart Tilman B23, 4000, Liège, Belgium.; WHO Collaborating Centre for Public Health Aspects of Musculoskeletal Health and Aging, Liège, Belgium.; Division of Bone Diseases, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland.; Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.; Medical Faculty, Department of Pharmacology, Medical University Sofia, 2, Zdrave Str, 1431, Sofia, Bulgaria.; WHO Collaborating Centre for Public Health Aspects of Musculoskeletal Health and Aging, Liège, Belgium. [email protected].; Chair for Biomarkers of Chronic Diseases, Biochemistry Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. [email protected].; Department of Public Health, Epidemiology and Health Economics, University of Liège, CHU Sart Tilman B23, 4000, Liège, Belgium. [email protected].