January 2025

There was a great turnout for this online APPAP meeting, with 11 members contributing to the meeting. There were two main topics under discussion. The first was a new research proposal looking at into origins of illnesses like obesity that are often quite hard to detect. The protocol that is proposed is complicated involving participants to come to the study site over a few days and undertake remote testing at home too. The general feeling from APPAP was that the study sounds interesting and that we must be clear that it involves a sensitive subject, so care must be taken with the wording.

The second topic was a review of our plans to ask participants to register pregnancies and the birth of their babies for the Children of the Children of the 90s study. APPAP reviewed proposed invite letters and feedback that the approach should be softened so as not to upset some participants and to allow people to opt out of this part of the study.

Lynn thanked APPAP for their valuable contributions and that we will inform the group of what changes have been made to these two studies as a result of their feedback.